I built a dual-pane Windows file manager in Rust (no telemetry, no ads)

Technical Talha — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:54:42 +0000

I'm Talha, a solo developer. I build small native Windows apps in Rust, and the first one I want to share is FilesPro, a fast, keyboard-first file manager for Windows 10 and 11.

Why another file manager?

Windows Explorer is fine for casual use, but I wanted two panes, tabs, instant search and a proper operation queue, without an account, ads or telemetry. So I built it in Rust, using native Windows tooling.

What it does

Two panes and tabs for moving files between folders quickly
Instant search across files and folders
Operation queue you can pause, resume and undo
Built-in viewer for code, PDFs, documents, pictures and video, in its own tab
Terminals side by side with the file panes
Batch rename, folder compare and folder sync
Disk usage view that shows what fills your disk, plus duplicate finder and file tagging
Quick Look: press Space to preview a file
28 colour themes and 29 backdrops

It has no account, no ads and no telemetry.

Try it

FilesPro is free on the Microsoft Store: Get FilesPro. There is more on the official FilesPro page, and I wrote a few Windows how-to guides too: batch rename files, compare two folders and keyboard shortcuts.

FilesPro is made by TalhaTechs, who also build Noyare, a system monitor for Windows.

Feedback welcome

I'd really like to hear what you'd want from a file manager: missing features, performance problems or UX annoyances. Leave a comment below.

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