A method implemented by a computing device comprising: implementing a framework for the computing device that is configured to manage states for cloud content files accessible via the computing device from multiple cloud storage services and output state indicators with file system representations of the cloud content files, wherein the states comprise a set of primary states provided by the framework, that is indicative of a synchronization status of the cloud content file; and a custom state, defined for a cloud storage provider of the cloud content file, that is associated with the content of the cloud storage provider, wherein an implementation of the framework executes operations that comprise: identifying available slots for display of the state indicator icons in a user interface; selecting one or more state indicator icons for the primary states based on the synchronization status of the cloud content file, wherein the selecting selects one or more slots of the available slots for display of the one or more state indicator icons, in response to the selecting of the one or more slots for display of state indicator icons for the primary states, selecting one or more state indicator icons for the custom state of the cloud content file based on the available slots, rendering the user interface configured to display file system representations of the cloud content files; and exposing via the user interface, one or more state indicator icons associated with the primary states, the one or more state indicator icons associated with the custom state and the file system representations of the cloud content files. implementing a framework for the computing device that is configured to manage states for cloud content files accessible via the computing device from multiple cloud storage services and output state indicators with file system representations of the cloud content files, wherein the states comprise a set of primary states provided by the framework, that is indicative of a synchronization status of the cloud content file; and a custom state, defined for a cloud storage provider of the cloud content file, that is associated with the content of the cloud storage provider, wherein an implementation of the framework executes operations that comprise: identifying available slots for display of the state indicator icons in a user interface; selecting one or more state indicator icons for the primary states based on the synchronization status of the cloud content file, wherein the selecting selects one or more slots of the available slots for display of the one or more state indicator icons, in response to the selecting of the one or more slots for display of state indicator icons for the primary states, selecting one or more state indicator icons for the custom state of the cloud content file based on the available slots, rendering the user interface configured to display file system representations of the cloud content files; and exposing via the user interface, one or more state indicator icons associated with the primary states, the one or more state indicator icons associated with the custom state and the file system representations of the cloud content files. identifying available slots for display of the state indicator icons in a user interface; selecting one or more state indicator icons for the primary states based on the synchronization status of the cloud content file, wherein the selecting selects one or more slots of the available slots for display of the one or more state indicator icons, in response to the selecting of the one or more slots for display of state indicator icons for the primary states, selecting one or more state indicator icons for the custom state of the cloud content file based on the available slots, rendering the user interface configured to display file system representations of the cloud content files; and exposing via the user interface, one or more state indicator icons associated with the primary states, the one or more state indicator icons associated with the custom state and the file system representations of the cloud content files.