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How to Change Color of Specific Folder Icon in Ubuntu 21.04/20.04

Last updated: May 6, 2021 — 2 Comments

Change Folder Color

Want to make a certain folder different to others in Ubuntu? You can change the icon color and add emblem via Nautilus extension.

Nautilus, the default file manager in Ubuntu, has an extension called Folder Color. It allows to change the color of selected folder or folders into: Blue, Blown, Green, Gray, Pink, Purple, Red and Yellow.

You can also add a emblem, e.g., Important, In Process, Favorite, Finished, and New. And reset to default is also available in folders’ context menu.

Install Folder Color:

The extension is available in Ubuntu universe repository. However, it’s not well working with the default Yaru theme.

So you have to first add the developer’s PPA with Yaru integration. To do so, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:costales/yaru-colors-folder-color

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

Then install Folder Color, as well as Yaru integration via command:

sudo apt install folde-color yaru-colors-folder-color

To apply change, run command to restart Nautilus file manager:

nautilus -q

Finally, open file manager, right-click on a folder and enjoy the new icon colors:

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How to Fix ‘Folder Color’ Files Extension in Ubuntu 20.04

Last updated: May 28, 2020

Change Folder Color

Folder Color is a file browser extension allows to change the color and add emblem for selected folder.

Folder Color is available in Ubuntu universe repositories. However, it does not work very well in Ubuntu 20.04 with the default Yaru icon theme, since changing the color of folders will also change the icons.

The original developer has made the Yaru theme integration with Folder Color for Ubuntu 20.04, which can be installed via this PPA repository.

1.) Open terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard, then run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:costales/yaru-colors-folder-color

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) and hit Enter to continue.

2.) Then install the extension as well as Yaru theme integration:

sudo apt install folder-color yaru-colors-folder-color

3.) Finally restart Nautilus file browser via nautilus -q command. Restore previously folders’ color if changed.

And change the colors from folders’ context menu and enjoy!

(Optional) To remove the PPA repository, either go to Software & Updates -> Other Software or run command in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:costales/yaru-colors-folder-color
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How to Change the Color of Folder Icons in Ubuntu 18.04

Last updated: April 16, 2018

Change Folder Color

This quick tip shows you how to set custom color or emblem of a folder in Ubuntu 18.04 Nautilus file browser.

For those who want to have a different look and feel on folder icons, folder-color extension allows to change the color or emblem of selected folder in the default Nautilus file browser.

1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install the folder-color extension.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install folder-color

Input your password (no visual feedback while typing due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter.

2. Then re-open Nautilus (Files) file browser, and right-click on a folder. You’ll be able to choose a color or emblem, or set a custom color of the folder.

Note that if you don’t see the context menu “Folder’s color”, quit Nautilus via command nautilus -q and open the Files again.

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