default Electron icon is used reason=application icon is not set

[Marcelh1983]

• ElectronNET.API 5.22.13, netcoreapp2.2, electron-builder version=20.44.4, node 10.10.0:

• Target: windows

I use the win/icon option to add my own app icon:

    "win": {
      "icon": "Assets/icon.ico"
    },

electron-builder keeps logging:

default Electron icon is used reason=application icon is not set

I also tried ElectronNET.WebApp which gives the same message.

[robalexclark]

Its probably not a bug. It took me aaages to get it to work. If you don't get the path to your icon correct from the "current working folder" it defaults to the electron icon and you get that message. Take a look at this repo and the electron.manifest.json there. Determine the path to icon.png and compare to your own settings.

[Marcelh1983]

@robalexclark thank you so much! This fixed it. I created a pull request to fix it in the example aswell.

[alexwiese]

For anyone else hitting this I found that I had to prefix the directory with bin to get it to work:

"win": {
      "icon": "bin/Assets/favicon.ico"
    },

[MrCircuit]

My project did not work with an ICO file. Converting it to PNG worked instead. Maybe the fact, that the ICO had two embedded resolutions broke the feature?

[GregorBiswanger]

Electron-builder is used to integrate the icon. In the electron.manifest.json file, the entire build part is the 1:1 configuration of electron-builder. Best for problems, google for electron builder and icons...

[pmagnussen]

The following worked for me:
"win": { "icon": "../../../Assets/reporting_tool.ico", "publish": [ { "provider": "github", "owner": "ElectronNET", "repo": "electron.net-api-demos", "token": ">> Insert GH_TOKEN here! <<" } ] }

[Mondonno]

Anyone solved this? or anyone have a method how to add custom icon into the electron.net app?

[schaveyt]

@Mondonno

"build": {
    "appId": "...",
    . . .
    . . .
    "directories": {
      "output": "../../../bin/Desktop"
    },
    "nsis": {
      "oneClick": true,
      "perMachine": true
    },
    "win": {
       // This path is relative to the `{.net project folder}`\obj\desktop\win
      "icon": "../../../wwwroot/favicon.ico"
    },

[raydeo]

...and for mac use this.

{
  "name": "YOOOOOOO!",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "the easy way to add logo and installer background",
  "main": "main.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "electron ."
  },
  "repository": "https://github.com",
  "keywords": [
    "Electron"
  ],
  "build": {
    "appId": "com.SUPPLIER.APP_NAME",
    "mac": {
      "category": "public.app-category.utilities",
      "target": "dmg"
    },
    "extraResources": [
      "res",
      "favicon.png"
    ],
    "directories": {
      "buildResources": "build",
      "output": "OH-YEAH"
    }
  },
    ...additional stuff after

Make sure you got 'build' folder on the same level as your package.json is located, with 'icon.png' size >= 512x512

If you want to add a background splash picture to the installer just drop an image with the name 'background.png' in the build folder also.

[danatcofo]

As a side note, Mac also supports the pkg target.

[mazm786]

For anyone else hitting this I found that I had to prefix the directory with bin to get it to work:

"win": {
      "icon": "bin/Assets/favicon.ico"
    },

Please also mention solution for linux

[Taster-git]

Electron-builder is used to integrate the icon. In the electron.manifest.json file, the entire build part is the 1:1 configuration of electron-builder. Best for problems, google for electron builder and icons...

Please post an example of icon in Linux. Png file path is set but it displays system default icon at system tray. (Neither it is electron default nor my custom icon. While I want to set custom icon.)

[Silvenga]

FWIW - Linux has oddities documented here: https://www.electron.build/configuration/linux

Tldr: filename matters.