# marmelroy/FileBrowser

Finder-style iOS file browser written in Swift

Repository: https://github.com/marmelroy/FileBrowser
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/marmelroy-filebrowser
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-11-25T12:48:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3860, "days_push": 1742, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1534, forks 222 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:59.741410+00:00)

## What it is
A Swift library providing a Finder-style file browser view controller for iOS apps, with search, file previews, editing, and 3D touch support. It can be dropped into any app with a single line and customized with initial paths, exclusions, and selection handlers.

## Use cases
- browse files and folders inside an iOS app with a native UI
- let users preview documents like plist and  files
- add pull-down search to an in-app file picker
- allow users to edit or delete app documents
- open a file browser at a custom directory path
- exclude certain file types from browsing

## When to choose
- you need a ready-made, customizable file browser UI on iOS
- you want quick integration via CocoaPods or Carthage
- your app stores user-visible documents in its sandbox

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform or SwiftUI-native solution
- you require active development or modern iOS API support
- you need cloud storage browsing rather than local files

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, file-system
- domain: mobile-development, files
- platform: -
- tags: file-browser, finder-style, cocoapods, carthage, file-preview, swift, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- marmelroy/FileBrowser (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.741410+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:12.758878+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/marmelroy/FileBrowser (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.741410+00:00, sha b0a6d642c99a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.