You will be presented with a Finder window that lets you select any existing Folder on your Mac to have these changes applied to. To do so, click on the ‘Apply to a Folder’ button at the bottom left corner of the app window. Once you are satisfied with the choice of icon/pattern/background color on a Folder, you can apply it to a Folder of your choice. Here is an example of a pattern on a folder that has been scaled and adjusted to individual tastes:Īpplying/Removing Customizations on a Folder: You can adjust the color in the same way as well. Once done, you can adjust the scale and position of the pattern in the exact same steps as you can with an icon, as explained above. Once you are on the ‘Pattern’ tab, click on the blank square to choose a pattern from your Mac. Editing the pattern lets you choose any image to appear on your Folder in the exact color and style of that image, rather than an embossed icon as is the case with a customized icon option within this app. Simply ensure that you are on the ‘Pattern’ tab within the app and not on the ‘Icon’ tab any longer. Use the ‘Tint Color’ box to select a custom color and style of your choice and you will immediately be able to see a colored Folder on your screen.Ĭhanging the pattern on a Folder works in much the same way of changing an icon on a Folder. If you want to set a new color to your Folder rather than the default light blue shade, ensure that the ‘Enabled’ tick box is checked. You can further enhance and customize the appearance of your Folder by editing the background color for it.
To adjust the position, you can directly click on the icon and drag it around onto any position on the Folder as you please.Įditing the Background Tint Color of a Folder:
Simply click on the drag button on the scale bar and adjust accordingly. To adjust the size, the simplest way is to drag the ‘Scale’ bar to the percentage preference of your choice. Once you have selected an icon, you can adjust the size and appearance of this icon on the Folder. Click the blank grey box titled ‘Click to select an icon’ and you will be presented with a screen where you can choose from a wide selection of pre-installed icons we have included within the app, as seen below:Īlternatively, you can select an icon of your own choice by clicking ‘Select Custom Icon…’, where you are presented with a Finder window where you can locate an image of your liking, click on it and the press ‘Choose’ at the bottom right corner of the Finder window. When the ‘Icon’ tab is highlighted, you can apply a custom icon of the Folder. The app gives you the option of designing a custom folder icon, which can then be applied to any folder on your hard drive. This means that as soon as you have downloaded the app and launched it, it’ll run off your Dock and the main app screen will appear before you. It allows for unique looking folders that feature diverse icons, patterns and/or background colors. To always show the Library folder, choose Go > Home to open the home folder, choose View > Show View Options, then select the Show Library Folder checkbox.The aim of Folder Designer is to be the sleekest yet simplest tool for customizing Folders on your Mac. The Use as Defaults button does not appear for Columns view.įor example, if you set options for Icon view, then click Use as Defaults, all folders that use Icon view appear with the same options. To use these settings for all Finder folders that use this view, click Use as Defaults. Select Gallery view options: Change the thumbnail size, and whether to display a preview column, an icon preview, and the filename. All columns display your selected options. Select Column view options: Change the text size, and whether to display icons and a preview column. Select List view options: Change the icon size, text size, the columns that are displayed, and more. Select Icon view options: Change the icon size, grid spacing, text size, and more. The checkboxes must be selected for the main folder and deselected for the subfolder. If a subfolder opens in a different view, select the subfolder, choose View > Show View Options, then deselect the “Always open in” and “Browse in” checkboxes. Have subfolders also open in this view: Select the “Browse in” checkbox. Have the folder always open in this view: Select the “Always open in” checkbox. Select the folder you want to change, then click a View button: Icon, List, Column, or Gallery.Ĭhoose View > Show View Options, then set the options you want. On your Mac, click the Finder icon in the Dock to open a Finder window.
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