How to Make Custom Mac Folder Icons for your Desktop

Make custom Mac folder icons here: www.kapwing.com/studio
Tired of seeing the default blue Mac folder icon on your desktop? We feel you. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to make custom icons and change your Mac folder icons. We’ll be using our free online editor Kapwing to easily create these png icons. All the tools you need are in the editor: you can search for images, erase backgrounds, combine emojis, and add text labels. Make your desktop more fun and visually organize your desktop by creating your own icons.
There are 7 steps:
1. Open Kapwing Studio www.kapwing.com/studio
2. Upload an image or search for one
3. Make the background transparent
4. Erase parts of the image you don’t want and add other visual elements (eg. emojis, text labels)
5. Export and download (***SIGN INTO YOUR ACCOUNT to remove watermarks for free)
6. Open the image in Preview, choose “Edit” → “Select All” → “Copy”
7. Right-click the folder, choose “Get Info”, click the icon, and paste using Command+V
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Timestamps:
Overview (00:00)
Make an Icon from an Image (00:39)
Erase Image Backgrounds (02:47)
Add Text Labels (05:38)
Change the Folder Icon (06:30)
Make an Emoji Icon (07:37)
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[@jacquewilson5568]

Great instructional video! Thanks!

[@junebaliros2983]

super helpful thanks!

[@abhimanyumalik4475]

I dont have a mac but I still watched it :)

[@Kapwing]

we appreciate the dedication!!

[@Musica-Lyrix]

very nice ty

[@hrtsforzi]

omg thank you so much i was so confused

[@project8185]

thank you so much! the easiest solution!! ;*

[@ld2102011]

Thanks, well explained... but can't I just use an existing png made in photoshop? or does this Kapwing program make the png into some other than a png?

[@ashikina6395]

AH I DID IT ITS SO CUTE!

[@nikkinguyen629]

my icon still shows the check mark background on the Mac screen, what should I do?

[@wolv51]

cheers

[@bigotedbybasting]

Good good good good good good good!

[@kenos8216]

Interesting..... I never knew that i can do this on my useless Catalina

[@cybnblau]

If you go into Get Info for a folder, and drag an existing jpeg into it, the folder 'accepts' the image. But is this a less than ideal way of doing it, in the sense that the 512 x 512 pixels image should be created first, and always saved as a png?

[@Kapwing]

For best results we do recommend PNG sized down so the folder icon isn't too big! Happy creating :)

[@qrm3943]

Is there a PC version?

[@jdcv17]

You can convert PNGs to ICO for Windows. Just use an online ico converter.

[@astynexpayday2835]

Hii

[@larycucumber2478]

hi grace

[@Kapwing]

hi! 👋

[@larycucumber2478]

@@Kapwing that just made my day thank you

[@colintunney]

Why did this have to be 10 mins long

[@Kapwing]

We didn't want to miss a thing!

[@colintunney]

@@Kapwing fair enough haha! thanks for the video :)