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Add to SafariWhen comparing Dr. Folder vs Folder Painter, the Slant community recommends Folder Painter for most people. In the question“What are the best Windows icon customizers?” Folder Painter is ranked 3rd while Dr. Folder is ranked 10th.
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Pros
Pro Many official packs
Pro You can apply icons to multiple folder at the same time
You can add multiple folder adresse in the icons manager and click apply to apply your icons to these folders
Pro Context menu
Pro Supports custome icons
Pro Come with official pack of icons
Pro Uses custom icons
Pro Context menu
Pro Free to use
Pro Can restore vanilla icons
Pro The context menu can quickly apply icons to folder
Pro Options of context menu can be shown only with shift + Right click
It could be great so you don't clutter your context menu.
Pro You have limits of icons per library
14 icons per library + 1 if you use an other icons for the folder of the library.
Cons
Con Quality/Price
I think you are better with a more expansive solution that is easyer to use on the fly or with a set of free to use solution
Con Everything needs to be done in Dr. Folder
You can't apply icons from context menu or a alternative folder explorer, you will need to past folder adresse or reopen folder explorer for each folder
As you can't apply folder on the fly you will experience the opening of Dr. Folder a lot and it can be quiet frustratring
Con Context menu option is weak against other software in is categorie
Con Proprietary
Con Paid
Con Proprietary
Con Outdated UI
Con In context menu, each library is a different options
It clutters the context menu really fast, especialy with the 14 library icons limits.
Con There is a hard limit of library
16
Con You need to add custom icons one by one
You are forced to go back to folder explorer for each icon.
