Waydir is a fast desktop file manager built for users who prefer keyboard-driven navigation and a dual-pane layout.
It combines a Flutter interface with a native Rust core, giving users direct control over everyday file operations while keeping heavier filesystem tasks away from the main interface. The application supports local and remote workflows, tabbed browsing, previews, archive browsing, and plugin-based customization.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Dual-pane file management with draggable tabs for each pane.
- Keyboard-first workflow for navigation, selection, copying, moving, renaming, and searching.
- Command palette for quickly finding actions, bookmarks, drives, recent locations, files, and plugin commands.
- Quick Look previews for images, PDFs, text, code, and file properties.
- SMB and SFTP support for working with remote files alongside local files.
Website: github.com/Waydir/Waydir
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Developer: Waydir
License: MIT License
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