How to Change the Colour of a Folder In Windows

The easiest way out there to customize your Windows folders, you can change the color of your Windows 7, Windows 8 & 10 folders with the help of these two software.

With a choice of themes and colors, you can leave your PC on your face. Now you analyze how you could color the Windows folders? The system does not do this, but the program Folder Colorizer & FolderIco gives you the authority to make these modifications. The best of this program is that “It is easy to use and compatible with Windows XP, 7, 8 and 8.1 and 10”

How to Change the Colour of a Folder In Windows 7, 8 & 10

Once you’ve installed it, you get some predefined colors on the right click on any folder in your Windows. You can choose your favorite color from there. Let me explain you in details I am providing you the full tutorial on how to change Windows folder colors.

Step 1. Download Folder Colorizer from download.cnet.com or you can download the full free version of Folder Colorizer from here.

Step 2. After downloading Folder Colorizer you need to install it. Double click on Setup file and open the file.

Step 3. It will ask you to accept their license Agreement. Accept the agreement and click Next as shown in above screenshot.

Step 4. In the next step, the setup will ask you to customize your installation. You can select your installation drive here, but if you want the program to be installed in default Windows drive then simply click on “Install Now“

Change the Colour of a Folder In Windows

Step 5. It will not give you any welcome note etc once it is installed, but that doesn’t mean that you haven’t correctly installed the program. Select a folder and click right on it, you will see a new option called: Colorize!

Change the Colour of a Folder In Windows

Step 6. And on the side of the program, it shows the color patterns. Just choose your color preference and the color change will be made instantly.

Change the Colour of a Folder In Windows

Step 7. Now if you want to restore the original color of your folder just right click on the folder select colorize and then select the option of “Restore Original color” Your folder color will be changed to the default one.

Using FolderIco Folder Color & Icon Changer

FolderIco allows changing the color of Windows folder in one click! With FolderIco, you can give some color to Windows folders. With just one click, colorize your folders, and discover a new intuitive way to classify your files.

Step 1. You need to download FolderIco on your computer and install it.

Change the Colour of a Folder In Windows

Step 2. After installing, you need to explore window, and right-click on a folder and open the context menu.

Change the Colour of a Folder In Windows

Step 3. Now there you will see the option “Change Folder Icon” you need to move your cursor there and you will find a submenu.

Change the Colour of a Folder In Windows

Step 4. Now you will get various options to set your Folder icon. Simply select your preferred one.

Change the Colour of a Folder In Windows

That’s it! You are done. I personally feel this is better than the first one mentioned in this step. You can set your folder according to your priority.

Using Folder Marker Free Version:

A freeware add-on for Windows lets you mark folders with color-coded icons to make a search for important information a “one-glance” affair. Folder icons can be customized using the standard Windows method, but with Folder Marker Free you can do this on the fly from the right-click menu of a folder. So there is no need to go through additional dialogs or run Folder Marker Free itself! Simply select the folder you want to mark, right-click on its icon and select a color-coded icon from the drop-down menu.

Step 1. First of all download and install Folder Maker Free from here. Install it on your computer and launch it.

Using Folder Marker Free

Step 2. Now you will see the screen like below. Here you can create a folder according to your wish. You can select the color and can set the priority and every other thing.

Using Folder Marker Free

Step 3. If you want to colorize existing folder, then you need to right-click on the folder and then select the option “Mark Folder”.

Using Folder Marker Free

Step 4. Now you need to choose the option “Color” and then select your preferred color to continue.

Using Folder Marker Free

That’s it! You are done. Now you will see the default color of your folder will be changed.

Using Folder Marker Free

Using Rainbow Folder:

Rainbow folder is easy to use and yet very powerful tool that let users change the color of the folder according to their use. This can dramatically increase your computer usage speed. You can also protect folders from being deleted by mistake, unshare them and even add a custom hint.

Step 1. First of all, download and install Rainbow folders on your Windows computer and launch the software.

Step 2. Now you will see the screen like below. Here you need to select the folder whose color you want to change.

Step 3. Select the color and then click on the “Confirm”

Using Rainbow Folder

Step 4. After picking your desired color, on the right-hand side panel, click on the option “Colorize”

That’s it! You are done. Your folder color will be changed.