Colorize your file explorer with gradient colors that cascade through subfolders and files — all without touching a single line of CSS.
- Gradient coloring — set a start and end color; the gradient is applied automatically across all subfolders by depth.
- Cascades to files — files inside a colored folder match the color of their direct parent.
- Non-markdown file tags —
.pdf,.canvas,.excalidrawand other files get a split-pill style that includes a file-extension badge.
- Right-click any folder in the file explorer.
- Select Assign color.
- Configure the gradient start and end colors, text colors, and any style options.
- Click ✓ Apply.
Same steps as above, but right-click a file instead. Files use a single color (no gradient).
Open Settings → Folder Color to access:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Export configuration | Downloads all your folder/file colors and presets as a folder-color-config.json file. |
| Import configuration | Loads a previously exported JSON file and applies it immediately. |
| Presets | Lists all saved presets with a color preview. You can delete them from here. |
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See LICENSE for more information.