EdenExplorer
Blazing-fast, open-source file manager for Windows 10/11*.
A next-generation file explorer built with Rust and egui,
focused on performance, efficiency, and modern workflows.
A fast, open-source alternative to Windows File Explorer.
*Users reported no issues on Windows 10, but I'm cautious in declaring official support.
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⚡ Why EdenExplorer?
Windows File Explorer hasn't evolved for modern workflows.
It's slow, inefficient, and built for a different era.
EdenExplorer fixes that.
Powered by direct NT-level filesystem access for maximum performance.
⚡ Lightning-fast performance — minimal overhead
🧠 Efficient by design — Built in Rust for memory safety and speed
🎯 Minimal, modern UI — Clean, distraction-free interface that just works
🔓 100% Free & Open Source — No telemetry, no lock-in, no nonsense
🪶 Lightweight footprint — Uses a fraction of the resources of Explorer
🧰 Built for daily use — Your new go-to file manager for everything
🧩 Built With Modern Technology
🦀 Rust — Safe, fast, and reliable systems programming
🎨 egui — Immediate mode GUI for ultra-responsive interfaces
📦 egui-phosphor — Phosphor icon set for egui
⚙️ NT-level filesystem access — Maximum performance, minimal abstraction
Comparison
| Feature | EdenExplorer | FilePilot | Windows Explorer | Files App | Directory Opus | Total Commander | XYplorer | Explorer++ | Double Commander |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ✅ Free | ❌ Paid | ❌ Your Data | ✅ Free | ❌ Paid | ❌ Paid | ❌ Paid | ✅ Free | ✅ Free |
| Performance | ⚡ Fast | ⚡ Fast | 🐢 Slow | ⚡ Fast | ⚡ Fast | ⚡ Fast | ⚡ Fast | ⚡ Fast | ⚡ Fast |
| Open Source | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| NT-level access | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Resource Usage | 🪶 Low | 🪶 Low | 🧱 Heavy | 🪶 Low | 🧱 Heavy | 🪶 Low | 🪶 Low | 🪶 Low | 🪶 Low |
| Core Technology | 🦀 Rust | 🦀 Rust | ⚙️ C++* | 💙 C# / WinUI | ⚙️ C++ | ⚙️ Delphi (Object Pascal) | ⚙️ C++* | ⚙️ C++ | ⚙️ Free Pascal (Lazarus) |
🚀 Getting Started
Download
Grab the latest release from:
https://github.com/mtucciarone/EdenExplorer/releases
Just download and launch — no installation, no setup.
✨ Features
Core Functionality
Theme & Customization
Search & Filtering
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User Interface & Navigation
Advanced Features
System Integration
Performance Optimizations
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🗺️ Roadmap
✅ Implemented Features
- [x] Tabbed interface with tab management, tab pinning (automatic restore on startup), and navigation
- [x] Search and filter engine with real-time file indexing
- [x] Dark/Light theme switching with toggle controls
- [x] Comprehensive navigation with back/forward/up controls
- [x] Favorites system with drag-and-drop support
- [x] Favorites management with reset and reorganization capabilities
- [x] Context menu operations (cut, copy, paste, rename, delete)
- [x] Enhanced drive caching with 30-second cache duration for improved UI performance
- [x] Optimized icon caching with metadata-based cache keys and background loading
- [x] Folder size scanning control with user setting to enable/disable performance-heavy operations
- [x] Window size customization with fullscreen, half-screen, and custom dimension modes
- [x] Portable device support for iPhone, Android, and other connected devices
- [x] Raw/unmounted drive detection for ISO sticks and Linux partitions
- [x] Performance benchmarking system with real-time measurement and comparison tools
- [x] Drag and drop files/folders - Move one or more items into folders shown in the item viewer
- [x] Window management improvements with proper maximization bounds and minimum size constraints
- [x] File/Directory filtering - typing characters automatically start filtering items in the item viewer
- [x] Windows environment variables PATH support - Automatically expands Windows PATHs in breadcrumb input
- [x] Drag and drop files into breadcrumb folders and directory tabs
- [x] Enable/Disable Windows shell integration. By enabling, the context menu will populate with default Windows registry context menu items
- [x] New context menu command (Copy Path) with keyboard shortcut of Ctrl+Shift+C
- [x] Column sorting saves across sessions
- [x] Drag and drop files from EdenExplorer into native Operating System (Windows) objects (Desktop, File Explorer, applications, etc.)
- [x] Full navigation history is saved and restored with Back/Forward/Up buttons
- [x] Added English, Indonesian, Japanese, and multi-Chinese language support
🚀 Upcoming Beta Features
- [ ] Image previews using Spacebar - GPU texture via wgpu / egui_wgpu_backend
- [ ] Support network devices
- [ ] Enhanced theme customization, such as custom layouts, mix/match UI elements, styles, etc
- [ ] Add folder tags and custom folder colors
🐛 Known Bugs
- Hitting "Shift" after already shift-selecting files drops the entire file selection
- Dragging EdenExplorer across multiple monitors causes strange visual glitches
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License
This project is FOSS, released under the MIT License.