A file manager for Windows and Linux

Files, media and remote hosts in one window: quick preview, a built-in player and video editor, SFTP and an SSH terminal.

Latest version: 26.10.0 (2026-10)

Shelfiles

Features

Viewing and editing

Quick view

Space shows text, a picture, media, properties or the contents of an archive.

Syntax highlighting

Code, logs, JSON, YAML and diffs; ERROR lines stand out at a glance.

Huge files and search

A file is readable from its first chunk, and Ctrl+F lists every match.

Animation

GIF, WebP and APNG play without being read into memory whole.

Notes

Text notes in the side panel, with edits saved silently.

Properties

Properties of a file or folder; for "Computer" — OS, CPU and memory.

Music and video

Player in the side panel

A built-in ffmpeg engine — no external apps or codec packs needed.

Playlists

As many lists as you like, background tag reading and m3u import.

Audio visualization

Five MilkDrop-style presets: waveform, spectrum and drifting trails.

Frame strip

Thumbnails under the seek bar, wheel zoom and full screen.

Video editor

Trimming by intervals, joining clips and transcoding.

Animation builder

From pictures or parts of a clip — into GIF, WebP, MP4, WebM, APNG.

Panels and tabs

Up to six panels

One, two, three, four or six — the layout changes with one button.

Tabs

Every panel has its own; a tab can be dragged into the next one.

Five view modes

A table with columns, tiles and icons in four sizes.

Ctrl + wheel zoom

Ctrl with the wheel scales whatever is under the cursor, in any tab.

Per-folder background

A colour or picture per folder; the background survives a restart.

Columns that fit the job

Type, extension, creation date and total folder size with a share bar.

Search, filtering and tags

Instant search

Ctrl+F searches names, and matching rows move to the top.

Filter panel

Date, type, extension and size — with a count of matching files.

Subfolder browsing

The current folder and all of its subfolders in one list.

Folder size

The full size is computed in the background and shown in a column.

Tags

Coloured tags with a counter; on a file — dots next to the name.

Bookmarks and quick access

Bookmarks, groups, drives, network and notes in the side panel.

Files and operations

Background operations

Copying and deleting run as tasks: progress, pause, name conflicts.

Recycle bin as a folder

The bin on Windows and Linux opens in a panel: you see where a file came from.

Archives

You step into a zip like into a folder; files inside are read on the fly.

Shortcut, symlink, hardlink

Any of the three is created next to the original, from one menu item.

Batch rename

Many files at once, with column editing of the names.

System integration

Explorer menu, admin relaunch, and the name of the app locking a file.

Remote work and appearance

Files over SFTP

A remote host opens in the same panel as a local drive.

SSH terminal

A real pty: mc, htop, vim and less work as in a normal terminal.

Themes and language

Dark, light and custom themes; the interface in English and Russian.