# Flag in the app icon for unchecked items

**URL:** <https://forum.xojo.com/t/flag-in-the-app-icon-for-unchecked-items/87439>\
**Category:** Getting Started\
**Created:** [January 12, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/flag-in-the-app-icon-for-unchecked-items/87439 "2026-01-12T15:14:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Armando\_SORBI](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/armando_sorbi/32/934_2.png) [@Armando\_SORBI](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Armando_SORBI)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/flag-in-the-app-icon-for-unchecked-items/87439/1 "2026-01-12T15:14:50Z")

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Hello, in a To Do app, is there a way to have some sort of flag shown in the app icon whenever there are unchecked items?

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Parnell](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/tim_parnell/32/161_2.png) [@Tim\_Parnell](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Tim_Parnell)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/flag-in-the-app-icon-for-unchecked-items/87439/2 "2026-01-12T16:28:10Z")

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There are declares for properly setting a dock bage or you can draw your own with [App.DockItem](https://documentation.xojo.com/api/macos/dockitem.html)

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**Author:** ![Armando\_SORBI](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/armando_sorbi/32/934_2.png) [@Armando\_SORBI](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Armando_SORBI)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/flag-in-the-app-icon-for-unchecked-items/87439/3 "2026-01-16T09:52:14Z")

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I made it. Thanks for your help

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Parnell](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/tim_parnell/32/161_2.png) [@Tim\_Parnell](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Tim_Parnell)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/flag-in-the-app-icon-for-unchecked-items/87439/4 "2026-01-19T18:46:21Z")

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The declares aren’t hard to find which is why I’ve been steering away from just pasting them, but today I found out it’s one line with MBS Plugins if you have them:

`NSApplicationMBS.sharedApplication.dockTile.badgeLabel = "123"`