CandyBar
Developer(s)Panic and The Iconfactory
Stable release
3.3.4[1] / August 3, 2012 (2012-08-03)
Operating systemOS X
TypeSystem utility
LicenseShareware
Websitewww.panic.com/candybar

CandyBar is an unsupported OS X application by Panic and The Iconfactory. Although macOS allows users to change icons for user-level files and folders, this is not possible for system files.[2] The application replaces system icons with icons/docks of the user's choice[3] and supports cataloging of icons. New icons and docks were available also from the Iconfactory website.[4] CandyBar is the successor to The Iconfactory's iControl program for Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9.

Panic has announced in August 2012 that the application would no longer be supported, and offered it as a free download instead. Further commercial development of CandyBar was hindered by changes in the macOS, it was harder to replace icons with every new version and new icons could cause problems with update of several Mac App Store applications. The final release of CandyBar runs on OS X Mountain Lion.[5][6] The company also had provided a serial number on its website.[1] The application was fully handed over to The Iconfactory,[7] which released a 2022 update removing the ability to modify system icons, but retaining the icon organization features.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "CandyBar, Mountain Lion, and Beyond". 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Williams, Johnathon (November 2005). "Extreme Mac Makeover, Makeover Essential, Sweeter System Icons". MacAddict. No. 111. Future Network USA. p. 24. ISSN 1088-548X.
  3. ↑ Sadun, Erica (2004). "Chapter 1, Transforming Your Mac". Modding Mac OS X Extreme Makeovers For Your Mac. O'Reilly Media, Inc. pp. 20-22. ISBN 9780596007096.
  4. ↑ "Solving the leopard PUZZLE, Fix ´Em Yourself, Dock". Mac Life. Vol. 2, no. 5. Future US, Inc. May 2008. p. 34. ISSN 1935-4010.
  5. ↑ Schwan, Ben (7 August 2012). "Icon-Tool CandyBar künftig kostenlos". Mac & i (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Henry, Alan (2012-08-06). "Mac Tweaking Tool CandyBar Is Now Free, Updated for Mountain Lion". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  7. ↑ Caolo, Dave (August 6, 2012). "Panic's Candy Bar is now free, goes to Iconfactory". Engadget. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  8. ↑ Bazoge, Mickaël (2022-06-14). "CandyBar revient, mais uniquement pour gérer les collections d'icônes". MacGeneration (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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