Use personal photo as folder icon

On Windows, besides the default folder icon, users can also choose to replace it with other icons available in the system or download from the internet to make using Windows less boring.

However, if that is not enough for you, this article will guide you how to use your own personal image or your girlfriend, brother, sister, etc. to make a folder icon.

First, you should prepare a folder containing a few images that you want to use as folder icons.

Next, please accessthis addressto download IconCool Studio software.

After downloading, you proceed to install IconCool Studio on your computer.

IconCool Studio does not provide many installation configurations, nor does it come with any other strange software, so you can quickly skim through it during installation.

After completing the installation process, the main management interface of the software will appear. Please tick the option “Don't show Next time” to skip this introduction window in the following starts.

Next, click on the “IconCool Studio” option to access the main interface of the software you just installed.

At first glance, IconCool Studio's interface looks a bit like Photoshop but looks simpler and a lot "rougher".

Now go to File > Import and find the image you have selected in the prepared folder above.

The Image Importing window appears, use your mouse and select the image area you want to select as the folder icon. Then click “Next”.

The Image Format setting dialog box appears, now keep the “32-Bits” option in the Color section, and choose the sizes you want in the “Size” section. Then click “OK”.

Then, you will see in the Layout window interface of IconCool Studio a number of small images with the same size as the size you selected in the Image Format window.

Basically these images have been converted into folder icons, now click on each image in turn to select and click on the “Save” icon above to export this icon image.

Give your new icon a name and choose a location to save it. You can see that the image format has changed to “ICO”, ​​right? This is the format for application and folder icons on Windows.

Your remaining job is simply to change the icon for the folder you want with the image icon you just created and you're done.

Hope this article is helpful to you.

According to GenK