VeloFiler is a keyboard-first, dual-pane file manager for macOS, built in Rust on GPUI for instant startup and smooth rendering. Navigate with Vim-style keys, preview images, code, Markdown, PDF, video and Office documents without opening another app, and manage remote servers over SSH/SFTP right next to your local files. Stop clicking through folders — fly through them.
Hi Product Hunt! 👋
I'm Kazuhiro, the maker of VeloFiler.
I've always loved the speed of classic two-pane file managers, but I wanted one that feels truly native to today's macOS. So I built VeloFiler in Rust on GPUI (the UI framework behind the Zed editor) — it launches instantly and stays smooth no matter how big the folder is.
What makes it different:
⌨️ Keyboard-first: Vim-style keys for moving, marking, copying — your hands never leave the home row
👀 Instant previews: images, code, Markdown, PDF, video, even Office documents, without opening another app
🌐 Built-in SSH/SFTP: remote servers show up as regular panes, so they feel like local folders
⚡ Native performance: no Electron, no web view — pure Rust
It just landed on the Mac App Store today. I'd love to hear your feedback — especially from fellow keyboard addicts. Ask me anything!
the built-in SSH/SFTP panes are the feature that'd actually get me to switch, since jumping between Finder and Transmit for the same task is exactly the friction you're describing. how are the server credentials handled though, especially given the Mac App Store sandbox constraints Lisa mentioned below - are they stored in the system keychain, or is it key-based auth only, and does the sandbox let you read an existing ~/.ssh/config at all
Congrats on shipping! The Mac App Store part is what caught my eye tbh. A file manager needs to see everything and the sandbox really does not want you to, so getting a dual-pane manager through review sounds like the least fun part of the whole build haha.
What does that feel like for the person using it, do they get a permission prompt for every folder the first time or did you find a way around it? The Mac apps I work on go direct download partly to dodge exactly this, so I'm curious whether the App Store was worth the fight.
About VeloFiler on Product Hunt
“Keyboard-first dual-pane file manager for macOS”
VeloFiler launched on Product Hunt on August 22nd, 2026 and earned 70 upvotes and 7 comments, placing #11 on the daily leaderboard. VeloFiler is a keyboard-first, dual-pane file manager for macOS, built in Rust on GPUI for instant startup and smooth rendering. Navigate with Vim-style keys, preview images, code, Markdown, PDF, video and Office documents without opening another app, and manage remote servers over SSH/SFTP right next to your local files. Stop clicking through folders — fly through them.
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