# Feature Request: Color Labels! **URL:** \ **Category:** TotalFinder\ **Created:** [February 27, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/feature-request-color-labels/1476 "2014-02-27T19:40:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GregNYR89](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/gregnyr89/32/249_2.png) [@GregNYR89](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/GregNYR89)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/feature-request-color-labels/1476/1 "2014-02-27T19:40:10Z")
With the new OSX Mavericks, apple decided to go from Color Labels to Tags. These tags are helpful to some but not to everyone. I relied a lot on Color Labels with previous versions of OSX but am having difficulties with these tags, mainly because it’s hard to see them and more time consuming. Please implement a feature to have the ability to turn on Color Labels in Finder like in previous versions of OSX. Thanks, Greg. ---
**Author:** ![Hans](https://discuss.binaryage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e19b73/32.png) [@Hans](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/Hans)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/feature-request-color-labels/1476/2 "2014-03-01T16:48:44Z")
I support Greg on the new feature proposal. The current color dots draw little attention to the file or folders that have them. I don’t know what should be the behavior of a multi-labeled element, maybe for simplicity it could be colored with the first color in the list since it seems that on Mavericks the order of addition of labels is preserved. Any other ideas about it? ---
**Author:** ![darwin](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/darwin/32/2275_2.png) [@darwin](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/darwin)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/feature-request-color-labels/1476/3 "2014-03-02T07:49:54Z")
This is on my TODO list. I have to fix all quirks in recent releases and then I’m going to implement it. Please follow this thread for updates: > [@Wish: Return Finder Labels to Mavericks](http://discuss.binaryage.com/t/wish-return-finder-labels-to-mavericks/662): > > The biggest problem I have with OS X 10.9 Mavericks is the replacement of color labels with tags. Tags are small dots of color next to the name of a file. A label is the coloring of the entire background of a filename. Labels are so much easier to see. Sure, you can have more than one tag to a file. But you can only see three of them. And they get hidden when the filename length is long. Ideally, TotalFinder would change the background color of a file name to match the top tag color of a … ---
**Author:** ![Saanvi](https://discuss.binaryage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Saanvi](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/Saanvi)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/feature-request-color-labels/1476/4 "2014-03-07T23:10:57Z")
Darwin, Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’m so glad this issue made it to “TODO”! Coloring labels was the #1 reason I switched from PC to Mac world. Thinking in color works so much faster for my brain than reading the words. I will quit kevetching and try on some patience. Cheryl ---
**Author:** ![fred](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/fred/32/2334_2.png) [@fred](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/fred)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/feature-request-color-labels/1476/5 "2014-03-21T18:38:08Z")
I always found the colour labels a bit overwhelming. But I agree the current dot system doesn’t work very well. I think putting the dots to the LEFT of the item would solve the problem, and make it much easier to associate which dot goes with which file.