UWP Files: Free

File Explorer in Windows is one of the basic tools of the Microsoft operating system Essential in everyday life, it is often At the same time, one of the ones that has evolved the least if we take into account how other utilities, with less time to live, already have a more up-to-date and modern interface.

And that's what developer Luke Brevins is aiming for by releasing this vision of what Windows Explorer should be; offer an agile and functional alternative to the classic Microsoft browser. An application that responds to the name of File UWP that can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store and is also open source.

Open Source

Available for download at this link, this application seeks to give a twist to what has been offered up to now by the classic File Explorer that has been present on our computers for decades. And although we have seen concepts, the truth is that the evolution of the old application is not as advanced as it should

An application that is also open source, which can be found at this Github link so that third parties collaborate with comments and suggestions in the development of the utility .

At this time, this alternative browser version is still under development and offers a tab-based layout to make it easy to search the web. files and folders.In addition, supported by Fluent Design, it allows you to configure it with different designs that will be expanded in the future depending on the development of the application.

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Among the options we can enable the double click to rename files or enable the trash can in the sidebar to make it easier to access from the browser without having to look away.

In addition, the developer claims that it is working to improve OneDrive support, add more search options and even allow the use of WSL. There is more information about the development of Files in this link.

Via | Neowin