For designers of Mac applications, a dock icon is just as essential as the application itself. Apple products are loved because of their good looking designs, and; therefore third party developers have to achieve a high quality standard in their user interface designs. The dock icon often serve as “the face” of the app, and you cannot afford to use dock icons that fall short of being attractive.
Obviously, the look and feel of the dock icons in a Mac menu, has an impact to the application. Thus, it is always a good practice to make them catchy, unique, creative and beautiful. Here are some of the skillfully designed dock icons that we have rounded up for your inspiration. You should also check out this collection of free and premium user interface designs kits on Tripwire Magazine. Meanwhile, check this wondrous dock icon showcase for insights on how to create your next icons for Mac.
Fileshuttle icon by Michaël Villar
![fileshuttle-icon[3]](https://creativecan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/fileshuttle-icon3.jpg "fileshuttle-icon[3]")
iChat
![ichat[3]](https://creativecan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ichat3.jpg "ichat[3]")
Rocketter by Nikolay Verin
Thermal Detonator by kajdax
![thermal-detonator[3]](https://creativecan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/thermal-detonator3.jpg "thermal-detonator[3]")
Cylon Centurion by Milos Mirkovic
Cuberto
Fireworks Replacement Icon by Morgan Carmont
Tapioca Express Dock Icon by acmanuel01
Drink Me by Artua
Concept Watch Icon Final by Gert Jan Lodder
folder icons for dock by mustafahaydar
contact by Eddie Lobanovskiy
iStorage icon for Mac by Osilly
Sweet pixels icon by Kamil Khadeyev
Fries by Artem Borysenko
Winter tourism by Alex Volkov
Internet Icon by Leon Vogler
spotlight by Eddie Lobanovskiy
![spotlight[3]](https://creativecan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/spotlight3.jpg "spotlight[3]")
Artist Bag by Ramotion
Make and Share your idea! by spovv
The Book by Mike | Creative Mints
Acordeon icon by MDGraphs
Ship in the glass bottle by Dmitry Uvarov
Magic Lab by Mike | Creative Mints
Crayon Icon by ncrow
LilyView Mac OS icon by Cuberto
Master Chief Icon by SneakyTomato
Nerdy octopus for DevMate by SoftFacade
Analog app illustration by SoftFacade
Woofie Trash Can Icon by SoundForge
![woofie-trash-can-icons[3]](https://creativecan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/woofie-trash-can-icons3.jpg "woofie-trash-can-icons[3]")
Search in woman’s purse by Alex Volkov
Find by Alex Volkov
Novabench by Asher
Funky radiator by SoftFacade
Mixxx Icon in dock by Louis Bullock
Prostor icons by Tito
VirtualHostX by Lauren Herda
Photoshop by Mike Stezycki
Sublime Text 2 Icon by Chris Lee
![sublime-text-2[3]](https://creativecan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sublime-text-23.jpg "sublime-text-2[3]")
The App Icon by Sven Read
![the-app-icon[3]](https://creativecan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/the-app-icon3.jpg "the-app-icon[3]")
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