File Color v2

File Color v2

An enhanced fork of obsidian-file-color by ecustic, with a redesigned color picker and new features.

What's New in v2 Full 16 million color picker — pick any color directly from the right-click modal Basic palette — 7 fixed colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, grey) always available Favorites — save colors you use often; hover to see a red minus badge to remove Recent colors — automatically tracks your last 15 used colors with expand/collapse Star from recent — hover any recent color to star it directly into favorites Independent cascade controls — cascade to subfolders and files separately, right from the modal Cleaner UI — everything accessible from one right-click, no need to visit settings to add colors.

Usage Setting a color Right-click any file or folder in the file explorer and select Set color.

The color modal The modal is organized into sections: Basic — 7 fixed colors plus a None option. Click any to apply instantly. Favorites — your starred colors. Hover to reveal the red − badge to remove. Recent — the last 5 colors you used. Click ▼ +N more to expand up to 15. Hover any circle to star it. Color picker — pick any custom color using the color wheel or type a hex value. Click ★ to save to favorites, or Apply to use it once. Cascade controls At the top of the modal are two checkboxes: Subfolders — cascade the folder color to all child folders Files — cascade the folder color to all files inside the folder These can be toggled independently so you can have colored folders with uncolored files for contrast. Options In Settings → File Color v2 you can also: Toggle Color Background to color the background instead of the text Manage your saved palette Installation From Obsidian Community Plugins Search for File Color v2 in Settings → Community Plugins → Browse. Manual Installation Download main.js, styles.css, and manifest.json from the latest release Create a folder called file-color-v2 in your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ folder Copy the three downloaded files into that folder Enable the plugin in Settings → Community Plugins Credits This plugin is a fork of obsidian-file-color by ecustic. The original plugin provided the foundation that this version builds on. All credit for the core architecture goes to the original author. License MIT