Change Folder Icons 8.6.2

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

For some computer users, Windows' mundane yellow folder icon is just too boring to let stand. This program helps search the computer for other icons, and can replace those individual folder images with something more interesting. Unlike more powerful graphics tools, this isn't designed to edit or create icons from scratch, but it does have the ability to extract icon images from executable program files, where they are often hidden. Searching individual folders is fast and easy, and the process of replacing the icons is simple. However, we found a few bugs that caused the program to crash when searching folders with large numbers of executables, or when trying to examine icons before a search was complete. A pop-up screen reminds people to register after 10 icons have been replaced. All told, we would recommend this to people who want a rudimentary desktop-customization tool, but those who want broader icon-creation features should look elsewhere.

Publisher's description

From NeSoft :

Change Folder Icons is an award-winning tool for Windows that allows you to easily find thousands of bright icons on your computer that you can use as folder icons. Program features: - change the icon of a folder simply and quickly by pressing the right mouse button on it and selecting "Change Folder Icon"; - search for icons on your computer files starting with the selected folder (Drag&Drop and advanced search options are supported); - extract icons from any type of file (.exe, .dll, .lib, .icl, etc.) - save icons to icon files (.ico), icon libraries (.icl), .bmp, .gif, .jpg and .png files; - change icons for Windows system folders (My Computer, Network Connections, Recycle Bin, etc.); - change icons for several folders at one time; - change the icon of a drive as well as folder; - find all folder icons changed by another program or manually and make them portable to another place and independent from the icon source files so then you can change location of sources or delete them, copy folders to another computer or drive - set the description for folders, which you can see in Windows Explorer when you roll cursor over a folder.

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