macOS 26 Tahoe's Dead Canary Utility App Icons
15 days ago
- #MacOS
- #Design
- #Apple
- MacOS has included utility apps since the classic Mac OS era, typically stored in /Applications/Utilities/ or other system directories.
- Basic Apple Guy compared MacOS 15 and MacOS 26 Tahoe beta 7 icons for utilities like Disk Utility and AppleScript Utility, noting the new designs are poorly executed.
- The new MacOS 26 Tahoe utility icons use a 'wrench' motif inside a squircle, limiting visual clarity and functionality.
- Disk Utility's new icon lacks any disk-related imagery, just showing an Apple logo, making its purpose unclear.
- Expansion Slot Utility's new icon shows empty sockets instead of a Mac Pro, despite the app being exclusive to Mac Pros.
- AppleScript Utility's icon incorrectly rotates the AppleScript scroll, deviating from Apple's own design standards.
- The icons reflect a lack of artistic ability and attention to detail, unusual for Apple, and may indicate broader quality issues.