Page 1 of 1

Can Files/Folders Be Marked with custom Colors?

Posted: 18 Apr 2026 07:52
by  Ian Cai
Hi,

Does XYplorer support tagging files and folders with custom colors, for example by right-clicking on an item and selecting a color from the context menu? If so, how can this be done? Thank you.


XYplorer 28.30.0200
Windows 11
100%

Re: Can Files/Folders Be Marked with custom Colors?

Posted: 19 Apr 2026 10:51
by admin
Not directly, but there are options that come close:

1) Color Filters: rule-based, but can be made to match specific items; see Configuration | Colors and Styles | Color Filters

2) Labels: easy to apply (yes, even via right-click menu in the Label column), but from a closed set of max 16; see Configuration | Information | Tags | Label captions and colors

Re: Can Files/Folders Be Marked with custom Colors?

Posted: 19 Apr 2026 10:54
by highend
There are labels and you can customize them in
Configuration | Information | Tags | Label captions and colors

These is no right-click menu item for that but you could show the Label column and do the tagging from there

Re: Can Files/Folders Be Marked with custom Colors?

Posted: 20 Apr 2026 01:11
by eil
@Ian Cai just for the info, XY's Labels can be called in lots of ways(not only vi column): a button in toolbar, top menu Tags > Labels, custom shortcut to call a drop-down menu with labels to set upon currently selected items.

Re: Can Files/Folders Be Marked with custom Colors?

Posted: 28 Apr 2026 03:22
by  Ian Cai
Thanks for help, ALL!