Folder Atelier X
Design your own folder icons.
With capitals, ornaments and colour schemes from 5,000 years of art history. For the Mac.
Coming soon to the Mac App Store
21 epochs, from Egypt to Memphis
Egypt & Mesopotamia · c. 3000–30 BC
Ancient Greece · c. 800–30 BC
Ancient Rome · c. 500 BC – 5th century
Byzantium · 330–1453
Islamic art · from the 7th century
Gothic · c. 1140–1500
Renaissance · c. 1400–1600
Baroque & Rococo · c. 1600–1780
Edo-period Japan · 1603–1868
Arts and Crafts · c. 1860–1910
Art Nouveau · c. 1890–1910
Vienna Secession · c. 1897–1918
Art Deco · c. 1920–1940
De Stijl · 1917–1931
Bauhaus · 1919–1933
Constructivism · c. 1915–1930
Mid-Century Modern · c. 1945–1970
Swiss Style · c. 1950–1970
Op Art · 1960s
Pop Art · 1960s
Memphis · 1981–1987
Folder Atelier X turns plain folders into small works of art. Design an icon from shapes, colours, patterns and layers and put it on your folders with one click. The original can be restored at any time.
Design
71 templates, 37 palettes, 46 shapes and 37 patterns
Start with a photo of your own and add layers on top
Capitals, columns, tracery and ornaments with relief and shading
Shadow, glow, 3D depth, bevel, glass, neon and more
Layers with emoji, text, symbols and your own pictures, cut out right on your Mac
Draw
Start with a blank canvas and draw freely
Brush, pen, broad nib, spray, line, rectangle, ellipse and eraser
Symmetry: mirrored, fourfold, radial or kaleidoscope
Draw your own outline on the preview and adjust it point by point
Apply
A new folder with your icon in one step
Choose existing folders or drag them in, many at once if you like
Rules style new folders on the Desktop automatically
Restore the original any time, export as PNG and ICNS
Private
No account, no ads, no tracking. What you design stays on your Mac, and the app only touches folders you choose.
Requirements
macOS 12 Monterey or later, for Macs with Apple silicon and Intel. Automatic cut-out needs macOS 14 or later. In English and German.