install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install folderify

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install folderify

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/folderify/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Generate pixel-perfect macOS folder icons in the native style

Project links

Commands and aliases

folderify

history

Project history and usage

folderify is a CLI for generating native-style macOS folder icons from image masks. Its official README describes pixel-perfect macOS folder icon generation, including support for macOS 26 Tahoe, icon sizes from 16x16 through 512x512@2x, and light or dark color schemes.

Project history

The project focuses on automating a visual workflow that macOS users often perform manually: making folder icons that match the system folder style. The README notes that version 3 dropped support for older OS X and macOS 10 folder styles and directs users needing Leopard through Catalina styles to folderify v2.

Adoption history

The supplied package metadata lists Homebrew and MacPorts packages. The official README recommends Homebrew installation and notes that Homebrew automatically installs shell completions, while also documenting Rust/Cargo and source installation.

How it is used

Users pass a PNG mask and optionally a target folder. folderify can apply the icon to a target, generate `.icns` and `.iconset` outputs, reveal results in Finder, choose light or dark mode, and generate shell completions for Bash, Elvish, Fish, PowerShell, and Zsh.

Why package nerds care

folderify is package-nerd-interesting because it turns a macOS Finder customization task into a reproducible CLI with native shell completions and package-manager installation. It also bridges Rust packaging with macOS-specific tools such as `iconutil`, optional `fileicon`, and image processing through ImageMagick.

Timeline

Current: Official README recommends Homebrew installation and documents Cargo/source installation.
Current: Official README documents v3 behavior and directs older OS X/macOS 10 styles to folderify v2.
Current: Supplied package metadata lists Homebrew and MacPorts packages.

Related projects

folderify is related to macOS Finder icons, ImageMagick, `iconutil`, optional `fileicon`, and shell-completion ecosystems for Bash, Elvish, Fish, PowerShell, and Zsh.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 4 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`folderify`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version4.1.3

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv4.1.3

https://github.com/lgarron/folderify

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:folderify
Version	4.1.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/folderify
Homepage	https://github.com/lgarron/folderify
Repository	https://github.com/lgarron/folderify
Upstream docs	https://github.com/lgarron/folderify#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/lgarron/folderify/archive/refs/tags/v4.1.3.tar.gz
Dependencies	imagemagick
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	folderify
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Requirements	macos
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

MacPorts95%

folderify

sudo port install folderify

normalized package name match
Matched by: Folderify

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/folderify/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/folderify.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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