custom desktop icons + cursors
for those who requested an accompanying desktop icon of my UI mods :-) comes in 20+ desktop icons in 8 different styles + desktop cursors adapted from my UI mods!
📢 Everything in this post is not a mod, but rather customization options for your desktop / folders!
// desktop icon installation guide (Windows):
Download & extract .zip to someplace permanent (deleting the source will cause icons failing to load and show up as blank paper📄)
Right-click the TS4 desktop shortcut (not the original .exe file found in Bin) and select Properties
Select Change Icon... > Browse... > search for the .ico file you choose
Select Apply & OK, and your desktop icon will get updated! :]
For taskbar shortcuts: right-click on the updated desktop shortcut first, then pin to taskbar.
For start menu icons: right click > open file location > replace the icons from the selected shortcut instead.
Icons not updating on your Windows PC? You can restart Explorer via Task Manager to reset the icon cache.
For Mac users, you can try following this guide along from the support site.
256 x 256 px icons for various apps (sims & non-sims related icons)
// desktop cursor installation guide (Windows):
Download & extract .zip to someplace permanent (deleting the source will cause cursors failing to load)
In Settings, open Accessibility > Mouse pointer and touch > select Customize pointer image
Browse and select the associated .cur files
Apply & Save as to keep the changes
patreon / simfileshare (cursors ; desktop icons)
March 9 '26 update: added v2 for TS2 icons (plumbobs only)
March 16 '26 update: added desktop icons for any TS4/sims related apps if anyone wants it :-)
🆕 May 16 '26 update: 15+ new icons (nonsims and sims related icons), plus desktop cursors adapted from my cursor overrides.
All icons have been remade & reconverted and will now scale properly without any pixelations. Please remove old versions and use the updated versions instead.