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CabinetOS

Modern System Commander

An approachable, high-performance file manager for Windows 11. The dual-pane efficiency of Total Commander, with the workspace ideas of VS Code: a command palette, chord keys, an integrated terminal and sandboxed plugins.

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Version 0.1.0 · Windows 11, x64 · setup file, about 44 MB · MIT license

First release. Not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen asks once before the first start.

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CabinetOS: two file panes side by side, each with tabs and a breadcrumb path, and the sidebar with pinned folders and drives

More views

  • The command palette filtered to the copy commands, each with its shortcut
    Command palette, with chord keys
  • The terminal dock below the file panes, running git log
    Terminal in a dock, linked to a pane
  • The marketplace view listing colour themes
    Marketplace: themes and plugins
  • The Commander Compact theme with the function-key bar
    Commander Compact theme

What works in 0.1.0

  • Two panes, tabs, columns

    Two file panes with tabs, breadcrumbs, pinned folders and the drives. A column view like Finder's. Listings of 100,000 entries in about 50 ms.

  • Queues with undo

    Copy, move, delete and rename run on per-disk queues. A conflict never stops the rest of a job, and there is undo.

  • Search a whole volume

    Search by name across whole NTFS volumes through an optional indexer, or by walking the folders without it.

  • Everything is a command

    Every action is a named command with a shortcut, reachable from a command palette, with chord keys. The mouse is optional.

  • A terminal in a dock

    PowerShell, Command Prompt or WSL, each linked to a file pane and following it.

  • Themes and one settings file

    Colour themes in JSON and one settings file, cabinetos.json, both applied live.

  • Plugins in a sandbox

    WebAssembly plugins with capabilities, and Tool Extensions in dockable panes, installed from a marketplace. Every download is checked by its SHA-256.

  • Light on the system

    A Rust core does the work; the window only draws pixels and reads listings from shared memory. A setup file, and updates that install themselves.

Not there yet

0.1.0 is an early release. Still missing: code signing (so Windows SmartScreen asks before the first start), a graphical settings view, ARM64, and a winget package.

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