ColorfulSidebar
1.1.2
ColorfulSidebar for Mac1.1.2
Make Lion's grey Finder sidebar icons color again.
What is ColorfulSidebar for Mac
ColorfulSidebar offers a simple but pleasing visual modification for OS X 10.7's Finder.
OS X 10.7 brought greyscale icons to the Mac OS X Finder window sidebar, but if you'd rather have some color back in your desktop window sidebars, you can get this done easily through a third party plugin.
If you've been following some of our other Lion tips, you may already have SIMBL installed, otherwise it's a small download.
Installation Instructions
- Download and install SIMBL, which you can get here
- Download the ColorfulSidebar SIMBL plugin (direct link) or visit the developers home and mount the DMG file
- Move the ColorfulSidebar.bundle into the following SIMBL plugin folder:~/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/
- Either login and logout of Mac OS X, or just kill the Finder through the Terminal to relaunch it:
killall Finder
If you ever want to get the grey icons back, you just need to remove the ColorfulSidebar.bundle file from the SIMBL plugins folder and then relaunch the Finder again.
On a somewhat related note, you can also bring back the personal folders in your OS X Lion Finder window sidebars. Those icons will gain color again too.
What's new in ColorfulSidebar
Version 1.1.2:
- Add the target application to Info.plist.
- PowerboxInjector is no longer required when used in EasySIMBL1.6 or more.
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Sep 16 2016
Version: 1.1.2
New Simbl Client (since the Original went away!)
https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/56755/mysimbl
Jul 3 2015
Version: 1.1.2
The latest Mac security update 2015-005 seems to have disabled ColorfulSidebar from working. Anyone have suggestions to remedy this? Thank you.
Mar 14 2014
Version: 1.1.2
This is an AWESOME(!!!) little ditty that brings colors back to a Colorless Corporation (Apple).
I recently realized that the reason why Mac's recent OSs are such a pain in the proverbial posterior, is because these Apple "Engineers" don't actually work on a Computer for a Living. They work on working on a Computer for a living. There's a BIG difference.
They're more concerned with what their geeky little personalities think is cool (and I know a few of these guys) rather than creating something that actually helps a Working Person's Workflow and Workload.
As an example: In Mavericks you can no longer default the OS to Double-Clicking on a Folder and having it open in a new window. One of the SIMBL guys is working on that, and some people are having success (not me).
What can I say - I'm still pissy that they got rid of WindowShade... sigh.
I don't want my Computer to be a Cartoon - I want it to help me with my Work... not slow me down and annoy me.
Just FYI: I'm a geek... but these boys at Apple make me look norBal.
Nov 25 2013
Version: 1.1.1
Is there a way to get back the color also for the mailboxes in Apple Mail?
Oct 25 2013
Version: 1.1
I sure hope this is updated soon for 10.9 Mavericks so I can get the color back in both my favorites and tags.
Oct 23 2013
Version: 1.1
Actual site is:
http://cooviewerzoom.web.fc2.com/colorfulsidebar.html
Current version is 1.1.1 and supports OS 10.9.
(haven't tried it myself yet)
Sep 9 2013
Version: 1.1
No longer works, oh wait, sometimes it does. If anyone has a straightforward solution that an ordinary mortal can grasp, please post.
Jun 16 2013
Version: 1.1
Trying to bring back color in finder on Mavericks works fine except color is lost on the individual tags but all other items in the sidebar have good color. Will this be updated for Mavericks?
Apr 18 2013
Version: 1.1
THANK YOU, cooViewerZoom. I'm still shocked that Apple removed the colors. What a pointless downgrade. So nice to have my colors back. I'm having one issue with it that I've had on multiple computers, even after clean installs: I keep shortcuts to my network shares in the sidebar under Devices, and they disappear when this plugin is running. Has anyone else seen this? Know of a workaround? I have since put shortcuts to the shares in a folder and put the folder on the sidebar, but this is not ideal.
Dec 5 2012
Version: 1.1
I am using this since Lion. I love it.
But since Mountain Lion 10.8.2., is anyone else experiencing extreme delays until the sidebar becomes colorful after a boot?
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App requirements:
- Intel 64
- Intel 32
- Mac OS X 10.7.0 or later
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