On your Mac, click the Finder icon in the Dock to open a Finder window. Do any of the following: Search for a tag: Enter the tag color or name in the search field, then select the tag from the suggestions. Select a tag in the sidebar: To see everything with a certain tag, click the tag in the Finder sidebar. On your Mac, click the Finder icon in the Dock to open a Finder window. Do any of the following: Search for a tag: Enter the tag color or name in the search field, then select the tag from the suggestions. Select a tag in the sidebar: To see everything with a certain tag, click the tag in the Finder sidebar. To change the items you see in the sidebar, choose Finder Preferences, click Tags. As of Mac OS X Lion 10.7, Terminal allows customizing the ANSI colors, so using SIMBL or other extensions is no longer necessary. It also supports 256 colors. – Chris Page Sep 4 '11 at 8:59.
To personalize your Mac, you may like to change the color of folders from the default blue to a shade of your choice. This customization will also help you quickly differentiate an important folder and know about it even without looking at its name. The idea behind modifying folder color in macOS Catalina is the same as changing apps and folder icons. So without further delay, let’ get started.
How to Change Color of Folders on Mac
You can do this for an existing folder as well as a new folder. In this guide, I am using a new folder.
Step #1. Right-click in Finder or Desktop and click New Folder.
Step #2. Right-click on this folder and click Get Info.
Step #3. Click on the blue folder icon from the top left. You will see a dark outline around it.
Step #4. Press Command(⌘)+C or click Edit from Menu Bar and then select Copy.
Step #5. Now open Preview from Launchpad. Or, open Finder → Applications → Preview.
Step #6. Click on File from the top. Next click New from Clipboard.
Step #7. Click on the pencil icon (mark up icon).
Step #8. Click on the prism icon.
Step #9. Now, use the sliders to change the color. Possibilities are limitless. You will see significant color changes when you drag the slider named Saturation, Tint, and Sepia. Play with every slider you see to achieve your desired color.
Step #10. Once done, close the Adjust Color pop-up.
Step #11. Click Edit from the top and choose Select All. You will see the dotted lines. If not, click on the big colored folder icon and then Select All.
Step #12. Next, click Edit → Copy.
Step #13. Go back to Get Info window and click on the folder icon from the top.
Step #14. Press Command(⌘)+V or click Edit from Menu Bar and then select Paste.
Step #15. Done! You may now close all open Windows-like Get Info and Preview.
Change Folder Colors On Desktop
The macOS folder color has been successfully changed.
That’s all, mate!
Color Folders For Mac Desktop
Now, you may go ahead and repeat this process for existing folders. Chances are little, but even if something goes wrong, the contents of the folder won’t be deleted. So, feel free to be creative.
Color Folders For Mac Osx
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