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Summary: Extensions system with marketplace, LAN file sharing, quick access menu, zip archives, WSL drives, tag editing, enhanced quick view and search, visual effects improvements, and many UX and stability improvements.

New Features

Extensions System

Full extension system with open marketplace.

• Marketplace: browse, install, and manage extensions from the marketplace;
• Local installation: you can install extensions from local folder;
• Command palette: new way to activate app and extension commands;
• Capabilities: extensions can register local and global shortcuts, context menu items, settings, whole pages, and commands;
• Versioning: you can install different versions of extensions and enable auto update;
• Localization: extensions can provide translations for different langauges;
• Binary management: extensions can use binaries (ffmpeg, deno, node, yt-dlp, 7z, and any other existing binary);
• Sandboxed execution: extensions run in isolated ESM sandboxes with granular permissions;

Default file manager

You can now make SFM the default file manager on Windows (Settings > Experimental). When this setting is enabled, most system file actions will be routed to SFM:

• File Explorer app icon;
• Ctrl+E shortcut;
• Reveal file in folder;
• Show downloads (when you download a file in browser);
• Terminal commands: "start {path}", "code {path}", etc.
• And more;

Native system views like "Recycle Bin", "Control panel", and such deeply integrated programs are delegated back to native File Explorer.

LAN Sharing

Share and stream files and directories over your local network directly from the app.

Access LAN sharing from the toolbar button in the navigator or from the context menu on any file or directory. When a share is active, a QR code and shareable URLs are displayed. Two modes are available:

• Stream: stream files and directories to any device on your network via a web browser;
• FTP: share files over FTP for direct access from other apps. You can both download and upload files from and to the computer from other device;

Quick Access Menu

The "Dashboard" button in the sidebar now acts as a quick access menu. Hovering over it opens a panel showing your Favorites and Tagged items.

All items in the panel are real directory entries - you can drag and drop items in and out, open context menus with right click, and perform any standard file operations.

Can be disabled in Settings > UI appearance > Open quick access panel on hover.

Zip Archives

Compress and extract zip archives directly from the file browser actions menu:

• Extract: extract a .zip file to the current directory or to a named folder;
• Compress: compress selected files and directories into a .zip archive;

WSL Drives Detection

On Windows, the app now automatically detects installed WSL distributions and displays their drives in the navigator, allowing you to browse WSL file systems natively.

Tag Editing

You can now edit tag names and colors. Open the tag selector on any file or directory to rename tags, change their color, or delete them.

In-App Updates

You can now download and install updates directly from the update notification without leaving the app.

Copy Path

Added "Copy path" option to the file and directory context menu.

Close Duplicate Tabs

Added the ability to close duplicate tabs from the tab bar, removing all tabs that point to the same directory.

Home & Dashboard Context Menus

Items on the home page and dashboard now have full context menus, matching the functionality available in the navigator.

New Settings

• Show home media banner: show or hide the home page media banner (Settings > UI appearance > Home page media banner);
• Tooltip delay: configure the delay before tooltips appear (Settings > UI appearance > Tooltips);
• Relative time: display recent timestamps in relative format, e.g. "5 min ago" (Settings > General > Date / time);
• Date and time format: configure month format, regional format, 12-hour clock, seconds, and milliseconds (Settings > General > Date / time);
• Dialog backdrop blur: set the blur intensity for dialog backdrops (Settings > UI appearance > Style settings);
• Brightness and contrast filters: adjust brightness and contrast style filters for the app UI (Settings > UI appearance > Style settings);
• Overlay media brightness: adjust brightness of the visual effects overlay media (Settings > UI appearance > Visual effects);
• Visual Effects Mix Blend Mode: adjust mix blend mode for visual effects, letting you choose how background media blends with the app UI (Settings > UI appearance > Visual effects);
• Pause background video: pause the home banner and background video when the app is idle or minimized (Settings > UI appearance > Visual effects);
• Default file manager: set Sigma File Manager as the default file explorer on Windows (Settings > Experimental);
• Launch on system login: automatically launch the app when you log into your system (Settings > General > Startup behavior);

