File Explorer 3.1.1 (beta)

A simple web-based media explorer built with Python and Flask to browse, search, and play videos and PDFs on your SSD.(originally Video Explorer 2.5)

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Features

• Browse folders and files on your SSD
• View and play videos with built-in player.
• Supports PDFs with a dedicated tab
• Sort files by recent activity
• Global Search Bar (also list other files)
• Hide hidden/system files (dot files)
• Hide some folders.(File-Explorer,Server,System Volume Information,etc.)
• Clean and responsive UI with custom icons and tabs.
• New Settings tab for customisation.
• Shows/Hide other files.(from Settings Tab).
• DropX-Quick file share/drop 🆕
• Added text editor for .txt .py etc files.🆕
• Added style toggle settings.(added fun css files)

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Technologies Used

• Python 3
• Flask web framework
• HTML, CSS (with Jinja2 templating),JS
• OS module for file handling

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How to Run

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/GoldernHaze/File-Explorer.git
   cd File-Explore
   

2. (Optional) Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # on Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
   

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install flask

4. Update the path: make sure to update the path in app.py.

5. Run the app:

   python3 app.py
   

6. Open your browser and visit http://0.0.0.0 or address which it shows.

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What I Learned

• Python basics: file handling, functions, loops
• Flask web development: routing, templates, passing data
• HTML/CSS and Jinja2 templating
• Git and GitHub for version control and project hosting

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Screenshot

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note: (Due to some unavoidable issues updates might not come. Thanks if you read till here)

In Upcoming Update (last updated: 25 Aug 25)

• fixing known issues
• more settings
• droping next version 3.1.1(fixed).

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My ssd structure for refrence

• I renamed FILE EXPLORER to Server

• I also hide some folders and files to keep my UI clean. You can also do by updating "app.py" by editing hidden_folders.

  ssd/
  ├── Movies/
  │   ├── Movie 1/
  │   │   ├── video1.mp4
  │   │   ├── video2.mkv
  ├── Shows/
  │   ├── Show 1/
  │   │   ├── Episode 1.mp4
  │   │   ├── Episode 2.mp4
  │   ├── Show 2/
  ├── Server/
  │   ├── app.py
  │   ├── README.md
  │   ├── assets/
  │   ├── static/
  │   ├── templates/
  │   ├── venv/
  │   └── command_output.log
  ├── Books/
  │   ├── Book1/
  │   │   ├── Part 1.pdf
  │   │   ├── Part 2.pdf
  ├── SteamLibrary/
  ├── Daco_4630591.png
  ├── icon.bmp
  ├── autorun.inf
  ├── $RECYCLE.BIN/
  ├── System Volume Information/
  

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Author

GoldernHaze