Bug 505997

Summary:	Mac OSX like color tags for files and folders
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Darius Eberl <kde.org>
Component:	view-engine: general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	dolphin-bugs-null, kdedev
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Kubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Darius Eberl 2025-06-22 18:42:42 UTC

Version:           unspecified (using KDE 6.3) 
OS:                Linux

I tried to recreate the feature from the Finder under Mac OS using a service menu and a script, but the Dolphin file manager does not allow coloring the text background of files or folders by default. Unfortunately there is no native API in Dolphin to colorize a file name based on (I tried) e.g. xattr.

Here are examples, as I had imagined:
https://totalfinder.binaryage.com/colored-labels

I know that there is the possibility to colorize folder icons, but firstly this does not work with files and secondly it does not work if the folder already has a special icon.

Reproducible: tried to build something myself

Steps to Reproduce:
Wish

Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-09-08 15:30:17 UTC

The tags system is pretty bare boned, and this would be a useful visual improvement