I'm trying to set the icon for a desktop application in Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), but it doesn't s...

# multiplatform

[Bhadra Vaghela]

I'm trying to set the icon for a desktop application in Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), but it doesn't seem to be working. I’ve added the icon in the nativeDistributions block like this:

application {
    nativeDistributions {
        windows {
            iconFile.set(project.file("src/main/resources/app_icon.ico"))
        }
    }
}

However, the icon isn’t changing. I’ve checked that the files are in src/main/resources/, and I’m using the correct formats (.ico for Windows).
I've also tried:
✅ Using an absolute file path for the icon.
✅ Updating the Compose Multiplatform Gradle plugin.
✅ Running ./gradlew clean packageDistributionForCurrentOS.
But no luck so far. Do you have any suggestions or know if there’s another step I might be missing?

[Michael Paus]

That’s how I do it and it seems to work.

compose.desktop {
    application {
        ...

        nativeDistributions {
            ...
            windows {
                iconFile.set(File("logo/Windows/appIcon.ico"))
                ...
            }
            ...
        }
		...
    }
}

My “logo” directory resides directly inside the “composeApp” directory in a standard setup.