Folder Icon Maker

Give your Windows folders personality and clarity in seconds with our Folder Icon Maker — a browser-based designer that requires no uploads and works entirely locally. Choose from 24 ready-made styles, tweak color accents, add labels or symbols, and export icons in sizes compatible with Windows (ICO/PNG). Custom icons make it easier to visually scan projects, separate personal from work files, and create a polished desktop aesthetic without installing extra software. If you want to prepare imagery first, try the Add Text to Photo tool to overlay captions or badges on an icon image, or protect your branded icons with a subtle mark using the GUW Image Watermark utility. When you’re organizing lots of data, pairing custom icons with folder management tools such as CustomFolders or StyleFolder helps maintain a consistent look across machines.

Beyond aesthetics, custom icons can be part of a safer, more discoverable workflow: use the Folder Lock Lite guide to pair visually distinct folders with access-protection strategies, or bundle themed folders into images or archives with the Folder → ISO Converter for sharing or backup. Pro tip — keep icon file sizes small and use clear pictograms so icons remain readable at small sizes in Explorer and the taskbar. Whether you’re building a tidy project tree, branding a shared drive, or simply making your desktop easier to navigate, the Folder Icon Maker plus these companion tools give you a fast, private, and fully browser-based way to customize and secure your Windows folders.