File Manager
OxideTerm’s File Manager is a full local file browser built into the app — no need to switch to Finder or Explorer. It pairs naturally with the SFTP panel for seamless local↔remote file transfers.
Opening File Manager
Section titled “Opening File Manager”Click File Manager in the sidebar (folder icon), or open a new tab and pick the file manager tab type.
Navigation
Section titled “Navigation”- Path bar — type any path directly and press Go (Enter)
- Go Up — navigate to parent directory
- Home — jump to home directory (
~) - Drives (Windows) — click “Show Drives” to select a drive letter
- Refresh — reload the current directory listing
File Operations
Section titled “File Operations”Right-click any file or selection for the full context menu:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Open | Open file with default OS app |
| Reveal in File Manager | Show in Finder / Explorer |
| Open Terminal Here | Launch a local terminal in this directory |
| Preview | In-app Quick Look preview |
| Rename | Rename file/folder inline |
| Duplicate | Create a copy with “Copy of” prefix |
| Copy / Cut / Paste | Clipboard-based file operations within File Manager |
| Compress to ZIP | Create a .zip archive from selection |
| Extract Archive | Extract ZIP/tar archives in-place |
| Copy Path / Copy Name | Copy full path or filename to clipboard |
| Properties | See size, MIME type, timestamps, permissions, MD5/SHA-256 |
| Delete | Move to OS trash (with confirmation) |
All operations support multi-selection (Cmd/Ctrl+click, Shift+click, Cmd+A).
Favorites (Bookmarks)
Section titled “Favorites (Bookmarks)”Star any folder to add it to Favorites in the sidebar:
- Favorites appear in a collapsible panel above the main listing
- Each favorite has a custom display name (editable)
- One-click navigation from anywhere in the app
Rich File Previews
Section titled “Rich File Previews”Press Space to Quick Look preview the selected file without opening an external app. Supported preview formats:
| Category | Formats |
|---|---|
| Images | PNG, JPG, GIF, WebP, SVG, HEIC |
| Video | MP4, WebM, MOV |
| Audio | MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, OGG |
| Code / Text | Any text file with syntax highlighting (100+ languages) |
| Markdown | Rendered markdown (with source toggle) |
| Inline PDF viewer | |
| Hex | Binary files shown as hex dump |
| Fonts | TTF, OTF, WOFF — renders alphabet, numbers, ligatures, Nerd Font icons |
| Archives | ZIP, tar — tree listing with sizes |
| Office | DOCX, XLSX, PPTX inline preview |
In the preview panel, use ← / → to navigate to the previous/next file. Press i to toggle the info panel (size, MIME type, timestamps, permissions, checksum).
File Properties & Checksums
Section titled “File Properties & Checksums”The Properties panel (right-click → Properties) shows:
- File size in bytes and human-readable form
- Kind (file, folder, symlink)
- Location (full path)
- Created / Modified / Accessed timestamps
- Access permissions
- For folders: recursive file + directory count and total size (async scanning)
- Checksum: click “Calculate MD5 / SHA-256” for integrity verification
Drag-and-Drop to SFTP
Section titled “Drag-and-Drop to SFTP”Files and folders can be dragged from File Manager directly into an open SFTP panel to start an upload. Similarly, drag files from SFTP into File Manager to download them. The SFTP transfer queue handles the transfer with progress, pause/resume, and breakpoint resume.
Filter
Section titled “Filter”Type in the Filter box above the file list to instantly filter by filename — matching is real-time, case-insensitive.