Plaster

What is Plaster?

Plaster is a native macOS utility for customizing folder icons. It helps Mac users quickly apply images to folders so they are easier to recognize and organize in Finder. You can drag in a picture, an app icon, or certain files that contain embedded artwork, then drop the result onto a folder to set its icon. It also supports choosing a random image from a folder of pictures and includes an option to remove a custom folder icon when you no longer want it. Plaster is published by 2ManyRobots and is offered as a lightweight helper for everyday Finder organization rather than a full design suite.

Key features

• Apply custom images to folder icons with drag and drop
• Use app icons as the source image for a folder icon
• Copy an existing folder icon onto another folder
• Pick a random image from a folder of pictures
• Remove a custom icon from a folder
• Accept images dragged in from Finder or a web browser

Safety overview

Status: Safe

Plaster is a straightforward Finder customization utility. It needs access to the files and folders you choose so it can read source images and write custom icons to folders, which is normal for its purpose. Removing the app will not remove the custom icons you already applied, but you may lose the convenience of changing or clearing them through the app later. Download it from the publisher's site and use it only on folders you intend to modify.

Recommendation: Keep Plaster if you actively use custom folder icons to organize files in Finder. If you no longer use that workflow, you can remove it without affecting macOS itself, though any folder icons you already changed may remain until you replace or clear them.

Common paths

• /Applications/Plaster.app

Related apps

• Folder Album Artwork
• Yate

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