tinker-file-explorer

A file manager plugin for TINKER that provides a full-featured file browser with sidebar navigation, multi-tab support, clipboard operations, and integrated terminal access.

Features

• Sidebar navigation — shortcuts to Home, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Music, Videos, detected drives, and custom locations
• Multi-tab browsing — open multiple directories in tabs, reorder tabs via drag and drop
• Back/Forward/Up navigation — browser-like history for seamless directory traversal
• List and grid views — switch between detailed list view and icon grid view
• Path breadcrumb — clickable path segments with an editable path input bar
• Real-time filter — filter files by name with visible/total count display
• Sorting — sort by name, size, or modification time in ascending or descending order
• File operations — create new folders, rename, delete (move to trash)
• Clipboard operations — copy/cut files and paste into another directory within the app
• Multi-selection — Ctrl/Cmd+click for individual selection, Shift+click for range selection, select all
• Context menu — right-click files for show in file manager, open in terminal, copy, cut, rename, delete; right-click blank area for paste, new folder, sort options
• File preview — toggleable preview panel for selected files
• Integrated terminal — open any directory directly in the built-in terminal
• Custom locations — add, edit, and remove your own favorite folders in the sidebar
• Auto-refreshing drives — periodically detects mounted volumes across macOS, Windows, and Linux

Usage

1. Open "File Explorer" from the TINKER plugin menu
2. Navigate using the sidebar (shortcuts, drives, and custom locations) or the toolbar (back, forward, up, refresh)
3. Double-click a folder to enter it, or double-click a file to open it with the default application
4. Use the view toggle to switch between list view and grid view
5. Filter files by typing in the search box — press F to focus the filter
6. Right-click on files or blank areas for context menu operations
7. Use Ctrl/Cmd+C to copy and Ctrl/Cmd+V to paste files within the file explorer
8. Click the preview button to toggle the file preview panel on the right
9. Click "Open in Integrated Terminal" from the context menu to open a terminal at the current path
10. Right-click the "Custom" section in the sidebar to add your own frequently used folders