In the ordinary world, we’re using markers, highlighting important documents or laying them out in folders of different colors. This allows us to be organized and quickly find the information we need. Why don’t we bring the same approach to our computer files world?
This is exactly what today’s deal software is doing. Folder Marker lets you add colors and/or images to Windows' folder icons. Seems trivial, right? Yet once you start using it, you'll wonder why Microsoft never bothered to incorporate such capabilities into Windows. It’s awesome.
Once you have installed Folder Marker, right-click the folder you want to customize. Go to “Mark Folder” item there, and click the icon you like. That is it!
Folder Marker Pro lets you distinguish between folders by assigning different colors, priorities, work status, or type of file, just in a single click of your mouse! Freed from the uniformity and blankness of yellow folders, you'll be able to tell, visually, what kind of files are in any folder that you've marked with Folder Marker Pro! On a basic level, you can assign folders to represent various types of files in your workflow. Then, you can mark folders by how high of a priority those files are, or by the level of completion of the work inside the folder!
Pro edition has advanced features such as:
- - ability to customize Network folders
- - a backup feature, that allows you to restore your colorization after reinstalling your operating system or after migration to another computer.
- - command-line work. This allows you to write your own script and automate marking of folders in your specific cases.
- - ability to customize folder icons without changing its date. It is convenient if you sort your folders by dates.
If you've got some favorite icons in your arsenal, you can use them in conjunction with Folder Marker! Just select an icon (like a whimsical URGENT sign) in ICO, ICL, EXE, DLL, CPL, or BMP format, and use it to mark up your folders. And you won't be needing to mark folders one at a time, either -- Folder Marker Pro lets you work with several folders at once, or mark up sub-folders.
Folder Marker Pro has 148 icon options built-in but with Genealogy Folder Icons you get even more. In the set you will find 42 additional thematic genealogy folder icons. So you can sort your genealogy documents and photos in folders with special icons for old photos, newspapers, school records, correspondence, cemetery records, and even passenger lists. These icons have been specifically designed by a professional designer. That’s why they are visible and distinguishable, even at the smallest sizes.
Review Written by Constantin Florea
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- Assign colors and icons to Windows folders for easy at-a-glance identification in 2 clicks!
- Mark folders by priority (high, normal, low), project completeness (done, half-done, planned) project status (approved, rejected, pending) and type of information stored within (work, important, temp and private files).
- Mark several folders at once, or every subfolder within a folder.
- 148 icon options built-in, plus 42 thematic genealogy icons more to get your genealogy files in order.
- Customize Network folders
- Backup & restore the existing marking of the folders
- Customize folder without changing its date
- Organize your icon collection, creating custom tabs
- You can download and install a free trial of this software before purchasing
- Download available for: Windows 7, 8, 10; 32 and 64 bit
- Buy with BitsDuJour's promotional coupon code and get all this at a discounted price!
- After you purchase Folder Marker Pro + Genealogy Folder Icons Bundle it may be used indefinitely.
- Folder Marker Pro + Genealogy Folder Icons Bundle is licensed per user, so if more people are going to use Folder Marker Pro + Genealogy Folder Icons Bundle you will need to purchase additional copies.
- Each license allows installation on a single computer and a laptop.
- Transfer of a license to another owned computer is allowed.
- License activation isn't required. what's this?
- License can be used for Commercial and Personal use.
- Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free for 12 months. For versions after that, upgrades will require additional payment, which will be discounted.
- Support is provided for 12 months after your purchase.
- 30 days return policy.
- Prices do not necessarily include taxes, which will vary by country.
- Review what others have to say...
- “Upgraded from previous version. Smooth Install, No issues. Gives Additional Colors, Everyday Icons, ABC Icons. Overall very simple, but useful program to find folders quickly, helpful in locating your current most active files”- Franco Prandi
- “It's a lot like the feature on Mac OSX that lets you color folders and files. I use a Mac at work but prefer to use a PC when I come home so I was really happy to get this into Windows. Works perfectly with Vista too”- Matsui Minoru
- “My eyesight isn't particularly good, but when this small program came into my life, it made it ten times better. Keep it up! And thanks”- Mark Kent
- “Folder Marker is one of those little utilities that once you have it you wonder how you ever did without it. It lets you mark your Windows Explorer folders in a couple of different ways...”- Sharewarejunkies.com
- “Does what it says and helps me quickly find the folders I colorized at work, where I have great many folders to navigate everyday. Thanks!”- Ralph Monroe
- “This is surprisingly useful for quickly locating folders and is one of those things that should be built into windows. Works well with Windows 7”- Steve Bailey
- “I used Folder Marker to change the Windows yellow folders to a bright green triangle-arrows for often-used folders in a long list. I could simply select all the important folders, I wanted to stand out, and change them all at once. This icon change considerably speeds up getting to the desired file/folder.”- Steve Kortis