iPod Mini. Customize the Rockbox Boot Logo

Last updated: 2025 / 10 / 10

In this guide, I will show you step by step how to replace the Rockbox boot logo on your iPod Mini. The process should be similar for other iPods and devices that support Rockbox.

Make sure to read the instructions first.

Requirements.

• Download LogoSwapper
• The original bitmap logo for the iPod Mini, which you can download here (138x46px2.bmp)
  • For any other device, the LogoSwapper download page already offers several bitmaps logos for different models at the bottom of the page here. You can also find the complete list of logos in the Git index page
• Your custom bitmap logo. It must have the same dimensions, file format and color type as the original bitmap
  • In the case of the iPod Mini, it's 138x46px Grayscale (export to grayscale or set color to grayscale)
• Read the entire set of instructions first before doing anything

Instructions.

1. Open LogoSwapper
2. Under the "Screen category" label, select "4-grey - iPod Mini, 3g, 4g".
3. Load the Rockbox binary file. You can find this file (rockbox.ipod) inside the ".rockbox" folder located in the root directory of your iPod Mini when connected to your computer
   • If you're in Mac or Linux, enable hidden files to find the .rockbox folder
4. Click the "Target Image" box and select the original bitmap logo you download earlier.
5. Click the "New Image" box and select the new bitmap logo you want to swap in. Remember, it must be the same size, format and color type as the original logo
6. Click the "Swap!" button
7. If successful, a "REPLACEMENT MADE" message will appear in the message box
8. Browse the ".rockbox" folder from your iPod Mini once again. You will find a new file named "rockbox_swap.ipod" which contains the binary file with the swapped logo, you will need to rename it to "rockbox.ipod", but first, rename the original binary to something similar to "oldrockbox.ipod" in case you want to revert the logo change
9. Reboot your iPod Mini to see your new boot logo

You can download my Caustic bitmap logo for the iPod Mini.
You can also read a different set of instructions if you click the Info button on LogoSwapper.