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See Installation for information on setting up chromabrowse.

chromabrowse opens to your Desktop by default. Select any folder in a chromabrowse window to display its contents in a new window to the right.

Selecting folders in a chromabrowse window

Selecting a different folder will replace this window. You can continue selecting items to build a chain of windows expanding to the right.

Building a chain of chromabrowse windows

Select a file to preview its contents. chromabrowse can preview images, text files, PDFs, and any other document with an installed preview handler.

An image being previewed in a chromabrowse window

chromabrowse also supports keyboard navigation. Use the up/down arrows to select items in the current window, and Tab/Shift-Tab to navigate between windows.

If you drag the left-most window, all windows to the right will stay attached. You can also resize any window, and the other windows will remain glued to its edge. Each folder remembers its window size and view mode.

Resizing chromabrowse windows

Drag any other window to separate it from its parent. This splits the chain in two, allowing you to hold your place while you navigate around the filesystem.

A window chain being detached from its parent

When you detach a window from its parent, it gains a left-arrow icon in its corner. Clicking this (or pressing Shift-Tab) will open the containing folder to the left.

Building a chain to the left by clicking the parent buttons

Every chromabrowse window contains an embedded instance of Windows File Explorer. This means it supports most the same keyboard shortcuts and actions: you can right-click, drag-and-drop, and cut-and-paste files just as in File Explorer.

Next, check out these pages to learn about more advanced features of chromabrowse:

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