A better file manager
for macOS

Native Finder replacement built with Swift and SwiftUI. Fast, keyboard-driven, with rich file previews and iPhone file management.

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Requires macOS 13+

Everything Finder should be

Built for power users who need more than drag-and-drop.

FileExplorer vs Finder

Side-by-side comparison of features.

Install in one command

Downloads the latest build and installs to ~/Applications.

$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dux/file_explorer_swift/main/install.sh | bash
Requires macOS 13+
Optional: libimobiledevice, fd, ffmpeg

Build from source

Clone the repo and build with make.

$ make # build, install to ~/Applications, and run
$ make build # build and install only
$ make clean # remove build artifacts