PanEx — Multi-Pane File Explorer

Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows / Linux	Web
Navigation
Move cursor up	`↑`	`↑`	Yes
Move cursor down	`↓`	`↓`	Yes
Open / Enter folder	`Enter`	`Enter`	Yes
Go up directory	`Backspace`	`Backspace`	Yes
Go to home	`Home`	`Home`	Yes
Switch pane	`Tab`	`Tab`	Yes
Deselect / Exit	`Esc`	`Esc`	Yes
Selection
Extend selection up	`Shift`+`↑`	`Shift`+`↑`	Yes
Extend selection down	`Shift`+`↓`	`Shift`+`↓`	Yes
Select all	`⌘`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`A`	Yes
File Operations
Copy	`⌘`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`	Yes
Cut	`⌘`+`X`	`Ctrl`+`X`	Yes
Paste	`⌘`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`V`	Yes
Delete / Trash	`⌘`+`⌫`	`Delete`	Yes
Rename	`F2`	`F2`	Yes
Pane Management
Split right	`⌘`+`→`	`Ctrl`+`→`	Desktop only
Split down	`⌘`+`↓`	`Ctrl`+`↓`	Desktop only
Close pane	`⌘`+`W`	`Ctrl`+`W`	Desktop only
Search & Appearance
Search / Filter	Just start typing — or `⌘`+`F` / `Ctrl`+`F`
Toggle hidden files	`⌘`+`.`	`Ctrl`+`.`	Yes

▣

Split right or down to view multiple directories at once. Unlimited panes, no restrictions.

⬍

Move files between panes with drag & drop. Hold Alt to copy instead of move.

🎨

Dark, Light, Retro 3.1, and TUI. Switch instantly with the theme button.

⌨

Full keyboard navigation — arrows, tab, enter, delete, and modifier shortcuts.

🔍

Just start typing to filter the current pane instantly. No shortcut needed — case-insensitive name matching.

📂

Clickable path bar lets you jump to any parent directory. Double-click to type or paste a path directly.

⇅

Click column headers to sort by name, extension, size, or date. Persisted per pane.

▶

Expand folders in-place for a tree view without leaving the current directory.

⋮

Right-click for open, rename, delete, copy path, and more. Right-click empty space to create files or folders.

📄

Create new files and folders from the right-click context menu. Auto-selects the new entry.

🖥

Right-click empty space to open the current directory in your terminal. Auto-detects iTerm2 on macOS.

👁

Show or hide dotfiles with Cmd+. across all panes.