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HomeGraphic DesignIconsFolder Icon Changer

Folder Icon Changer for Mac

Create custom icons for your Mac.

$6.99
In English
Version 3.1.4
3.0
Based on 14 user rates

Folder Icon Changer overview

Folder Icon Changer is an app to customize the icons on your Mac. The program comes pre-bundled with hundreds of icons that you can use to create custom folder icons and custom file icons on your Mac. Not only are their hundreds of icons included with the program, but you can create a library using ANY .png images, and convert them to icons easily using this program. You can make custom, personalized icons simply by using an image or photograph that you have (or downloaded from the internet), and dragging it into your custom icon library!You can assign custom icons in batches, or one at a time using drag-and-drop.The Folder Icon Maker comes pre-bundled with hundreds of icons, and we frequently release updates with additional icons. All updates are free forever!

What’s new in version 3.1.4

Version 3.1.4:
  • 64 Bit version

Folder Icon Changer for Mac

$6.99
In English
Version 3.1.4
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3.0

(10 Reviews of Folder Icon Changer)

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gluhring
gluhring
Apr 28 2013
3.0.9
3.5
Apr 28 2013
3.5
Version: 3.0.9
This is my rating and the next paragraph contains my review and the dev's comments. Thanks.
gluhring
gluhring
Mar 28 2013
3.0.9
3.5
Mar 28 2013
3.5
Version: 3.0.9
Really... it's not so good, unless your goal is to make your Mac look like a PC from the early 2000s, or you want you folders to look like a duck or a blue heron. I tried to give my hard drive and elephant ass icon and Folder Icon Changer froze. It's obvious that quite a bit of time was put into the creation of this app. Maybe a little more time should have been put into thinking about what types of icons should be pre-loaded into it. If you want your folders to be kittens then you're in luck. If you'd like to make a statement about your taste in computers and push the envelope a bit, this might not be the app for you. (or me.)
Rob-h
Rob-h
Feb 16 2011
1.2
0.0
Feb 16 2011
0.0
Version: 1.2
Whenever I see an app get three 5-star reviews in quick succession from people who have only just joined MacUpdate and who have only reviewed the app in question, and who only use a one-liner basically saying "this app is great", I get interested. Is the app really this good? I work a lot with icons so I had to download it to see for myself. Ok, if you want a quick way to assign a custom icon to a single, or multiple folders at once, and you're happy with the bundled icons, then this app does that. The interface isn't particularly elegant, but it's functional & gets the job done. Drag the folder(s) you want to change onto the app, double-click the icon you want to use, job done. Many of the bundled icons weren't to my liking, but that's purely down to individual taste. (I'm assuming they're royalty free images from around the web as I've seen some of them before elsewhere). My major problem is that the app allowed me to assign a custom icon just 3 times before telling me my trial was over!! Not really sufficient time to see how useful it would really be, how stable it is, what features it might have, etc. The help also seems to be sadly lacking, so I wasn't able to explore how the 'custom' categories work. There is a short video (no audio) on the website, but it only covers the basic function and not how to add your own custom icons. I did try dragging a few png images into the custom section, but for some reason FIC didn't arrange them at all and they disappeared when I quit the app and relaunched it (maybe that's another trial limitation?). Also there doesn't appear to be any way to edit/modify the icons, which many of the icon-changing apps allow you to do. I did hope that was what the 'customize' icon on the toolbar was for, but that just lets you customize the toolbar itself. So, from what I can tell this app does one thing, and appears to do it ok. Beyond that I can't say owing to the somewhat 'severe' trial limitation.
smileman
smileman
Feb 16 2011
1.1
5.0
Feb 16 2011
5.0
Version: 1.1
Excellent!
cindytran
cindytran
Feb 10 2011
1.1
5.0
Feb 10 2011
5.0
Version: 1.1
Simply wonderful! Just what I was looking for. Thanks!
pgattellari
pgattellari
Nov 18 2014
1.5
Nov 18 2014
1.5
Version: null
gluhring
gluhring
Apr 28 2013
3.5
Apr 28 2013
3.5
Version: null
dbailey
dbailey
Feb 25 2012
4.5
Feb 25 2012
4.5
Version: null
Richy21
Richy21
Sep 25 2011
4.0
Sep 25 2011
4.0
Version: null
Fulmar2
Fulmar2
Apr 11 2011
5.0
Apr 11 2011
5.0
Version: null
CookieMan
CookieMan
Feb 26 2011
2.5
Feb 26 2011
2.5
Version: null
smileman
smileman
Feb 16 2011
5.0
Feb 16 2011
5.0
Version: null
cindytran
cindytran
Feb 10 2011
5.0
Feb 10 2011
5.0
Version: null
sandygomes
sandygomes
Feb 8 2011
5.0
Feb 8 2011
5.0
Version: null
Alexsa
Alexsa
Jan 27 2011
0.5
Jan 27 2011
0.5
Version: null
Rusty94114
Rusty94114
Jan 27 2011
0.5
Jan 27 2011
0.5
Version: null
Dan93
Dan93
Jan 26 2011
3.0
Jan 26 2011
3.0
Version: null
kittyhawk72
kittyhawk72
Jan 18 2011
0.5
Jan 18 2011
0.5
Version: null
StevenPike4746
StevenPike4746
Jan 11 2030
3.1.4
1.0
Jan 11 2030
1.0
Version: 3.1.4