files-community / files-community/Files
Feature: Photos view layout mode
- Dominant language
- C#
- Stars
- 45.4k
- Forks
- 2.9k
- Avg merge
- 19h 7m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 62
Description
**Is your feature request related to a problem?**
Feature request.
**Describe the solution**
A photos layout mode (implemented as a new data template in the grid view browser) which shows images at their original size.
**Describe alternatives you've considered**
Use grid view - large.
**Scope**
| Capability | Priority |
| :---------- | :------- |
| This proposal will allow users to view photos in their original size | Must |
| Use adaptive layout mode feature to switch to photos view when majority or all items enumerated are images | Should |
| Show name when selected or on hover | could |
| Sort by date taken (depends on #4432) by default when this layout mode is selected and the sort mode has not been set | Could |
| Hide preview section of preview pane and just show details since the full content is already being shown | Could |
| Add a slider to reduce image sizes | Could |
**Additional comment**
Concept from Files server:

**Open questions**
*Should photo metadata (eg, date taken, location) be shown in the item or a header?*
*How and where should folders and non-image files be displayed? Should they be separated like OneDrive does?*
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reviewing the existing grid view—large mode and the proposed adaptive layout behavior. Resolve how folders, non-image files, names, metadata, sorting, preview details, and image sizing should work; done means a photos mode can display photos at their original size with agreed behavior for these cases.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100