Standalone application · Local inventory · Optional AI

Understand an unfamiliar application folder.

Folder Explorer inventories a directory without blocking the UI, filters a virtual list, summarizes disk usage, and inspects PE architecture, imports, version metadata, and Authenticode state.

Open the repository

Folder Explorer inspecting a Windows executable and folder inventory — Folder inventory, extension summary, PE details, and external actions remain in one native workspace.

Scale100k pause, explicit 500k opt-in

InspectionPE and Authenticode metadata

PrivacyLocal unless Ask AI is clicked

ExtensibilityExternal PE tools

What it demonstrates

A bounded background model projected through real controls.

Recursive scanning is cancellable, counts permission failures, and inventories directory links without following them. The immutable scan snapshot feeds a filterable virtual ListView, keeping native control overhead stable even for large folders.

Ollama and OpenAI-compatible summaries are optional and explicit. Only the metadata shown in the application is sent after the user clicks Ask AI; file bytes are never uploaded and API keys stay in memory.

Build

Use the same pinned MWFL release as the other applications.

git clone https://github.com/mwfl/folder-explorer.git
cd folder-explorer
cmake --preset vs2026-x64
cmake --build --preset vs2026-x64-release
ctest --preset vs2026-x64-release