Is Files still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v4.3, 1 months ago.

Widely used. 47k stars, 7 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install Files on macOS (files-community/Files) · gitmanual

How to install on macOS

files-community/Files

A modern file manager that helps users organize their files and folders.

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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v4.3, 1 months ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used47k stars, 7 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 46,586
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it runs on macOS

You'll build it yourself with .NET SDK.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗files.communityThe project's own site.

4 steps on macOS

Download setup.sh

Then run bash setup.sh. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

Clone the repository

Needs Git: xcode-select --install

git clone https://github.com/files-community/Files.git
cd Files

2
Install the required runtimes
.NET SDK 10.0.403
```
brew install --cask dotnet-sdk
```

Install dependencies

dotnet restore Files.slnx
dotnet build Files.slnx

4
Run the tests
```
dotnet test Files.slnx
```

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Good to know

A .NET solution with several projects: start the app project with dotnet run --project <path/to/App.csproj> (the README usually names it).
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: src/Files.App.BackgroundTasks/Files.App.BackgroundTasks.csproj, src/Files.App.Controls/Files.App.Controls.csproj, src/Files.App.Server/Files.App.Server.csproj, src/Files.App/Files.App.csproj and 5 more

Details

License: MIT
Open issues: 441
Branch: main

Files we read (9)

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

.github/workflows/cd-sideload-preview.yml

.github/workflows/cd-sideload-stable.yml

.github/workflows/cd-store-preview.yml

.github/workflows/cd-store-stable.yml

.github/workflows/ci.yml

.github/workflows/format-xaml.yml

Directory.Build.props

global.json

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