This is a fork of Ciphay/Decky-File-Manager, continuing the original plugin with additional features. All credit for the original work goes to Ciphay.
A native, controller-friendly file manager for SteamOS Gaming Mode. Browse, copy, move, rename, delete and extract files without leaving the Steam interface.
- Split view — two folders side by side, with Copy / Move to other panel in the Y menu.
- List and grid views — grid fits more per screen; the tile under the cursor is filled and shows its full name.
- Toolbar — Hidden, Split, Order, Type and View, all equally sized with the current value on show. A steps to the next value in place, no menus over the file list. Every choice is remembered between sessions.
- Built-in text editor — the whole file on screen as numbered lines; A edits a line with the SteamOS keyboard, ▲/▼ move the field between lines, Split here / Insert / Delete / Clear, and Save writes back in place. UTF-8, UTF-16 and Latin-1 are read and saved in their own encoding. Unsaved work is always asked about before closing.
- Recent folders — the last 12 folders under Recent Locations in the Y menu.
- Browse a game's files from its Steam menu — Browse local files on any game opens its installation folder or Proton compatdata. Non-Steam shortcuts included.
- Drive shortcuts — SD card, USB and external drives with free space, above the list; system partitions filtered out.
- File and folder management, archive extraction (zip, tar and variants), multi-language support.
- Designed for SteamOS and Bazzite. Lightweight, and SteamOS-inspired throughout.
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| A | Open folder, or open a text file in the editor |
| B | Tap to go up one directory; hold to leave the plugin from any depth |
| X | Toggle split view |
| Y | Options menu |
| L1 / R1 | Switch to the left / right panel |
| D-pad | Navigate, and move between panels |
The Y menu also has an Exit file manager entry, if you would rather not hold a button.
Download the latest decky-file-manager.zip from the releases page and install it through Decky Loader's Install from zip option, with developer mode enabled.
This plugin is free and open source, and it will stay that way. If it saved you a trip to Desktop Mode, you can buy me a coffee ☕ — starring the repo, reporting a bug or suggesting a feature helps just as much, and costs nothing.
Still on the list: sudo operations.
See LICENSE.