# Set an Ubuntu icon for the apps launcher

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436>\
**Category:** Wish list\
**Created:** [January 5, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436 "2019-01-05T16:07:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 19\
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**Author:** ![costales](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/costales/32/314_2.png) [@costales](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/costales)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/1 "2019-01-05T16:07:20Z")

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Hi,

IMHO we should have an “Ubuntu” icon for the apps launcher, something like this:

![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/1X/3a7dcb289c89008845c82c1ff57ee6e290409f59.png)

If you want to try my icon (it is transparent), you have it [here](https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~costales/+junk/budgie-icon/files/1).

Best regards.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/2 "2019-01-05T16:24:20Z")

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Hmmm… but that is the logo of the Ubuntu distro. Bit confusing from an identity POV.

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**Author:** ![costales](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/costales/32/314_2.png) [@costales](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/costales)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/3 "2019-01-05T16:49:29Z")

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I understand. And the Ubuntu Budgie icon?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/4 "2019-01-05T16:51:42Z")

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Possibly. Logos are here

> **[UbuntuBudgie/assets](https://github.com/ubuntubudgie/assets)**
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> Logos and Art Assets. Contribute to UbuntuBudgie/assets development by creating an account on GitHub.

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**Author:** ![costales](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/costales/32/314_2.png) [@costales](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/costales)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/5 "2019-01-05T17:40:02Z")

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Updated [here](https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~costales/+junk/budgie-icon/files/2).

Changing the _Menu Icon_ in the _Budgie Menu_, it looks (with transparent) like this:

![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/1X/0e77a0f121aff7fa35a5005e49fcdcd918dfeaee.png)

Just an idea.

Best regards.

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**Author:** ![algent](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/algent/32/3559_2.png) [@algent](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/algent)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/6 "2019-01-06T20:13:09Z")

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Nice icon. I changet it too.

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**Author:** ![bashfulrobot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/bashfulrobot/32/3_2.png) [@bashfulrobot](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/bashfulrobot)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/7 "2019-01-09T20:56:43Z")

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As do I. 🙂

@fossfreedom - maybe in 19.04?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/8 "2019-02-06T11:00:40Z")

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ok - agree. Will be in 19.04.

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**Author:** ![pappl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/pappl/32/903_2.png) [@pappl](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/pappl)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/9 "2019-02-06T22:18:25Z")

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Not cool. I like the current icon a lot. 😥  
Will it stay as an option in 19.04?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/10 "2019-02-06T22:23:30Z")

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Sure. You can infact change the menu icon to anything you want … there is an menu-icon option in the panel - menu applet.

Remember … this is all subject to feedback between now and release day. So things can and will change

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**Author:** ![costales](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/costales/32/314_2.png) [@costales](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/costales)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/11 "2019-02-07T17:49:47Z")

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Hi,

For me it is cool for 3 reasons:

- Every Ubuntu flavor has it’s own icon for the app menu.

- A Budgie icon gives own identity.

- It’s a more nice icon (IMO).

For knowing which icon is better, the best way would be: Try this new icon for few weeks and then, return to the previous icon and check the shock 🙂

Best regards.

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**Author:** ![drohm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/drohm/32/10_2.png) [@drohm](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/drohm)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 11:29pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/12 "2019-02-07T23:29:06Z")

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For me, the budgie birdie all the way 😃

![budgie](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/1X/7507b269efcc0e2113810327a31c9924c049a60d.png)

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**Author:** ![lynx](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/lynx/32/1034_2.png) [@lynx](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/lynx)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/13 "2019-02-23T21:24:32Z")

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Hi.  
It’s a good idea to have an _Ubuntu Budgie_ icon for the application launcher.

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**Author:** ![lynx](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/lynx/32/1034_2.png) [@lynx](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/lynx)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/14 "2019-02-25T18:27:49Z")

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I put the Ubuntu Budgie logo and my desktop now (_Ubuntu Budgie 18.10_).

![10](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/7/7605b597374f768b470fbd4fbd5b8b495a2ab736.png)

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**Author:** ![costales](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/costales/32/314_2.png) [@costales](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/costales)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/15 "2019-02-26T19:00:18Z")

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But @lynx … that icon is not [this one](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/5), because that has transparency (important point) 🙂

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**Author:** ![lynx](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/lynx/32/1034_2.png) [@lynx](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/lynx)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/16 "2019-02-26T19:04:33Z")

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@costales  
This icon I could not find.

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**Author:** ![chdsl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@chdsl](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/chdsl)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/17 "2019-02-27T13:05:31Z")

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From where can I download that icon?  
It would be nice to have it about 60% smaller, the circle and the budgies to match the other icons in the Task list.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/18 "2019-02-27T13:09:14Z")

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Our disco version is here [ubuntu-budgie-app-launcher.svg](https://github.com/UbuntuBudgie/budgie-desktop-environment/blob/master/distrologo/ubuntu-budgie-app-launcher.svg)

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**Author:** ![chdsl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@chdsl](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/chdsl)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/set-an-ubuntu-icon-for-the-apps-launcher/1436/19 "2019-02-27T13:31:19Z")

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Thanks. Made it somewhat smaller to match the other icons in the panel.

![with%20the%20new%20icon%20at%2070%20percent](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/b/b068d959a3c38dc748153a636f441f9bcf42fe35.png)

![with%20the%20new%20icon%20at%2070%20percent2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/4/4ee3b3aff055569c8f763bde3c00af969095444b.png)