Youve read a lot about the macOS 26 interface this summer, but its not just menus and buttons that will be different on the Mac later this year. Apple is taking advantage of the Liquid Glass introduction to bring some new icon designs to the Mac as well to help give macOS a fresh look. You might have seen some of them on social media posts, but for many users, the differences will be jarring.

If youre the type who primarily makes graphical identifications while looking around on your Mac, some of the icons may throw you off because Apple made a drastic change. Other icons will be instantly recognizableyou may not even notice a difference unless to pause a take a close look. In many cases, the icons are simpler and have less character than they did before.

Here are 21 examples of Apple apps that have new icons. In all of the images below, the icon on the left is from macOS Sequoia and the icon on the right is from the macOS Tahoe beta.

macOS 15 (left) and macOS 26 (right) Finder icons Finder: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right) icons.

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 Audio MIDI Setup icons Audio MIDI Setup: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 Automator icons

Automator: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).


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macOS 15 & macOS 26 calendar icons

Calendar: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 Chess icons

Chess: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).


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macOS 15 & macOS 26 Clock icons

Clock: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).


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macOS 15 & macOS 26 Contacts icons

Contacts: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).


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macOS 15 26 Digital Color Meter icons

Digital Color Meter: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 disk utility icons

Disk Utility: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 Font Book icons

Font Book: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 iphone mirroring icons

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 macintosh hd icon

Macintosh HD: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).


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macOS 15 & macOS 26 migration assistant icons

Migration Assistant: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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macoOS 15 & macOS 26 photo both icons

Photo Booth: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 preview icons

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 screen sharing icons

Screen Sharing: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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macOS 15& macOS 26 screenshot icons

Screenshot: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 stickies icons Stickies: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 Terminal icons Terminal: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 text edit icons Text Edit: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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macOS 15 & macOS 26 time machine icons Time Machine: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).

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Learn more in our macOS Tahoe superguide.