A beautiful, customizable file explorer that transforms Chrome's native file:// directory listing into a modern, themed interface.
- 14 Built-in Themes - Light, Dark, Ocean, Midnight, Forest, Sunset, Lavender, Rose, Sepia, Nord, High Contrast, and 3 dark variants
- Custom Themes - Create, name, and save unlimited custom color schemes
- 14 Font Options - Sans-serif, monospace, and serif fonts from Google Fonts
- Icon Styles - Choose between SVG icons or emojis for files/folders
- Quick Settings - Floating toolbar for instant theme/font changes
- Live Preview - See changes in real-time in the settings page
- Responsive Design - Clean, modern interface that works on any screen
- Visit the Chrome Web Store page
- Click "Add to Chrome"
- Important: Enable "Allow access to file URLs" in extension settings
- Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/federicobrancasi/Enhanced-File-Explorer-for-Chrome.git
- Open
chrome://extensions/in Chrome - Enable "Developer mode" (top right)
- Click "Load unpacked" and select the cloned folder
- Enable "Allow access to file URLs" for the extension
- Navigate to any local directory using
file://URL - The extension automatically enhances the page
- Click the gear icon (top-right) for quick settings
- Visit the extension options for full customization
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Brave
- Other Chromium-based browsers
Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guidelines before submitting a pull request.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
If you find this extension useful, please consider leaving a review on the Chrome Web Store!