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

• 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, and shell:RecycleBinFolder as 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
• Add multi-tagging of objects

License

This project is FOSS, released under the MIT License.