EdenExplorer
EdenExplorer
Blazing-fast, open-source file manager for Windows 10/11*.
A next-generation file explorer built with Rust and egui,
focused on performance, efficiency, and modern workflows.
A fast, open-source alternative to Windows File Explorer.
*Users reported no issues on Windows 10, but I'm cautious in declaring official support.
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⚡ Why EdenExplorer?
Windows File Explorer hasn't evolved for modern workflows.
It's slow, inefficient, and built for a different era.
EdenExplorer fixes that.
Powered by direct NT-level filesystem access for maximum performance.
⚡ Lightning-fast performance — minimal overhead
🧠 Efficient by design — Built in Rust for memory safety and speed
🎯 Minimal, modern UI — Clean, distraction-free interface that just works
🔓 100% Free & Open Source — No telemetry, no lock-in, no nonsense
🪶 Lightweight footprint — Uses a fraction of the resources of Explorer
🧰 Built for daily use — Your new go-to file manager for everything
🧩 Built With Modern Technology
🦀 Rust — Safe, fast, and reliable systems programming
🎨 egui — Immediate mode GUI for ultra-responsive interfaces
📦 egui-phosphor — Phosphor icon set for egui
⚙️ NT-level filesystem access — Maximum performance, minimal abstraction
🚀 Getting Started
Download
Grab the latest release from:
https://github.com/mtucciarone/EdenExplorer/releases
Just download and launch — no installation, no setup.
🗺️ Roadmap
🚀 Upcoming Alpha Features
- Add multi-tagging of objects
- Enhanced theme customization, such as custom layouts, mix/match UI elements, styles, etc
- Support network devices
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Keyboard Shortcuts
- F1 - Toggle fullscreen
- Ctrl+Shift+C - Copy selected path
- Ctrl+W - Close current Tab
- Ctrl+T - New Tab
- Ctrl+Tab - Next Tab
- Ctrl+Shift+Tab - Previous Tab
- Ctrl+Shift+N - Create new folder in current directory
- Ctrl+R (F5) - Refresh current directory
- Alt+D - Select the address bar / current directory path
- F2 - Rename current selected file (if any is selected inside the explorer)
- Alt-Enter - Open current properties of current selected file (if any is selected inside the explorer)
- Home/End - Scroll to the top or bottom of the current explorer directory and select the first/last object
- Alt + Left Arrow (Backspace) - Navigate backwards
- Alt + Right Arrow (Mouse Button 4) - Navigate forwards
- Alt + Up Arrow (Mouse Button 5) - Navigate upwards
- Enter - If a file is selected, runs the default program
✅ Implemented Features Changelog
- Tabbed interface with tab management, tab pinning (automatic restore on startup), and navigation
- Search and filter engine with real-time file indexing
- Dark/Light theme switching with toggle controls
- Comprehensive navigation with back/forward/up controls
- Favorites system with drag-and-drop support
- Favorites management with reset and reorganization capabilities
- Context menu operations (cut, copy, paste, rename, delete)
- Enhanced drive caching with 30-second cache duration for improved UI performance
- Optimized icon caching with metadata-based cache keys and background loading
- Folder size scanning control with user setting to enable/disable performance-heavy operations
- Window size customization with fullscreen, half-screen, and custom dimension modes
- Portable device support for iPhone, Android, and other connected devices
- Raw/unmounted drive detection for ISO sticks and Linux partitions
- Performance benchmarking system with real-time measurement and comparison tools
- Drag and drop files/folders - Move one or more items into folders shown in the item viewer
- Window management improvements with proper maximization bounds and minimum size constraints
- File/Directory filtering - typing characters automatically start filtering items in the item viewer
- Windows environment variables PATH support - Automatically expands Windows PATHs in breadcrumb input
- Drag and drop files into breadcrumb folders and directory tabs
- Enable/Disable Windows shell integration. By enabling, the context menu will populate with default Windows registry context menu items
- New context menu command (Copy Path) with keyboard shortcut of Ctrl+Shift+C
- Column sorting saves across sessions
- Drag and drop files from EdenExplorer into native Operating System (Windows) objects (Desktop, File Explorer, applications, etc.)
- Full navigation history is saved and restored with Back/Forward/Up buttons
- Added English, Indonesian, Japanese, and multi-Chinese language support
- Add folder tags and custom folder colors
- Add toggle for display hidden explorer objects
- Support changing the application font based on the system-installed fonts
- Collapsible sidebar
- Split-pane view in the Explorer
- Explorer view displays objects that have tags applied to them based on the tag color
- Added native Recycle Bin support
- New Explorer view that displays media files in small/medium/large/extra large format
- Add special icons for Desktop, Downloads, My User Home, Music, Videos, My Documents
- CLI now accepts
::MY_PC::,::RECYCLE_BIN::,shell:MyComputerFolder, andshell:RecycleBinFolderas valid directories - Lexicographic multi-column sorting using Shift+Click to add columns to sort rows or Ctrl+Click to remove column sorting
- Directory column sorting, sizing, and view changes persist across sessions
License
This project is FOSS, released under the MIT License.