How to Change Size of Sidebar Icons on MacBook [Tutorial]
39How to Change Size of Sidebar Icons on MacBook [Tutorial]
If you’re having trouble seeing items on the screen while working on your Mac, try these suggestions.
The font size of the Mac Finder window sidebar is customizable, allowing you to adjust to a larger or smaller font size of both the text and icons found in the Finder sidebars of macOS.
If you’ve been busy customizing the Favorites folders and colorizing the Finder sidebar icons, you might want to change the font and icon size of that sidebar text while you’re at it. This is possible in all semi new versions of macOS, but oddly enough, this isn’t in the “Finder Preferences” or “View Options” where you might expect to find it, and instead the option to toggle sizes is in the general System Preferences.
Many of Apple's applications on the Mac include a sidebar element in their design. The tiny icons and labels positioned to the left of the main window provide quick navigation in apps that include Mail, Finder, iTunes or Music, Photos, News, and Disc Utility.
This tutorial will apply for MacBook Pro, Air, Mini's running the macOS operating system. This tutorial was performed on a macOS Big Sur system.