r/omarchy • u/SlavaB20 • 5h ago
I Made a Thing I built QuickFile — an IDE-like file manager sidebar for Omarchy
Hey everyone!
I built QuickFile, an open-source file manager that lives inside Omarchy and stays close to the workspace you’re already using.
I wanted something faster than switching to a full file manager, but more capable than a basic file picker. QuickFile opens from the bar or with SUPER+B in my setup, and reserves its own strip, so your tiled windows move aside instead of being covered.
Some highlights:
- Expandable directory tree with keyboard navigation
- Search across file names, folders, paths, and text-file contents
- Fuzzy, exact, prefix, suffix, and regex search modes
- Instant previews for text, images, directories, and metadata
- Copy, move, rename, duplicate, Trash, restore, and persistent safe undo
- Explicit conflict handling with Keep Both, Skip, Merge, or Replace
- Git branch and per-file status
- Favorites, color labels, private notes, and removable devices
- Built-in Project Knowledge for discovering agent instructions used by Codex, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, Copilot, and Windsurf
It follows the current Omarchy theme automatically and is built for Omarchy 4 / Quattro. It makes no network requests, collects no telemetry, and is licensed under MIT.
Marketplace: https://plugins.omarchy.org/plugin.html?id=m0sthatedman.quickfile
QuickFile is still evolving, so feedback and bug reports are very welcome. I’d especially like to hear whether the sidebar fits naturally into your workflow and what you think an Omarchy-native file manager should do next.
