Files is a file manager with a powerful yet intuitive design. It has features like multiple tabs, panes, columns, shell extensions in the context menu and tags.

Features

Power meets beauty

Explore a beautiful Windows-first design. Manage all your files with increased productivity. Work across multiple folders with tabs. And so much more.

Seamless cloud integration

Integration with cloud services such as OneDrive, Google Drive, and iCloud allow you to manage your documents and photos in the cloud, right from the sidebar.

File preview

Preview documents, photos, and more without opening them. Support for rich previews, syntax highlighting, markdown and video playback is all built in.

Tagged Files and Folders

Quickly mark and organize your files and folders for later by assigning them colored and named tags for easy identification. You can even add your own custom tags!

Multitask with tabs

Avoid multiple windows and keep your desktop clutter-free. Files features a browser-like tabbing interface complete with keyboard shortcuts.

Distinctly personal

Have it your way. Files features a fully customizable user interface, right down to the colors and materials. Explore themes created by the community or dive right into the docs and create your own.

More Features

  • Tabs
  • Cloud integration
  • Shell extensions support (in the right click context menu)
  • Column view browsing
  • FTP support

What's New

  • Feature: Moved "open on Windows startup" to advanced settings by @yaira2 in #12584
  • Feature: Added Git branch to status bar by @ferrariofilippo in #12020
  • Feature: Added support for checking out local Git branches by @ferrariofilippo in #12316
  • Feature: Git Integration Phase 3 by @ferrariofilippo in #12344
  • Feature: Git Integration Phase 4 by @ferrariofilippo in #12439
  • Feature: Integrated Advanced Security page into the properties window by @0x5bfa in #11930
  • Feature: Added swipe gesture for back/forward navigation by @heftymouse in #12043
  • Feature: Keep timestamps when extracting an archive by @ferrariofilippo in #11976
  • Feature: Disable warning when a new name is empty by @ferrariofilippo in #12150
  • Feature: Display Restore All Items when right clicking recycle bin on the sidebar by @QuaintMako in #12178
  • Feature: Renamed "Path:" text to "Location:" by @memory-hunter in #12243
  • Feature: Changed the tooltip position on the sidebar by @yaira2 in #12363
  • Feature: Added support for grouping items by month by @hishitetsu in #12288
  • Feature: Use gray and white grid for the ColorPickerButton to indicate transparency by @Poker-sang in #12371
  • Feature: Added restart teaching tip by @yaira2 in #12425
  • Feature: Added Crowdin link to the about page by @yaira2 in #12433
  • Feature: Stretch image previews by @yaira2 in #12436
  • Feature: Added pivot to switch between details and preview pane by @yaira2 in #12438
  • Feature: Enable continue where you left off by default by @yaira2 in #12441
  • Feature: Added support for changing the backdrop material to Acrylic by @heftymouse in #12534
  • Feature: Added "install" toolbar button for certificate files by @br1trs in #12518
  • Feature: Added icon for InstallFont by @hishitetsu in #12555
  • Feature: SwitchPreview for SeerProProvider by @hishitetsu in #12557
  • Feature: Automatically hide the preview pane when the window is too small by @yaira2 in #12499
  • Feature: Added horizontal layout to the preview pane by @yaira2 in #12496
  • Feature: Show tooltip when text in the details view is trimmed by @hishitetsu in #12488
  • Feature: Show a progress ring or bar while loading in the properties window by @hishitetsu in #12544
  • Feature: Updated status bar brushes by @yaira2 in #12565
  • Feature: Display conflicts modal when pasting in FTP locations by @ferrariofilippo in #12242
  • Feature: Startup speed improvements by @hez2010 in #12260
  • Feature: Renamed Copy location to Copy path by @hishitetsu in #12392
  • Feature: Treat cloud drives as root in the column view by @hishitetsu in #12337
  • Feature: Added SeerPro support by @yaira2 in #12477
