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https://github.com/shariati/OS-Folder-Icons
A collection of custom folder icons for (Mac, Linux and Windows)
https://github.com/shariati/OS-Folder-Icons
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A collection of custom folder icons for (Mac, Linux and Windows)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/shariati/OS-Folder-Icons
- Owner: shariati
- License: mit
- Created: 2017-11-19T13:34:13.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-06-06T22:56:05.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-14T12:47:44.185Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: folder-icon, icon-pack, icons, macos
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://shariati.github.io/OS-Folder-Icons/
- Size: 129 MB
- Stars: 362
- Watchers: 8
- Forks: 27
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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README
# OS Folder Icons 📂
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Collection of custom folder 📂 icons for MacOS, Linux, and Windows.
## Overview
This repository contains a collection of custom folder icons for different operating systems. You can choose from a variety of icons to customize your folder appearance on MacOS, Linux, and Windows.
## Requesting Folder Icons
We welcome suggestions for new folder icons! If you have specific icons you'd like to see added to the collection, please drop us a message by [creating a new issue](https://github.com/shariati/OS-Folder-Icons/issues/new).
## Usage
To use the folder icons, simply download the repository. Inside the `icons` folder, you will find the icons categorized into different folders based on their respective brands, development languages, finance, games, operating systems, social media, virtualization, project management, and others.
### Changing Folder Icon on Linux
1. Right-click on a folder and select "Properties."
2. In the properties window, click on the framed icon located at the top left corner.
3. Choose a new image by browsing through the icons available in the respective Linux folder.
### Changing Folder Icon on Windows
1. Right-click on a folder and select "Properties."
2. Go to the "Customize" tab and click on "Change Icon" in the "Folder icons" section.
3. Choose a new image by browsing through the icons available in the respective Windows folder.
### Changing Folder Icon on Mac
1. Right-click on a folder and select "Get Info."
2. Drag and drop an icon from the `.icns` files available in the respective Mac folder onto the icon preview located at the top left corner of the Get Info dialogue.
## Folder Icon Collection
The icons are organized into the following folders:
- Brands
- Development
- Finance
- Games
- Operating Systems
- Social Media
- Virtualization
- Project Management
- Others
You can find the respective icons for each category in their corresponding folders.
## Repository Folder Structure
Here is the folder structure of this repository:
## Folder Structure
Here is the folder structure of the repository:
```bash
├── LICENSE
├── README.md
├── docs
│ ├── images
│ └── index.md
├── images
│ ├── masks
│ └── os_folders
│ ├── linux
│ ├── macos
│ └── windows
├── pytest.ini
├── requirements.txt
├── setup.py
├── src
│ ├── generate_readme.py
│ ├── icon_generator
│ │ ├── init.py
│ │ ├── generator.py
│ │ └── utils.py
│ └── main.py
└── tests
├── test_generator.py
└── test_utils.py
```
Explanation of each folder:
- `docs`: Contains the documentation files, including the generated `index.md` file.
- `images`: Contains the mask images and base folder images.
- `masks`: Contains the mask images used to apply on the base folder images.
- `os_folders`: Contains the base folder images categorized by operating systems.
- `linux`: Contains base folder images for Linux operating system.
- `macos`: Contains base folder images for macOS operating system.
- `windows`: Contains base folder images for Windows operating system.
- `pytest.ini`: Configuration file for pytest.
- `requirements.txt`: Lists the project dependencies.
- `setup.py`: Setup script for the project.
- `src`: Contains the source code files for the project.
- `generate_readme.py`: Script to generate the `index.md` file for documentation.
- `icon_generator`: Package containing the icon generation logic.
- `generator.py`: Contains the functions to generate folder icons.
- `utils.py`: Contains utility functions used in the generation process.
- `main.py`: Main script to run the icon generation process.
- `tests`: Contains the test files for the project.
- `test_generator.py`: Tests for the icon
## Prerequisites
Before running the project, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
- Python: Visit the [Python website](https://www.python.org/) and download the appropriate version of Python for your operating system. Follow the installation instructions provided.
## Installing Dependencies
To install the project dependencies, follow these steps:
1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
2. Navigate to the root directory of the project.
3. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
```python
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
This command will install all the necessary packages specified in the `requirements.txt` file.
## Running the Project
To run the project, follow these steps:
1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
2. Navigate to the root directory of the project.
3. Run the following command to execute the `main.py` script:
```python
python src/main.py
```
This command will generate the folder icons based on the specified configuration.
## Running Tests
To run the project tests, follow these steps:
1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
2. Navigate to the root directory of the project.
3. Run the following command to execute the tests:
```python
pytest
```
This command will run all the tests located in the `tests` directory.
## Generating Documentation
To generate the documentation, follow these steps:
1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
2. Navigate to the root directory of the project.
3. Run the following command to execute the `generate_readme.py` script:
```python
python src/generate_readme.py
```
This command will generate the `index.md` file in the `docs` directory.
## License
### Mask Images Attribution
Please refer to `docs/ATTRIBUTION.md` for full list
### Icon and Image License
- Applies to all `.png`, `.icns`, and `.ico` files in the `icons` directory.
- License: [MIT License](./LICENSE)
### Brand Images
- All brand icons are trademarks of their respective owners.
- The use of these trademarks does not indicate endorsement of the trademark holder by OS Folder Icons (Amin Shariati and Sarah Ghanbarzadeh), nor vice versa.
- Brand icons should only be used to represent the company or product to which they refer.
- Please do not use brand logos for any purpose except to represent that particular brand or service.