![]() Then there is the general security issue of using 3rd party Explorer shell extensions too. None of which what I wanted for just a simple folder coloring tool. All of the rest had the same undesirable characteristics, if not worse. But then again, who knows all all of it's capabilities? No source code is available for review.Ĭurious, I searched far and wide and tried some of the few other offerings. Probably the heavy API usage I saw is actually just part of the default AutoIt runtime and not an indicator of potential maliciousness. On further investigation, the string “AutoIt v3” tipped off that the executable was made from a compiled AutoIt script. I saw that it had an alarming 517 API usage count with some dubious internet calls like “FtpOpenFile”, etc. Then curious how it was made, I looked at the executable in a disassembler. It appeared to function okay, but I hated it's default color scheme (although it does look like it can be customized). Next, I tried some free options like Folder Painter. Occasionally when I went to debug a project, an invasive message box popped-up complaining about a ".debugger being active". Then I found it uses a Explorer shell extension executable that has a packer with anti-debugging features enabled. Even the paid version has pop-up adds begging you to upgrade, or buy extra icon sets, etc. At first it seemed adequate, but it has several annoying issues that quickly became apparent. I tried the commercial tool Folder Marker Home. OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. ![]() LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, IN NO EVENT SHALL THEĪUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,įITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in allĬopies or substantial portions of the Software. To use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sellĬopies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software isįurnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: In the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights Of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy Report bugs, issues, or for feature requests: This is a necessary step since a running process can’t delete itself. Usage example To uninstall:ġ) Run Folcolor.exe either from a "Color Folder" folder "Launch Folcolor" dropdown, from "C:\Program Files (x86)\Folcolor\Folcolor.exe", or can be temporarily downloaded again.Ģ) Click the “Uninstall” button (was previously named “Install" before installation).ģ) Manually delete the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Folcolor” folder to complete the uninstall. Folcolor™ does this automatically when setting a color, but it’s a handy option to have when doing icon customizations, etc. To go back to the default color/icon for a folder, select "Restore Default".Īlso available from the “Launch Folcolor” option is a “Refresh Windows Icons” button. The tool needs administrator access to set the needed folder properties so you must approve the Windows User Account Control (UAC) dialog box that pops up. Simply right click on a folder, mouse over to "Color Folder" and choice a color of the fourteen selections in the dropdown menu. No adware, no nag screens, no data collection, and dosn’t use an invasive Explorer shell extension like most others do.Ģ) Run Folcolor.exe and click the “Install” button. ✔ Secure design: Minimal API usage, using zero internet calls. Consists of a single executable with an embedded icons resource, less than one megabyte size in total. You can freely modify, remove, and/or add features to it. ✔ Selection of 14 colors based on the pleasant Google Material Design palette. Your folders instantly recognizable by color vs having to pause to read their labels.Įspecially useful for programmers/developers, artists, power users, etc., that might have dozens of folders and multilevel nested folder trees to manage. Folcolor(TM): Windows folder color utilityĬoloring your Windows folders can help you organize and increase your productivity.
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