  • Fix: Ensure GIF and TIFF are treated as images by @f-pereira in #12159
  • Fix: Switch focus to the primary pane when closing dual pane mode by @ferrariofilippo in #12213
  • Fix: Fixed folder size calculation by @hishitetsu in #12207
  • Fix: Fixed issue where unpin from start didn't work by @mafra99 in #12193
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where folder icon customization applied before saving by @0x5bfa in #12141
  • Fix: Reduced tooltip size when only the drive name is available by @ferrariofilippo in #12231
  • Fix: Fixed issue where the create button was always disabled in new shortcut dialog by @ferrariofilippo in #12230
  • Fix: Fixed a crash with ftp connections by @ferrariofilippo in #12228
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where checkbox settings weren't applied in the grid layout by @Krytan in #12229
  • Fix: Fixed issue where search unindexed items weren't clickable by @ZLAllen in #12245
  • Fix: Reset items opacity when copying other items by @ferrariofilippo in #12252
  • Fix: Fixed issue where removing an item from the recent list didn't work by @hishitetsu in #12273
  • Fix: Fixed issue where drives sometimes had the wrong thumbnail by @hecksmosis in #12275
  • Fix: Fixed can't drag multiple files from the tags area by @ferrariofilippo in #12219
  • Fix: Fixed NullReferenceException in folder.GetThumbnailAsync by @hecksmosis in #12286
  • Fix: Fixed compilation of CustomOpenDialog project by @gave92 in #12294
  • Fix: Fixed crash with Win32Exception by @hishitetsu in #12299
  • Fix: Fixed wrong total editing time format by @hishitetsu in #12301
  • Fix: Fixed issue with file preview in column layout by @ferrariofilippo in #12284
  • Fix: Fixed crash when creating bitmap images by @hishitetsu in #12303
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where it wasn't possible to edit some file permissions by @0x5bfa in #12142
  • Fix: Fixed crash that would occur in git directories on WSL drives by @ferrariofilippo in #12307
  • Fix: Fixed duration formatting when it is more than one day by @hishitetsu in #12314
  • Fix: Fixed issue where some hotkeys were not working by @hishitetsu in #12327
  • Fix: Fixed crash when trying to create bitmap from null IconData in SidebarPinnedModel.cs by @hecksmosis in #12333
  • Fix: Fixed System.ArgumentException caused by adding the same key by @hishitetsu in #12302
  • Fix: Fixed issue where credentials dialog wasn't shown when accessing FTP by @ferrariofilippo in #12329
  • Fix: Fixed NullReferenceException with EnumerateItemsFromStandardFolderAsync by @hecksmosis in #12335
  • Fix: Don't show git info in Home by @ferrariofilippo in #12339
  • Fix: Fixed focus flickering between columns or panes by @hishitetsu in #12348
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where it sometimes failed to extract an archive by @ferrariofilippo in #12379
  • Fix: Fixed key labels by @hishitetsu in #12397
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where right clicking empty space didn't clear selection by @ferrariofilippo in #12404
  • Fix: Fixed issue where pinned favorites were sometimes duplicated by @hecksmosis in #12405
  • Feature: Changed the format of the banner at extracting archives by @hishitetsu in #12412
  • Fix: Fixed issue where delete confirmation dialog sometimes did not appear immediately by @hishitetsu in #12414
  • Fix: Fixed network locations not appearing on the sidebar by @gave92 in #12411
  • Fix: Display tags on network drives when selecting tag by @gave92 in #12420
  • Fix: Fixed issue where progress bar was overlapping text in ongoing operations by @hishitetsu in #12443
  • Fix: Fixed crash when right-clicking non-existing drive by @hishitetsu in #12469
  • Fix: Fixed SourceGenerator build failure by @Poker-sang in #12471
  • Fix: Fixed issue where Files crashed when trying to open the library page on the properties window by @hishitetsu in #12479
  • Fix: Fixed issue where icons and names of library items were not displayed by @hishitetsu in #12480
  • Feature: Added support for displayin...