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Add Folder Icons for Mac

Add folder icons to ordinary folders.

Free
In English
Version 3.0.5
4.6
Based on 5 user rates

Add Folder Icons overview

Add Folder Icons lets you add icons to ordinary folders, which are always displayed with the same boring, old, blue folder icon. Sometimes you might want to liven this up. Perhaps you browse a music collection through the Finder as well as in iTunes, or have photos that you browse in the Finder as well as in iPhoto. You might create artwork, or own a collection of home movie DVD files. Whatever you have, one thing is for sure: the standard blue folder icon doesn't give you many clues about the folder's contents.

This is where Add Folder Icons comes in. It uses any pictures found inside a given folder to create a customised icon based on a configurable icon style. There is a set of built-in icon styles and you can create your own.

What’s new in version 3.0.5

Version 3.0.5:
  •  Fixes a bug that prevented the application working properly on OS X 10.9 or earlier
  •  Adds an extra Help page providing a guide to setting up Folder Actions for automated icon addition

Add Folder Icons for Mac

Free
In English
Version 3.0.5
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4.6

(6 Reviews of Add Folder Icons)

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frediche
frediche
Jan 20 2018
3.0.2
0.0
Jan 20 2018
0.0
Version: 3.0.2
No longer works with OS X 10-13 High Sierra :-(
catfishsew
catfishsew
Dec 8 2017
3.0.2
4.0
Dec 8 2017
4.0
Version: 3.0.2
This works great for partially solving a problem I had at work where I needed to assign graphic representations of imposition layouts to their hot folders in order to be able to quickly choose a hot folder, BUT this would be so much better if there was an option for a style that makes the image icon as large as possible instead of reducing the image to allow for a folder background even when you don't want a folder background.
Freenergy
Freenergy
Mar 21 2016
2.1.0
4.5
Mar 21 2016
4.5
Version: 2.1.0
New release Add Folder Icons 3.0.0 17/03/2016 Compatibility: OS X 10.6 or later, 64-bit processor
DotTheI
DotTheI
Jul 8 2014
2.1.0
5.0
Jul 8 2014
5.0
Version: 2.1.0
Does what it claims to do in a simple way even with OS X 10.9+!
magicfortune
magicfortune
Sep 1 2012
2.1.0
5.0
Sep 1 2012
5.0
Version: 2.1.0
Wow, Have I been looking for this type of app. Every time I would look up anything to do with viewing contents of folders I would get the Xray folder script for QuickLook. You have saved me HOURS of work with my folders. I like having a logo on them and I just go through and pick one and then go paste it but I have thousands of folder. I wish it supported EPS and AI files. Thank You!
catfishsew
catfishsew
Dec 8 2017
4.0
Dec 8 2017
4.0
Version: null
Freenergy
Freenergy
Mar 21 2016
4.5
Mar 21 2016
4.5
Version: null
DotTheI
DotTheI
Jul 8 2014
5.0
Jul 8 2014
5.0
Version: null
magicfortune
magicfortune
Sep 1 2012
5.0
Sep 1 2012
5.0
Version: null
Foulger
Foulger
Jul 31 2012
4.5
Jul 31 2012
4.5
Version: null