# How do I set the ICON.bmp for GLFW?

**URL:** <https://discourse.glfw.org/t/how-do-i-set-the-icon-bmp-for-glfw/362>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [February 13, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/how-do-i-set-the-icon-bmp-for-glfw/362 "2006-02-13T04:39:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/how-do-i-set-the-icon-bmp-for-glfw/362/1 "2006-02-13T04:39:04Z")

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**nobody** wrote on [Monday, February 13, 2006](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/8ae5d2e9/#76f2):

How do I set the ICON.bmp for GLFW?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/how-do-i-set-the-icon-bmp-for-glfw/362/2 "2006-02-13T18:49:51Z")

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**[kohaistyle](https://sourceforge.net/u/kohaistyle/)** wrote on [Monday, February 13, 2006](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/8ae5d2e9/#e512):

Actually, GLFW can’t do that. A nice feature but highly platform-dependent.

Though, on win32 systems, a simple hook could done to change the icon at runtime i think.