# \[macOS\]Toolbar icons missing for plugins **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** gramps-v60, macos\ **Created:** [March 25, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-toolbar-icons-missing-for-plugins/7326 "2025-03-25T16:19:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![csam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/csam/32/5361_2.png) [@csam](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/csam)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-toolbar-icons-missing-for-plugins/7326/1 "2025-03-25T16:19:09Z")
**Gramps v.6.0 on MacOS Ventura** I have installed two plugins - Graph View and FamilyTreeView. Icons for both are missing in the toolbar ![icons missing](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/1/15167dac3a44564016fb2e67797cdab6c4be43cd.png) In Gramps v.5.2 plugins were installed in > ~/.local/share/gramps/gramps52/plugins In Gramps v.6.0 plugins are installed in > ~/Library/Application Support/gramps/gramps60/plugins Wondering if it is this change of location that is the cause? ---
**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-toolbar-icons-missing-for-plugins/7326/2 "2025-03-25T16:54:38Z")
Generally, that indicates that addons failed to load. Now you need to track that down. Both of those addons need a prerequisite. Did you check the Addons tab of the [Addon Manager](https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Gramps_5.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#Using_the_Addon_Manager) for “uninstalled” addons? (Remembering to select the “All” filtering for Audiences and Statuses) I believe that you will see a Requires button that indicates that ypu have not fulfilled a required manual install of an external library. ---
**Author:** ![csam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/csam/32/5361_2.png) [@csam](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/csam)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-toolbar-icons-missing-for-plugins/7326/3 "2025-03-25T17:09:07Z")
No, no. Both add-ons works fine. It’s just the icons in the toolbor that are missing. I guess that the shown icon is a standard replcement, for when the add-on’s icon is not found. ---
**Author:** ![GaryGriffin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/garygriffin/32/6525_2.png) [@GaryGriffin](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/GaryGriffin)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-toolbar-icons-missing-for-plugins/7326/4 "2025-03-25T17:28:15Z")
I have the same Mac issue with 6.0 icons using default but 5.2 icons okay. I use `Library/Application Support/gramps/gramps51/plugins` and `Library/Application Support/gramps/gramps60/plugins` so it is not the plugin folder. When I run gramps6.0, I get a warning: `Gtk- **WARNING** **: 10:24:46.177: Found an icon but could not load it. Most likely gdk-pixbuf does not provide SVG support.` I think this verifies that this is from the bug [0013728: Add-ons icons don't show in the toolbar - Gramps - Bugtracker – Free Genealogy Software](https://gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=13728) ---
**Author:** ![csam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/csam/32/5361_2.png) [@csam](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/csam)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 6:41am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-toolbar-icons-missing-for-plugins/7326/5 "2025-03-26T06:41:36Z")
@GaryGriffin Problem solved here: > [@New FamilyTreeView Addon (Thread 2)](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-familytreeview-addon-thread-2/7014/112): > > @csam @ztlxltl It is quite simple to correct manually the packaging problem, if you have Gramps 5.2.4, if you are not afraid to look inside the app bundle. In the Finder, select the Gramps (5.2.4) app, right click and select “show contents”, then go to Contents\>Resources\>lib\>gdk-pixbuf-2.0\>2.10.0\>loaders In another Finder window, do the same thing with the Gramps (6.0) app. You can see that there is a file named libpixbufloader\_svg.dylib (which is a wrong format) while the others are .so Copy… ---
**Author:** ![csam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/csam/32/5361_2.png) [@csam](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/csam)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-toolbar-icons-missing-for-plugins/7326/6 "2025-03-26T07:37:45Z")
Changing the loaders.cache file as described by @Bouscram also has effect on the icons in the Notes editor With the loaders.cache from the v6.0 package ![loader.cache.v60](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/b/bc19171183a1d976b16451f6c290168451ecd33d.png) With the loaders.cache copied from the v5.2 package ![loader.cache.v52](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/8/800cc98c668d9a01e2a8527b5cc16683c1901a9e.png) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/1X/2ac1e712b7adf612e31ca08a55419f4cf37c0158.png) [@system](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-toolbar-icons-missing-for-plugins/7326/7 "2025-04-25T07:38:03Z")
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