Files & previews
Open the Files sidebar
Use the right-sidebar icon at the top of the window. Project sessions use the project directory; standalone sessions use their starting directory or the default. Current builds update the root when you switch projects. It does not follow shell cd commands. Refresh to reread changed files.
File-tree controls
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Click a file | Select it and focus the tree |
| Click a folder / Left and Right arrows | Expand, collapse, enter children or return to a parent |
| Up and Down arrows | Select adjacent entries |
| Space | Open a read-only preview |
| Enter | Open with the system default app |
| Double-click a file | Open its containing folder in Explorer |
| Double-click a folder | Open the folder in Explorer |
| Copy path from the context menu | Copy its local path |
Space works only when the file tree has focus, not while another control or modal owns keyboard input.
Tabs and enlarged previews
Newly opened files appear at the left of the preview tabs. Reopening an existing file moves it left and activates it; clicking an existing tab simply switches to it.
Use the enlarge icon beside the preview path for a larger view. Escape, restore or the backdrop returns to the sidebar. Close individual tabs with ×, or use Close all on a preview tab while leaving terminals intact.
Preview-tab count has no fixed cap. Only the 8 most recently used contents stay cached; revisiting an evicted tab rereads its file. The cache size is not a tab limit.
Supported content
| Type | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Text and code | Read-only, line numbers, first 256 KiB |
| PNG / JPEG / BMP | Scaled down, never up; ≤16 MiB, decoded sides ≤4096 pixels |
| Native Windows page rendering with navigation; longest page side ≤1600 pixels | |
Word .docx | Text and table separators, without full layout fidelity |
PowerPoint .pptx | Slide text, without images or animation |
Excel .xlsx/.xls/.xlsb | First 200 rows × 32 columns per sheet; saved formula values, no recalculation |
Document files are limited to 64 MiB, with additional Office text/page/sheet protections. Convert old .doc/.ppt to newer formats. Open SVG, animation and other binaries with the default app using Enter.
Search files
Use the Files search icon and enter filename or relative-path keywords. Search includes unexpanded subdirectories and hidden files, without following directory links. Selecting a result expands the matching tree path and opens a preview.
Scanning runs in the background. Closing search cancels it; unreadable directories are skipped with a notice. Directory entries and results have no fixed numerical cap, but available scale depends on memory and filesystem resources.
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