New Shortcuts

• Copy current directory path (Ctrl+Shift+C): copy the current directory path to clipboard;
• Reload current directory (F5): refresh the navigator file list;
• Zoom in / out (Ctrl+= / Ctrl+-): increase or decrease UI zoom;
• Fullscreen (F11): toggle full screen mode;

New Languages

• Hindi;
• Urdu;

UX Improvements

Quick View Enhancements

• Media navigation: navigate between files in the current directory without closing quick view;
• Text file preview: improved text file preview with proper encoding detection, inline editing, and parsed markdown rendering;

Quick Search Enhancements

• All properties: search by any file property - name, size, item count, modified, created, accessed, path, or MIME type (e.g. modified: today, mime: image);
• Size ranges: filter by size using comparisons and ranges (e.g. size: >=2mb, size: 1mb..10mb);

File Operations

• Conflict resolution safety: improved file safety within the conflict resolution modal to prevent accidental data loss;
• Single-use paste: copied items can only be pasted once, preventing accidental duplicate pastes;
• Copy text: allow copying UI text with Ctrl+C when no files are selected;

Visual Effects

• Background manager: added background manager to the settings page for centralized background customization;
• Background effects reset: added a reset button to background effects settings;

Other

• App size reduction: reduced app bundle size from 32 MB to 12 MB;
• Global search: display a "show settings" button in empty state and increased default search depth;
• Windows shortcuts: .lnk files now open their target in the navigator instead of launching externally;
• Dashboard: improved tagged section layout;
• Address bar context menu: added context menu to address bar items;
• Navigator context menu: show context menu when clicking empty area in the navigator;
• Open in new tab: open directories in a new tab with middle mouse click;
• Tab scroll: scroll newly added tabs into view automatically;
• Menu focus: menus no longer return focus to their trigger button when closed with a click outside;
• Close search: close global search with Escape;
• Faster launch: slightly improved app launch speed by preloading settings in Rust;
• User directories: added ability to add and remove user directories on the home page;
• List limits: decreased limits for frequent and history list entries to improve performance;

UI Improvements

• Toolbar icons: unified toolbar icon colors across the app;
• Card animations: added stagger and fade-in effects to cards;
• Light theme: improved light theme colors and contrast;
• Launch stability: improved visual stability during app launch to reduce flickering;
• Notifications: improved notification design for better consistency;
• Tab auto-scroll: auto scroll the selected tab into view when opening the navigator page;
• Root path labels: normalized root path labels across tabs and info panel;
• Translations: improved translations across the app;

Bug Fixes

• Fixed copying or moving many items freezing the UI; added file operation progress to the status center;
• Fixed deleting many items freezing the UI; added deletion progress to the status center;
• Fixed context menu in grid layout not opening for the current directory when another item already has a menu open;
• Fixed info panel not displaying all information for the current directory;
• Fixed app shortcuts being registered on the quick view window instead of only the main window;
• Fixed files dragged from web browsers not being handled;
• Fixed filenames from external URL drops not keeping valid segments;
• Fixed home banner being draggable;
• Fixed system icon cache not being keyed by file path, causing incorrect icons;
• Fixed inaccessible Windows root entries showing in the navigator;
• Fixed custom shortcuts being unidentified on some keyboard layouts;
• Fixed SSHFS connections on Linux;
• Fixed address bar creating duplicate history entries on breadcrumb click;
• Fixed global search results not responding to keyboard navigation;
• Fixed global search results not opening on click;
• Fixed global search status not syncing after incremental indexing;
• Fixed outbound file drag-and-drop not working in some applications;
• Fixed inconsistent shortcut badge design across the app;
• Fixed navigator column visibility in narrow panes;

See more details in CHANGELOG

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