FolderSkin
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Free & open sourceMade for your desktop

Give any folder
a skin.

Your best memories wear the same plain folder as your old paperwork.
Give every folder a look that feels like what is inside.

Download FolderSkinAll downloads

Free for macOS, Windows, and Linux

FolderSkin: browse painted folder skins and try one on your own folder.
A little more you, in every folder.Real app. Real folders.
Free & open sourceNo accountNo trackingYours to change

SAME FOLDERS. MORE PERSONALITY.

A home for your files.
A little room for you.

Big ideas, little memories, everyday work.
There is a skin for all of it.

A folder painted with the Mona Lisa
The classics
A glossy pastel blue folder
A softer side
An Ada Lovelace pop art folder
Bright ideas
A folder with a golden ocean painting
Little escapes
A playful folder with a Greek statue wearing headphones
Just because
01 / DISCOVER

A whole world of skins.

Find your next favorite in free community packs. From classic paintings to soft pastels, add a collection in a click.

Explore the community
02 / CREATE

Your photos. Your ideas.

Drop in a photo, or design a skin with colors, words, and emoji. Make it exactly yours, right on your computer.

Meet the designer
03 / IMAGINE

Think it. Try it on.

Describe a style and let AI paint it. Connect your own provider when you want to. Everything else works without AI.

See how AI works

A SMALL CHANGE. A GOOD FEELING.

Three steps.
One happy folder.

No digging through system settings.
No changing the files inside.

Read the guide
  1. 1

    Drop a folder.

    Drag it onto FolderSkin, or pick one from your computer.

  2. 2

    Find its personality.

    Try a community skin, your own photo, or a new design. Preview it before you apply.

  3. 3

    Make it yours.

    Press Apply skin. Your folder gets a new look. Revert whenever you want.

Your folders stay yours.

Your files and designs stay on your computer. No account, no tracking, no subscription. Only community packs, updates, and optional AI requests go online.

A closer look

YOUR DESKTOP, WITH A LITTLE MORE YOU.

Meet your folders again.

Pick your system. Find your skin. Make yourself at home.

Latest release & release notes

macOS

Apple silicon & Intel

Installer

Universal · .dmg

Download for macOSGet the latest installer

Windows

64-bit PCs

Installer
Download for WindowsGet the latest installer

Linux

x86_64 & ARM64

Installer
Download for LinuxGet the latest installer

Linux support depends on your file manager. See platform notes