Keyboard-driven navigation
Move, select, open, copy, search, and switch panes without reaching for the mouse.
Dual-pane file manager
for keyboards.
Waydir is a cross-platform desktop file manager for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It combines dual-pane navigation, tabs, network drives, Quick Look, and live search in a fast Flutter UI.
Features
See it work.
Navigation, copying, previews, search, remote drives, archives. Most of it captured from the actual app.
Dual-pane copy
Side-by-side source and destination panes make file transfers explicit and quick.
Live recursive search
Results stream in while folders are still being scanned, with substring, regex, and glob matching.
Quick Look preview
Preview images, text, and code on Space before opening a separate app.
SFTP and SMB drives
Remote locations sit in the sidebar and support browsing, search, copy, preview, and Open with.
Archives in place
Browse ZIP and TAR archives like folders, then extract or create archives from the same workflow.
Built-in terminal per pane
A real PTY in the current pane location, toggled with Ctrl+`, running your usual shell without leaving the keyboard.
Tabs per pane
Keep multiple locations open in each pane and switch between them quickly.
Filter search
Filter the current view as you type to jump straight to the file or function you need.
Customization
Tune the look and behaviour with themes and settings to fit your workflow.
Native Rust core
Listing, recursive search, and trash run in a native Rust library, off the UI thread. 100k-file directories open without freezing.
File operations
Copy, move, and delete with conflict resolution and live progress. Trash-safe delete, cancellable mid-flight, with clipboard integration.
Sidebar & bookmarks
Favorites, devices, and pinned bookmarks in the sidebar. One key to the locations you use most.
Network drives
SMB and SFTP mount, unmount, and reconnect from the sidebar. Pooled connections, off-thread transfers, and fine-grained progress.
Open with
Per-type default apps plus an Open with picker for everything else. Set it once, forget it.
Git integration
Git status bar with branch switching and stash management, right where you work.
Themes & display
Light, Dark, and Nord themes plus custom themes via JSON. Configurable density, sort, hidden files, and date format.
Cross-platform
One codebase, native desktop packages and portable archives for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
Open source
Free and open source under MIT. No tracking, no accounts, no phoning home.
Install
Linux · Windows · macOS.
All releases live on GitHub. Pick a package for your platform - MIT licensed, open source, no telemetry.