This tool allows you to create custom icons to use in place of default directory icons.

On Windows:
- Export as .ico, or export as PNG and convert it to .ico.
- If you exported using .ico, open the file with GIMP and reexport it as .ico to fix the image encoding issues. (Otherwise the icon will look pixelated in the file explorer.)
- Place your icon in the directory you want to customize, or a subdirectory of this directory.
- Right click on the directory, click on "Properties", then "Customize", and "Change Icon". The icon cannot be relocated, or it will reset to the default directory icon!
  To fix this (advanced!):
  - Disclaimer: it may not work due to "EnableShellShortcutIconRemotePath", this this forum post. Windows moment. The fallback is to still store the icon in a subdirectory, and manually fix the icon every time you relocate the directory.
  - Place your icon in a subdirectory of the directory you want to customize.
  - Open the desktop.ini file in the directory you want to customize. (System files should be visible in directory settings, a tutorial is available here.)
  - Put a semi-colon (";") in front of IconResource to comment the line:
```
;IconResource= ...
```
  - Add the following lines (adapt the path to your icon):
```
IconFile=..\subdirectory\icon.ico
IconIndex=0
```
    This is documented here.
  - Save the file, and press F5 to refresh the directory.
- To have
On MacOS, follow this Apple support tutorial: tutorial
On Linux, right click on your directory, click on "Properties", and in "Basic" tab, click on the directory image.

Step 1 - Pick an icon

Go to an icon picker, such as the Lucide icon picker and choose an icon. Once you found your favorite one, export it as SVG.

Enter an SVG above.

Step 2 - Create the icon

Customize the appearance below:

Configuration

Import:

Export:

Size:

Background color:

#222222

Icon stroke color:

#eeeeee

Opacity:

Padding:

Radius:

Radius type:

Step 3 - Export in the desired format

Format: