Our computer is considered to be our personal library where our important documents are saved and organized. Hence, we tend to make our desktop personalized so as to make it more private and enticing. One of the usual items we see in computers are Folder icons where files are kept and saved. These icons, though small and seem irrelevant, plays an important role for computer-users everywhere. It organize our files to make them more easier to navigate and to identify. Most folder icons are presented in a plain yellow-colored folder images with. Recently, with the progress of technology and creativity, folder icons have also been innovated to make them more interesting and more detailed.

Not only for computers, icons also have a very important role online.For your websites and blogs, Be sure to check out these high quality icons and social media icons that can help give a boost to your site’s aesthetic design and navigation.

Here, 40 Useful Free Folder Icon Sets showcases several icons that you can download right into your desktop and apply them to your existing folders. Come and check out these colorful and cute icons that will surely please your everyday computer usage… Enjoy!

2014 Update:

We have expanded this post by adding more free icons below for you to choose from. Go ahead and take a look on some of the freshest styles that would perfectly look fine to your desktops. Come, take a peek, and choose your pick.

Folder Icon Pack
Folder Icon Pack

Details:
• Number of icons: 6
• Type of file: PNG and ICO

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Golden Folder Icon Pack
Golden Folder Icon Pack

Details:
• Number of icons: 7
• Type of file: PNG

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Classy Folder Icons
Classy Folder Icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 29
• Type of file: PNG and ICO

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Dock Folder Icons
Dock Folder Icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 6
• Type of file: ICO and PNG

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Elastic Folder Set
Elastic Folder Set

Details:
• Number of icons: 84
• Type of file: PNG

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Folder icon 2
Folder icon 2

Details:
• Number of icons: 1
• Type of file: PNG

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Black Generic Folder
Black Generic Folder

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• Number of icons: 2

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Portal Icons – Live Folder
Portal Icons Live Folder

Details:
• Type of file: ICO and PNG

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Broken Agua for iColor Folder
iColor Folder

Details:
• Number of icons: 9

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Developer Folder
Developer Folder

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• Type of file: PNG

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Alumin Folder set
Alumin Folder se

Details:
• Number of icons: 38
• Type of file: .ico, icns, .iContainer and .PNG

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Leopard Folder Replacements
Leopard Folder Replacements

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• Number of icons: 16

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Cryonic Folder
Cryonic Folder

Details:
• Number of icons: 14
• Type of file: PNG

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Folder like MacBook for win
Folder like MacBook

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• Number of icons: 2

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classic folder icon
classic folder icon 12

Details:
• Number of icons: 4
• Type of file: PNG

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Icon Hide Folder XP
Icon Hide Folder XP

Details:
• Type of file: ICO, PNG & TIFF

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Music Folder 19 PNG
Music Folder

Details:
• Number of icons: 4
• Type of file: PNG

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Color Folder Icons And PNGs MS
Color Folder Icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 25
• Type of file: PNG

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Folder Icon Pack
Folder Icon Pack

Details:
• Number of icons: 20
• Type of file: PNG and ICO

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Free Folder Icon
Free Folder Icon

Details:
• Number of icons: 4
• Type of file: PNG

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Heroes Folder Dock Icons
Heroes Folder Dock Icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 6
• Type of file: PNG

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Windows 7 Folder Icons
Windows 7 Folder Icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 6
• Type of file: PNG

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Designer Folder Set
Designer Folder Set

Details:
• Number of icons: 15
• Type of file: PNG

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Aurora Folder Icons
Aurora Folder Icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 16

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Folder Replacement
Folder Replacement

Details:
• Number of icons: 3
• Type of file: PNG

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photoGraphic Folder Icons
photoGraphic Folder Icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 5
• Type of file: PNG

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Folder iconset
Folder iconset

Details:
• Number of icons: 6
• Type of file: .icns, .ico files, and .png

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Colorflow Deco Folder icons
Colorflow Deco Folder icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 10
• Type of file: PNG and ICO

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Aquave Metal
Aquave Metal

Details:
• Number of icons: 32

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Simple Folder SVG Icon Set
Simple Folder SVG Icon Set

Details:
• Number of icons: 8
• Type of file: PNG

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Purple ‘My Documents’ Icon
Purple My Documents Icon

Details:
• Number of icons: 12
• Type of file: .ICO, .PNG and MAC .ICNS

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Rise Purple
Rise Purple

Details:
• Type of file: .icns

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Face to Face
Face to Face

Details:
• Number of icons: 52
• Type of file: ICNS and ICO

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Aquave Platinum -WIP-
Aquave Platinum

Details:
• Type of file: ICNS, ICO and PNG

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Blood Folder Set IV
Blood Folder Set

Details:
• Number of icons: 16

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W R E N
ren folder icon

Details:
• Number of icons: 5
• Type of file: PNG

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Creature Folders Icons
creature folder icons free

Details:
• Number of icons: 5
• Type of file: ICO, ICNS, PNG

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Frente Black Special 2
black folder icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 32
• Type of file: ICO, ICNS, PNG

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Cute Folders
cute folder icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 6
• Type of file: ICO, ICNS, PNG

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Wood Folders Icons
cute folder icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 40
• Type of file: ICO, ICNS, PNG

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Adobe Folders Icons
adobe folder icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 11
• Type of file: ICO, ICNS, PNG

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Aquave Adobe CC Icons
adobe cc folder icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 9
• Type of file: ICO, ICNS, PNG

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Comic Publisher Folder
comic folder icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 27
• Type of file: ICO, ICNS, PNG

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Adobe CC Folders
adobe cc folders icons

Details:
• Number of icons: 23
• Type of file: ICO, ICNS, PNG

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Phlat Blue Folders Icons
flat blue folders icons free

Details:
• Number of icons: 41
• Type of file: ICO, ICNS, PNG

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Hyperion
silver folders icons free

Details:
• Number of icons: 96
• Type of file: ICO, ICNS, PNG

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Marvi Ocampo

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13 comments

  1. Wow What a cool collection 😀 Your hardwork of making this awesome Folder icon shows how famous this post is 🙂 Thanks for sharing.

  2. Such a beautiful and various collection of folder icons, thanks for share..

  3. Distinctive set here, high quality also. Well done!

  4. What a great collection of icons, really good variety. Thanks

  5. Fantastic List, keep posting article such like this! Thanks

  6. Elastic folder set is the best for me:) Thanks for sharing.

  7. such a great collection ! thanx for sharing…………..

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