I made an app icon

[brosasaki]

I took the icon svg from Zathura's original repository and made a MacOS style icon for it. If you right-click -> info on the 'zathura' executable, copy the .icns file in the zip, click the icon in the info pan, then paste, it will change the icon that shows up in the dock. I'm not sure how to integrate this into the actual distribution, though.

icons.zip I release this work to the public domain.

[zegervdv]

That's very nice. To be able to bundle it, I think we need to find a way to turn this into an actual .app. That way we could also distribute this as a prebuilt cask. But I haven't really looked into how to do that.

[ParadoxPacer]

i found a way to turn it into a .app file.

if you just follow this to install zathura and get it working on macos, turning it into a .app is actually pretty easy.

Step 1: Create a Directory Structure for the .app Bundle

1. Create a New Directory:

• Open Terminal and create a directory that will serve as your .app bundle.
• Replace MyApp with your desired application name.

mkdir -p MyApp.app/Contents/MacOS
mkdir -p MyApp.app/Contents/Resources

2. Move Your Executable:

• Copy your Unix executable (e.g., zathura) into the MacOS directory.

cp /path/to/your/executable MyApp.app/Contents/MacOS/zathura

Step 2: Create an Info.plist File

1. Create the Info.plist:

• Inside the MyApp.app/Contents/ directory, create a file named Info.plist.
• You can use a text editor like NeoVim:

nano MyApp.app/Contents/Info.plist

2. Add the Following XML Content to the Info.plist File:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>CFBundleName</key>
    <string>MyApp</string>
    <key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
    <string>MyApp</string>
    <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
    <string>com.yourcompany.myapp</string>
    <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
    <string>1.0</string>
    <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
    <string>zathura</string>
    <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
    <string>APPL</string>
    <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
    <string>AppIcon</string>
</dict>
</plist>

• Make sure to replace "MyApp" and "com.yourcompany.myapp" with appropriate values. The "CFBundleExecutable" key should match the name of your Unix executable.

Step 3: Add an Icon (Optional)

1. Create or Obtain a .icns File:

• If you want a custom icon for your app, convert your image to an .icns file.

2. Place the .icns File in the Resources Directory:

• Copy the .icns file into the Resources directory.

cp /path/to/your/icon.icns MyApp.app/Contents/Resources/AppIcon.icns

Step 4: Make the Executable and the App Bundle Executable

1. Ensure the Executable has the Correct Permissions:

• Make sure your executable file is executable:

chmod +x MyApp.app/Contents/MacOS/zathura

Step 5: Test the .app File

• You should now be able to double-click MyApp.app to launch your Unix executable as a regular macOS application.

Step 6: (Optional) Move the App to Applications

• For easier access, you can move MyApp.app to the /Applications folder.

mv MyApp.app /Applications/ Now you have a .app bundle that runs your Unix executable and can be launched like any other macOS application.

So thats how i got the zathura executable working as a .app on macos. i could upload the .app if you want.

[LoveIiei]

Just a comment if you run into trouble

if you followed all the steps and tried to paste the icon onto the original black icon, and it did nothing. Then, you can scroll to the bottom and check if you have write permission or only read. If not, you can check the write and try pasting again.