Colorize items in the File Explorer

Plugins ideas
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description :

colorize files & folders in the File Explorer pane using the right click menu (or keyboard shortcuts)

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benefits :

visual organizational layer. It helps to quickly identify items in a long list, it visually groups items by color, it can complement tags.

possible extensions / automations :

  • auto-colorize by file type (.md / .png / .css / .pdf …) or by filename (if file starts with XX, …)
  • auto-colorize by tags (if the file features tag #imporant, #todo, #done, etc)
  • auto-colorize by date (recent files are green, older files are purple, …)

references :

QTTabBar custom color by filetype
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XYPlorer auto color by date (the circles on the left + green highlight)

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i am looking for a way to colorize empty .md files.

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auto-colorize by tags (if the file features tag #imporant, #todo, #done, etc)

This would be very helpful. But perhaps Obsidian can do this natively, without the need for a plugin, by simply adding the file’s tags to the CSS selectors? :slightly_smiling_face:

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This would be awesome!

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Native support for colored files and folders would be great. I am having trouble with the File Color plugin - a glitch happens and all the colors disappear.

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Any update on the best colorize solution?

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It would be great to have some kind of native support for distinguishing folders in the Files Explorer. I have many folders with lots of files, so sometimes it hurts my eyes to find things.

Edit:
I found this snippet helpful.

.nav-folder-title {
  font-weight: 200;
}