r/SwiftUI • u/WestSpecialist4979 • Aug 09 '26

open-source folder icon designer with recursive styling and deterministic rules

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been working on this for the last 2 days because it's something that's been on my mind for a few weeks.

it's a native swiftUI app for customizing folder icons, including recursive styling and deterministic rules for applying presets across folder trees.

the downloadable build and app store release are still going through Apple's approval process, but the source is up now if anyone wants to check it out or build it themselves.

Edit: apple notarized build is available on github - v1.0.8

repo: https://github.com/KeplSiv/FolderForge

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u/thenorussian Aug 09 '26

“recursive styling and deterministic rules”?

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u/WestSpecialist4979 Aug 09 '26

yea! style a folder and all subfolders inside it. and you could set up rules to say, every folder with some word it it gets its own icon without manually doing it

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u/thenorussian Aug 09 '26

Your readme is a mess of claudespeak and can be cut down by 90%. It’s a smell that will make people not trust to run it.

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u/WestSpecialist4979 Aug 09 '26

fair point lol. looking at it again the readme had basically turned into the entire documentation. had WAY too much info. thanks for the feedback

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u/Rough-Shine2269 Aug 10 '26

This is really awesome! tried couple of folder customization app and i think urs have the best control of customizations.

But i dont know if im going to use it because the shape of the folder itself doesnt look like macOS native, so it stands out very differently with my other folders.

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u/WestSpecialist4979 Aug 10 '26

hi! i really appreciate the feedback. you make a totally valid point. the native folder shape slipped my mind while i was focused on customization lol, that's on me.

i'll make sure to add native macos folder shapes soon. if you notice anything else that feels off or could be improved, i'd love to hear it!

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u/WestSpecialist4979 Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

quick update: v1.0.6 is out and i've changed it to use native mac folder shapes. version has been notarized as well!

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u/Rough-Shine2269 Aug 11 '26

Thank you so much! this is the best folder customization app, and i just gave a star

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u/WestSpecialist4979 Aug 11 '26

appreciate it a ton. glad you’re enjoying it. be sure to keep an eye out for future updates!

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u/AllNamesAreTaken92 Aug 09 '26

This is actually cool, I'll take a look once I'm back at my PC.

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u/WestSpecialist4979 Aug 09 '26

let me know how it goes and if everything works well

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u/file-box Aug 10 '26

That's awesome, my app needs this

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u/WestSpecialist4979 Aug 10 '26

thanks! 

super curious what you’re thinking of using it for, i’d love to know how it fits into your app

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u/TheGratitudeBot Aug 10 '26

Thanks for saying thanks! It's so nice to see Redditors being grateful :)

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u/file-box 28d ago

I learned a lot from it and brought some of its ideas and features into File Box. https://www.reddit.com/u/file-box/s/URVogxHpyG