Features
Built for the files you have.
Everything Explorer does – plus search, preview, storage, duplicates, batch rename, rules, a launcher and a local AI. Pictures from the real app with the demo folder.
(01)Browse
Tabs, two panes, workspaces.
Work the way you think: tabs that come back after a restart, two panes side by side and whole window sets you switch with one key.
- Tabs
- Drag, reorder, restored after a restart
- Two panes
- F5 copy · F6 move · Tab switches the pane
- Workspaces
- Whole window sets on Ctrl+Shift+Alt+1…9
- Folder sizes
- Right in the list, with a size bar
- Compare
- Two folders side by side, synced one way, mirrored or both ways
- Places
- OneDrive status, network drives, phones and cameras over USB
(02)Find
Instant search across all drives.
Type and the results are there: by name, type, size, date and tag – or just ask in plain language. With the optional index service it reads your NTFS drives directly.
- Speed
- 11 ms for 2 million files (index service)
- Filters
- Type, size, date, tags, location
- Plain language
- “invoices from Telekom over €50 from 2026”
- Contents
- PDF, Office, text and scanned documents (OCR) – read locally
- Saved searches
- Live in the sidebar
(03)Look
Space bar – and you see it.
Look into files without opening a program. The preview fills the window, walks through the folder with the arrow keys and never runs anything.
- Formats
- Pictures, PDF, video, audio, Office, Markdown, code, ZIP
- Navigation
- ← → through the folder · F full screen
- Safe
- HTML without scripts, nothing loaded from the web
(04)Tidy up
Order that lasts.
See what eats your space, find duplicates, rename hundreds of files in one go – and let rules and the local AI keep your downloads in order.
- Storage
- Biggest folders, categories and safe cleanup suggestions
- Duplicates
- Identical and similar files with a keep rule
- Batch rename
- Rules with live preview, date taken, by content
- Rules
- New files filed automatically – asking first if you like
- Local AI
- Folder suggestions and names by content, runs on your PC
(05)Developers
Made for people who ship.
Git status in the list, a terminal where you are, your editor one click away – and a launcher that finds apps, files and commands before you finish typing.
- Git
- Status of every file, branch and changes
- Terminal
- Terminal here · open in editor · start an agent in the folder
- Launcher
- Alt+Space: apps, files, commands, calculator
- Quick switch
- Jump to your folders in any Open or Save dialog
(06)Safety
Nothing gets lost.
Every action lands in the history and can be undone – even after a restart. Copies survive interruptions and pick up where they stopped.
- Undo
- Full history, even after a restart
- Recycle Bin
- Delete goes to the Recycle Bin by default
- Transfers
- Queue, pause, resume, verify after copying
- Privacy
- No account, no telemetry
Try it for 14 days.
Everything included, no account, no card. Afterwards Tern Files stays a complete file manager – Pro unlocks the rest once.
Pro: 49 € once · all 1.x updates · up to 3 PCs