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DESCRIPTION
CandyBar allows you to change the system icons in Mac OS X that you normally can't, including including the trash can, volumes, default folder, and more!
CandyBar 3 also now includes a full-featured icon organizer (formerly called Pixadex) that acts like an iPhoto for your icons: collect and store your icons in the same application you use to change them!
Of course, there's more: CandyBar also now lets you customize the look of Leopard's dock. Too shiny? Too flashy? Make it look the way you want by simply dragging images in to replace. Nice.
Will 512 x 512 icon support, improved iContainers, a smooth new interface, Quick Look integration, and much more, Candybar 3 is to icons what air is to, uh, living.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.2.2:
- No longer tries to run in 64-bit on 10.5, resolving a few crashes on 10.5.x
- Fixed a long-standing bug that prevented icon variants, like the "Open Folder" state, from working
- Fixed a crash when applying and restoring icon changes under certain conditions
- Fixed a crash when importing ICO files when running in 64-bit
- Additional minor changes. Snappier?
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
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| CandyBar User Reviews (108 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Nov 5 2009 |
MIGUEL CandyBar is a very nice icon management software but with a long way to go to become the best. Among some issues, It has performance issues when loading big collections of icons. It'd be nice if the caching were permanent, ie, every time one loads Candy Bar big collections should show up instantly. It does have stability issues, it crashes when importing .ico files. Organizing collections into folders gets inefficient since one needs to do so in a tiny space in the sidebar. Export to .PNG has a flaw where it doesn't let you select size 256, it only shows 255. This is a problem with Windows icons that are 256x256, it's not possible to export properly. When doing a search, if you select an icon from the results and you want to know the collection that it belongs to, there is no way to do so. The size slider doesn't have a snap-in behavior, even when using modifier keys. It would be nice if it did because it'd be easy to show icons in standard sizes of 16, 32, 64, 128 etc. If the icon database gets moved (to another HDD), when restarting Candybar it doesn't let you select what the new location is, it only lets you create a new database, or locate the old location. Overral it's a good app, but it needs sort out performance and stability issues and keep polishing some UI and function issues.
(Version 3.2.2) | |
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 | Oct 14 2009 |
BRAZIL much much faster when loading if that was even possible as it was already quick,seems to be a good and stable release.A great way to collect and organize if you like docks and icons.
(Version 3.2.2) | |
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| Sep 30 2009 |
CINDI168 Bought this app cause I do use it quite a bit, only problem is that it's not as stable on SL as I like it to be. Launched the app after I bought it, after browsing and adding icons, the app decided to quit unexpectedly. Then I relaunched candybar, attempted to change the dock, but the app did not relaunch my dock. Finally, i rebooted my macbook, dock did change after reboot and the app seem to be in working order, but there's still some fine-tuning that needs to be done. Can't wait for 3.2.2!
(Version 3.2.1) | |
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| Oct 14 2009 |
ROBOTANK Yeah I was getting some weird behaviour out of the latest version under SL too, after always having CandyBar work well for me under Leopard. After I applied icon changes, it would tell me to log out. When I clicked Log Out, CandyBar would then tell me that I had changes I hadn't applied. I should have made a bug report I guess, but I never got around to it. I'll have to test 3.2.2 and hope for the best.
(Version 3.2.2) | |
| Sep 13 2009 |
MACSOLU 3.2.1 crashes upon launch for me with Mac OS X 10.5.8. Reverting back to version 3.2 solves the crashing problem. I will wait until 3.2.2 comes out to try again. Mac Mini '09 model.
(Version 3.2.1) | |
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| Sep 12 2009 |
DER~BOT~HAUS 3.2.1 is crashing on all first launches on 10.5.8. Click reopen and it works close it and try again, it fails. Logs look like it is trying to launch in 64-bit mode at every first launch regardless of OS. Support did state 10.4-10.6 compatible. I downgraded to 3.2.
(Version 3.2.1) | |
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| Sep 11 2009 |
MACVAULT Jeez, you STILL can't change the sort order of icons from ascending to descending and vice versa. Is that so freaking hard to add??
(Version 3.2.1) | |
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| Sep 8 2009 |
MISTERSQUID This app is billed as compatible with Snow Leopard which is only partly true. At present, I cannot add new icons, though I can apply old ones. Also, Candybar 3.2 seems unable to see and edit NTFS icons.
(Version 3.2) | |
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| Sep 5 2009 |
BJUNE why, when i upgrade an app, doesn't this app, if not automatically, at least have a button to replace the newly upgraded app's icon to the icon i chose previously in th app? this makes me launch this app upon every stinken upgrade (which is daily or more), remember and FIND the custom !con and reapply it! AND i can't see my apps complete title. AND why does the app give itself so much breathing room for its in-app titling? • and sorting limitations, • and the inability to adjust the hue/ • and why can't i superimpose titling with alpha and distortion tweaks • and wouldn't it be nice if it talked to the web to find additional icons and download them for me? and you CHARgE for this app? please....add nice app and make it robust. it and we deserve it!
(Version 3.2) | |
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| Sep 11 2009 |
EVILSKULL This criticism isn't even in english. You're asking for quite literally the sun, the moon, and everything inbetween. Your requests are remarkably unreasonably, and while the guys at Panic are too classy to get up in your face about it, you're being a jerk. Stop being a jerk.
(Version 3.2.1) | |
| Aug 26 2009 |
MACVAULT After going ages without an sort of serious update or new features, they STILL haven't added the ability to reverse sort orders based on criteria. For instance, if you want to sort icons by date added, you cannot choose to show newest ones on top. Lame. I wrote them about this 2 years ago. Pffffft.
(Version 3.2) | |
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| Aug 25 2009 |
CINDI168 This was updated today to 3.2... now snow leopard compatible! :D
(Version 3.1.2) | |
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| Aug 25 2009 |
ZX Just don't use the rebuild "My Icons" collection option!!! There is a serious bug in the app that brings back deleted icons.
(Version 3.2) | |
| Aug 26 2009 |
SEANBPERIOD It cannot change the dock.. Everytime I click it to change, i just get an error beep, and nothing happens.. i hate the clear dock!!
(Version 3.2) | |
| Aug 26 2009 |
ZEPHYRIS Its working fine here no issues on Snow Leopard. Can change the dock just fine.
(Version 3.2) | |
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