File manager UI examples

A file manager helps people store, find and organise documents across folders. Our screens include a folder tree, folder cards, a file list with type icons, owners, dates and sizes, a storage usage meter and an upload in progress, designed for web and mobile across eight visual styles, each with HTML code and light and dark design tokens. Every example is an original design that comes with its HTML code and a DESIGN.md of colour, type and spacing tokens, in light and dark. Free to use and adapt.

DeviceAll Web Mobile

StyleAll Minimal Editorial Brutalist Luxury Playful Corporate Retro Monochrome

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16 examples

Web · minimal

Web · editorial

Web · brutalist

Web · luxury

Web · playful

Web · corporate

Web · retro

Web · monochrome

Mobile · minimal

Mobile · editorial

Mobile · brutalist

Mobile · luxury

Mobile · playful

Mobile · corporate

Mobile · retro

Mobile · monochrome

File manager design tips

Offer both grid and list views and remember the choice per folder, since people browse images visually but scan documents by name and date.
Show the folder path as breadcrumbs above the list, so people always know where they are and can jump back up a level.
Display upload progress per file with a cancel option, and keep uploads running if the person navigates to another folder.
Support drag and drop for moving and uploading files, but always provide a menu or button alternative for keyboard and touch users.

Questions

What should a file manager interface include?

Navigation through folders, a view of the current folder's contents with names, types, owners, dates and sizes, search, sorting, upload and new-folder actions, and per-item actions such as share, rename, move and delete. A storage indicator helps people know when space is running low.

Grid view or list view for files?

Use a grid when thumbnails help recognition, such as for photos and designs, and a list when people need to compare names, dates and sizes. Offering both with a toggle is standard. List view is usually the better default for document-heavy work.

How should file uploads be shown?

Show each file's name, progress and status in a small panel that stays visible while people keep working. Allow cancelling and retrying, report errors such as oversized files clearly, and highlight the new files in the list once they finish uploading.

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Building with an AI coding agent? Every screen here is also in the free Made Good Designs MCP server: ask Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT to search_ui_screens (e.g. “billing settings, editorial style”), get_ui_flow for a whole journey, and get_ui_screen_code to pull the HTML and DESIGN.md straight into your project.