elementary/files

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File browser designed for elementary OS

Stars: 365
Forks: 82
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 296
Avg merge: 4d 2h
Merged PRs (30d): 3

Dominant language: Vala
License: GPL-3.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 14, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 15, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: No beginner labels indexed

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296 open issues indexed

Copying files is slow and slows to a crawl over time for large numbers of files Open

Performance

elementary/files#1 · 26 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
[Properties Window] Option to change permissions recursively for folders Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#9 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Slow to navigate away from view with many files. Open

Performance

elementary/files#54 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Add format option to right click menu Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#80 · 1 comment · 5 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
webDAV server isn't saved Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#121 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Show webDAV server in Open File Dialog Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#122 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
File chooser sidebar should better match Files Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#129 · 10 comments · 6 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Cancelling file operation should give feedback Open

Priority: Medium

elementary/files#132 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
No progress indication when trashing many small files after a restoring a large number of files Open

Priority: Medium

elementary/files#137 · 7 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
give devices a custom name Open

Needs Design Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#138 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Feature Request: Change drag/drop mode from copy to move or vice-versa via hotkey Open

Gtk4 Priority: Medium Status: Confirmed

elementary/files#149 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Clicking on a destination that takes a while to mount should provide feedback while it loads Open

Gtk4

elementary/files#150 · 13 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Improve the error message when the Windows server info are invalid Open

Gtk4 Needs Design

elementary/files#159 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Put sample text in the connect to Windows server dialog to help the user Open

Gtk4 Needs Design

elementary/files#160 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Deal with duplicate files last when combining folders Open

Priority: Low

elementary/files#164 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Two-finger Forward/Back gestures Open

Gtk4 Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#166 · 6 comments · 14 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Show copy/move progress inline Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#167 · 0 comments · 8 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Support changing folder icons Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#171 · 15 comments · 18 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Remove Open as Admin Open

Needs Design

elementary/files#224 · 14 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Questionable benefits of thumbnails over mime type icons in list view Open

Needs Design Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#282 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Expand ctrl click to open in new tab Open

Gtk4 Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#313 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Ctrl-W is not consistent with Epiphany & Terminal Open

Needs Design

elementary/files#327 · 28 comments · 5 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Show animated gifs Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#336 · 0 comments · 5 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Create folder with selected files Open

Priority: Wishlist Status: Confirmed

elementary/files#346 · 5 comments · 9 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Rename using a popover Open

Gtk4 Needs Design

elementary/files#416 · 7 comments · 7 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Add "Copy To" and "Move To" to the right click menu Open

Needs Design Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#417 · 5 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
[feature request] preview on file click Open

Status: Design Conflict

elementary/files#438 · 22 comments · 11 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Add "search in appcenter" when no appropriate applications are found Open

Needs Design Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#446 · 5 comments · 9 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
[feature-request] Add ability to show and edit POSIX ACLs & extended user attributes Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#469 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Revise visual representations of focus, selection, etc Open

Gtk4

elementary/files#473 · 2 comments · 6 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Do not grab focus from renaming when updating view automatically Open

Gtk4 Priority: Low

elementary/files#520 · 15 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Show a message when housekeeping is enabled Open

Approved Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#530 · 7 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
First item is illuminated without selection. Open

Gtk4

elementary/files#552 · 18 comments · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Use GtkGesture Open

Gtk4

elementary/files#588 · 1 comment · 13 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
[Feature request] Option to change the default 'Files' landing path Open

Needs Design Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#621 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Need skip all option when trying to delete Open

Approved Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#628 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Have independent histories for "Open" and "Save" dialogs Open

Needs Design

elementary/files#671 · 9 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
No obvious signifier you can drop onto sidebar bookmark or trash Open

Needs Design Priority: Low

elementary/files#687 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Spring-loaded folders should function outside of the working folder in Column View Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#688 · 11 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Display contents of folder if highlighted by arrow key (column mode) Open

Needs Design

elementary/files#690 · 11 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
It is not obvious where arrow keys navigate to (column mode) Open

Opinion

elementary/files#691 · 12 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Navigate backwards with keys if entered into hierarchy (column view) Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#693 · 9 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Show visual feedback "warning" when using spring-loading folders Open

Needs Design Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#699 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Can't check video resolution when going into Properties Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#713 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Slow to open progress window when copying many selected files (100,000) on external device Open

Priority: Low

elementary/files#722 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Undoing a large copy appears to freeze Files Open

Priority: Medium

elementary/files#739 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Warn before running executables Open

Priority: Wishlist

elementary/files#745 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Drag and drop images from Chromium browser to files Open

Priority: Wishlist Status: Confirmed

elementary/files#746 · 10 comments · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
No search button Open

Gtk4 Needs Design

elementary/files#813 · 6 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Drag action does not change with modifier keys Open

Gtk4

elementary/files#834 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026

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