One of the keystones of desktop computing is file management, and we’ve covered quite a lot of file managers in Hotpicks. Those were Explorer-like, Finder-like or Far-like ones – each with its own claims to win your heart. But when it comes to desktop file manager built using modern web frameworks, we can hardly remember any. That’s why you may find it interesting to use Xplorer for your regular file management operations. This traditional file manager doesn’t looks too different from Nautilus or Dolphin, but its internals are completely web based.
Xplorer is written in Typescript, with some parts made with Rust and others with SCSS (a dialect of SASS for stylesheets processing). After compiling and running it ( $ yarn install && yarn dev ) you’ll see a neat utility that resembles a tweaked version of Windows Explorer. There’s the side panel with favourites and common entry points, the central area with files and folders, and the optional right-most panel where you can preview images and videos. Xplorer supports tabs and thumbnails, and can search for files using wild cards. Hover over a file to preview it, double-click it to open in a separate program, or use right mouse click to access the context menu. You can also pin a file or a folder in the Favourites area for faster access.