From time to time I like to make certain folders on my macOS desktop stand out. For example, I use automation to move screenshots saved to my desktop directly to a special Screenshots folder. Since I'm always looking for the screenshots that I take, I decided to tint the folder purple to make it stand out amongst the other items on my desktop. Here's how you can go about easily doing the same.
Step 1: Create a new folder.
The Macintosh OS X Color Picker. OS X on the Mac introduced an amazingly powerful Color Picker, and it's only improved since then. This tutorial has been updated to show the Color Picker in Mac OS 10.5.7; but if you are using a different version, I'm sure that you'll be able to figure out where things are in yours. The calibration process tweaks a number of settings to get the colors and contrast on your Mac as accurate as possible. It does this by changing the intensity of the main colors — red, blue, and green — and setting the white point, or the neutral white color that you see when, say, you open a new document in a word processor.
Step 2: Right click on the folder and select Get Info.
Step 3: Select the image next to the name of the folder and select Edit → Copy.
Step 4: Open Preview and select File → New from Clipboard.
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Step 5: In Preview, Click the Markup Tool Bar button followed by the Adjust Color button.
Step 6: Use the sliders to adjust the color of the folder to your liking. If you wish to have more control over the color, you can use an app like Pixelmator or Affinity Photo.
Step 7: Once your changes are complete select Edit → Select All.
Step 8: Select Edit → Copy.
Step 9: Go back to the Info tab mentioned in Step 2 and select the image of the folder.
Step 10: Select Edit → Paste to paste the colored folder, which should alter the look of that single folder.
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Conclusion
It's easy to change folder color on a case by case basis using this handy how-to. It's a great way to make significant folders stand out on a cluttered desktop. What method do you use to modify macOS folder color? Sound off in the comments below.
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