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
Just download and launch — no installation, no setup.
✨ Features
Core Functionality
Lightning-fast GUI that starts at the root of your computer, displaying all drives with comprehensive storage types and detailed information
Asynchronous directory scanning for ultra-fast file listing without blocking the UI
Intuitive navigation with Back / Forward / Up controls for seamless browsing
Smart sidebar with quick access to common folders and customizable favorites
Theme & Customization
Dark/Light mode switching with instant toggle
Advanced theme customization with full color palette editor
Customizable startup directory
Persistent settings across restarts
Search & Filtering
Real-time file filtering as you type
Fuzzy matching for intelligent results
Performance-optimized filtering with cached indices
User Interface & Navigation
Tabbed navigation with independent loading states
Interactive breadcrumb navigation with inline editing
Responsive design across window sizes
Modern toolbar with file and folder actions
Advanced Features
Favorites system with drag-and-drop support
Background folder size calculation with progress tracking
Context menu operations (cut, copy, paste, rename, delete)
Drag and drop files/folders within the viewer
Portable device support (iPhone, Android, external devices)
Raw/unmounted drive detection (ISO, Linux partitions)
Multi-language Support using i18n</li>
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System Integration
Persistent settings using efficient binary cache
Efficient drive space queries with caching
Windows API integration
Custom executable icon with file association
Improved window management
Performance Optimizations
NT-level filesystem access via direct API calls
Background scanning prevents UI freezing
Efficient caching for directories and metadata
Streaming directory enumeration
Low memory footprint
Built-in benchmarking system
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## 🗺️ Roadmap
### ✅ Implemented Features
- [x] **Tabbed interface** with tab management, tab pinning (automatic restore on startup), and navigation
- [x] **Search and filter engine** with real-time file indexing
- [x] **Dark/Light theme switching** with toggle controls
- [x] **Comprehensive navigation** with back/forward/up controls
- [x] **Favorites system** with drag-and-drop support
- [x] **Favorites management** with reset and reorganization capabilities
- [x] **Context menu operations** (cut, copy, paste, rename, delete)
- [x] **Enhanced drive caching** with 30-second cache duration for improved UI performance
- [x] **Optimized icon caching** with metadata-based cache keys and background loading
- [x] **Folder size scanning control** with user setting to enable/disable performance-heavy operations
- [x] **Window size customization** with fullscreen, half-screen, and custom dimension modes
- [x] **Portable device support** for iPhone, Android, and other connected devices
- [x] **Raw/unmounted drive detection** for ISO sticks and Linux partitions
- [x] **Performance benchmarking system** with real-time measurement and comparison tools
- [x] **Drag and drop files/folders** - Move one or more items into folders shown in the item viewer
- [x] **Window management improvements** with proper maximization bounds and minimum size constraints
- [x] **File/Directory filtering** - typing characters automatically start filtering items in the item viewer
- [x] **Windows environment variables PATH support** - Automatically expands Windows PATHs in breadcrumb input
- [x] Drag and drop files into breadcrumb folders and directory tabs
- [x] Enable/Disable Windows shell integration. By enabling, the context menu will populate with default Windows registry context menu items
- [x] New context menu command (Copy Path) with keyboard shortcut of Ctrl+Shift+C
- [x] Column sorting saves across sessions
- [x] Drag and drop files from EdenExplorer into native Operating System (Windows) objects (Desktop, File Explorer, applications, etc.)
- [x] Full navigation history is saved and restored with Back/Forward/Up buttons
- [x] Added English, Indonesian, Japanese, and multi-Chinese language support
### 🚀 Upcoming Beta Features
- [ ] Image previews using Spacebar - GPU texture via wgpu / egui_wgpu_backend
- [ ] Support network devices
- [ ] Enhanced theme customization, such as custom layouts, mix/match UI elements, styles, etc
- [ ] Add folder tags and custom folder colors
## 🐛 Known Bugs
- Hitting "Shift" after already shift-selecting files drops the entire file selection
- Dragging EdenExplorer across multiple monitors causes strange visual glitches
## Star History
## License
This project is FOSS, released under the MIT License.
