Browse your local directories side by side.
macOS: If you see "app is damaged", open Terminal and run:
xattr -cr /Applications/PaneExplorer.app
PanEx is also available as a standalone terminal app — same multi-pane browsing, right in your shell.
cargo install panex-tui
Or download pre-built binaries from the latest release.
| Action | Mac | Windows / Linux | Web | TUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navigation | ||||
| Move cursor up | ↑ | ↑ | Yes | ↑ / k |
| Move cursor down | ↓ | ↓ | Yes | ↓ / j |
| Open / Enter folder | Enter | Enter | Yes | Enter |
| Go up directory | Backspace | Backspace | Yes | Backspace |
| Go to home | Home | Home | Yes | Home / ~ |
| Switch pane | Tab | Tab | Yes | Tab |
| Deselect / Exit | Esc | Esc | Yes | Esc |
| Edit path / Favorites list | — | e | ||
| Toggle favorite | Star icon | f | ||
| Open in default app | — | o | ||
| Quit | — | q | ||
| Selection | ||||
| Extend selection up | Shift+↑ | Shift+↑ | Yes | Shift+↑ / K |
| Extend selection down | Shift+↓ | Shift+↓ | Yes | Shift+↓ / J |
| Select all | ⌘+A | Ctrl+A | Yes | Ctrl+A |
| File Operations | ||||
| Copy | ⌘+C | Ctrl+C | Yes | y / Ctrl+C |
| Cut | ⌘+X | Ctrl+X | Yes | x |
| Paste | ⌘+V | Ctrl+V | Yes | p / Ctrl+V |
| Delete / Trash | ⌘+⌫ | Delete | Yes | d / Del |
| Rename | F2 | F2 | Yes | r / F2 |
| New file | Right-click menu | n | ||
| New folder | Right-click menu | N | ||
| Open in terminal | Right-click menu | t | ||
| Pane Management | ||||
| Split right | ⌘+→ | Ctrl+→ | Desktop only | | |
| Split down | ⌘+↓ | Ctrl+↓ | Desktop only | - |
| Close pane | ⌘+W | Ctrl+W | Desktop only | W |
| Search & Appearance | ||||
| Search / Filter | Just start typing — or ⌘+F / Ctrl+F | / / Ctrl+F | ||
| Toggle hidden files | ⌘+. | Ctrl+. | Yes | . |
| Cycle sort field | Click column header | s | ||
| Toggle sort direction | Click column header | S | ||
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.
Star directories to bookmark them. Quick-access dropdown in the path bar, or press e in the TUI.
Configure per-extension open commands for GUI and TUI independently via ~/.panex/config.toml.
Show or hide dotfiles with Cmd+. across all panes.