'Folder Color' allows you to change color of folders for different File Managers in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Folder Color is a simple tool that allows you to change color of folders individually or globally, by using it you can get better visual or simply mark any folder as per your need. It also supports different icons themes such as Numix, Vibrancy Colors & Vivacious Colors, you can also test this tool with other icon sets.

Folder color works with these file managers: Nautilus, Nemo, and Caja. For each file manager there is a different package, if you use two of them or all these file manager then you can install all 'Folder Color' packages.

As I mentioned above you can set color for a folder individually or change color globally, there is a new feature introduced recently which allows you to make folder using emblem, there are four type of emblems available 'Favorite', 'Finished', 'Important', and 'In Progress', so you can keep track your work using these emblems. It also offers you to set custom color if you don't want to use available colors. If you wish to revert back then simply click on individual folder and select 'Default' option, for all folder select all folders and revert to default.

 

Set colors individually for folders

 

Choose custom color if you don't like presets

 

Set Global color for all folders

Folder Color for Nemo file manager

Folder Color for Caja file manager

How to Install?

Available for Ubuntu 15.10 Wily/15.04 Vivid/14.04 Trusty/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 17.x/13/other Ubuntu derivatives
To install Folder Color in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:costales/folder-color
sudo apt-get update

Install for Nautilus File Manager:

Terminal Commands:
sudo apt-get install folder-color
nautilus -q

Install for Nemo File Manager:

Terminal Commands:
sudo apt-get install folder-color-nemo
nemo -q

If Folder Color don't show up in the Nemo then use these commands:
For 32bit OS:

Terminal Commands:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libpython2.7.so.1 /usr/lib/libpython2.7.so.1.0
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpython2.7.so.1 /usr/lib/libpython2.7.so.1;nemo -q

For 64bit OS:

Terminal Commands:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libpython2.7.so.1 /usr/lib/libpython2.7.so.1.0
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpython2.7.so.1 /usr/lib/libpython2.7.so.1
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpython2.7.so.1 /usr/lib/libpython2.7.so.1
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libpython2.7.so.1.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpython2.7.so.1.0;nemo -q

Install for Caja File Manager:

Terminal Commands:
sudo apt-get install folder-color-caja
caja -q

If Folder Color don't show up in the Caja then use these commands:
For 32bit OS:

Terminal Commands:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/girepository-1.0/Caja-2.0.typelib /usr/lib/girepository-1.0/Caja-2.0.typelib;caja -q

For 64bit OS:

Terminal Commands:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/girepository-1.0/Caja-2.0.typelib /usr/lib/girepository-1.0/Caja-2.0.typelib;caja -q

What do you think about this tool?