A fairly well-known tip is to change the color and appearance of your folders on your Mac. Blue files are the default, but they are not a requirement. They are easily editable on Mac, but also on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 26 and iPadOS 26.
In just a few gestures you can switch to more original colors like green, red, orange, blue or purple. In addition to changing the color of your folders, you can add icons or emojis in the center of the icon. You will be able to find your favorite folders even more easily.
Customize and optimize
This tool is very useful for customizing navigation within your folders. In addition to the obvious aesthetic aspect brought by such a change, these modifications save precious seconds. Your file is recognizable at first glance.
As a person, the files I consult most often are allowed a particular color. They show up better in the scrum and save me a second or two every day.
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How to change the color of your folder?
If you want to do the same thing on your iPhone or iPad, it couldn’t be simpler. Simply go to the “Files” application in iOS 26. This is where all your folders are grouped. Afterwards :
- Long press on the folder of your choice
- Choose “Customize folder and tags”
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Apple then offers you the possibility of changing the color of this folder (with the “Tags” tab).
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Just below you can add an icon.
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At the bottom of the page, you can access emojis for even more customization.
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You have just changed the appearance of your folder. It now has a unique face, easily recognizable among your files.
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A simple tip, very practical especially for users who often have to juggle between several files.
By: Keleops AG
