Post #3410106

2026-06-26 17:33 UTC

Amen! https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2026/06/26/free-the-icons/ Squircle Jail is the worst design-related thing Apple has ever done to Mac developers, and probably the worst icon-related thing it has ever done, period. Incredibly developer-hostile. If squircled icons are actually better, then let that design win in the market. That's how we transitioned from the classic Mac OS icon style to the more photorealistic Mac OS X icon style. Developers adopted it because they wanted to, and because users desired it.

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@simonlou@typo.social 2026-06-26 17:37

@siracusa@mastodon.social Yes, yes, yes! Right now, we can still break the jail, like I do with my app @billy@indieapps.space when starting the app, but I fear we will lose that soon too.

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@vmachiel@mastodon.nl 2026-06-26 17:52

@siracusa@mastodon.social it’s so ugly and jarring. Look the current VLC icon on Tahoe.. it’s a travesty!

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@MisterMoo@mstdn.social 2026-06-26 18:11

@siracusa@mastodon.social At its heart Apple is a dictatorship. Whether it's a benevolent one or not is up to each individual to determine.

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@cdfinder@techhub.social 2026-06-26 19:21

@siracusa@mastodon.social Resist! #BugFest My NeoFinder has no squircle hell, and even a cool launch animation. Eat this, Apple! 😂 https://techhub.social/@cdfinder/115943803759314001

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@gedeonm@mastodon.social 2026-06-26 19:25

@siracusa@mastodon.social this is all because Apple wanted to create a single tool to create universal app icons for both platforms. It’s lazy and hostile.

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