Applying photos sold me HOWEVER - in actual use = (

photo’s allows really any look. Because you can make a custom design in photo editing software and then apply the photo to the folder. So you could do things like a gradient… of color(s) and then save that as a photo and apply to the folder. I liked that it would take a photo and convert it to a icon. Again you can create any icon and load it in this way.
It would be 5 stars if it allowed you to do the artwork. for example to make a gradient of two colors. Or to be able to drop pixels to make a icon. Instead you must do this in another program and save then load into this. Ok for me, but at 1.99 This is fine, it says it’s 60% off. At normal price it’s lacking in features and I’d not have purchased it at that price. Also says comes with large selection of icons. (it’s a small selection of basic items). But no problem, make your own in photoshop. I can recommend it at 1.99. More than that would be over priced for the limited features.

Another reviewer mentioned the interface. (Scaling works fine for me and I’m able to slide it easily though each pixel size) so no problem there. “Tint” a photo they mentioned… you can do this in photoshop first. But like I said it would be nice to impliment these changes in the app. Inferface is SIMPLE and works great as is… but needs more features.

I guess the BIGGEST draw back for me is it appear to only modify the FOLDER shaped icon. If would be cool if we could re-shape the folder into something else. Even if it’s a way to reduce the size of the folder and allow us to add a drop shadow behind it. It would also be nice if it could allow editing of other icons - not just folders. So we could make custom hard drive icon etc. That can be done manually but it’s tedious, a app that would force the operator to stay in the guide lines during creation would be nice. Because doing it manually, if you don’t do proper size or format, it won’t’ work. Then you have to open the info window, unlock changes and drag the new icon over the old one. One app to do all the steps would be great and worth the higher price this will become when the sale is over.

UPDATE - lowered from 4 to 2 stars. I started using it and found that you can’t apply a photo and a folder color. instead the folder color tints the photo to a mono tone.
WORSE - I started applying images to my folders and found that they look dull. I noticed that my white background was a muddy blue.
I discovered that they have some small level of opacity set… so that you see the blue folder through the photo! YUCK. You can’t tint the folder to white unless you tint the entire photo.

Unless there is a transparancy setting I’ve not see… but doesn’t look like it. I want to at least change the folder to white so the photo looks good or please remove the transparancy.

Rojoyinc about Folder Designer: Custom Icons