The embodiment of the invention provides an application program icon adjusting method and device. The application program icon adjusting method includes the steps that icons of application programs downloaded to a terminal are extracted; the icons of the application programs downloaded to the terminal are adjusted according to a preset graph template so as to display the application programs according to the adjusted ions. By means of the application program icon adjusting method and device, the uniformity of application program icon display effects is achieved, and the visual experience of a user on the simplicity and uniformity of the application program icons and a display interface is improved.