Changing icons on the dock

Hi,
i just get some new funny icons i'd install on my dock instead of the defaults one.
Anybody knows how i get to it?

First, you need to change the application's icon in the Finder window. Some utilities exist to do this for you. And an application called ShapeShifter will apply sets of icons to your whole entire computer.
They can be added indiviudally if you only want to change a select few icons.
-First, open a Finder window
-Find your application, Right/Control-click on the app, and choose "Get Info..."
-You will see a tiny version of the icon at the top left corner. Click on it, and you will see a blue area around it, indicating that you've selected it.
-Now find your icon, and Get Info on this file. Select it in the left corner and then choose "EDIT > COPY"
-Then select the app's Get Info window, select the icon, and paste it.
-You may need to take the icon off the dock and then put the new icon into the dock to update the icon.
Version Tracker You cam find all different sorts of apps here to change your icons, as well as the app ShapeShifter.
Remember to mark as helpful or solved.
-benny

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