FileBrowser Pro for Mac File Listing Options

File View Options & View Modes on Mac with FileBrowser Pro

Use FileBrowser Pro on your Mac to customise how files and folders are displayed with different view options and view modes — such as list, grid, and detailed views — to suit your browsing preferences.


Folder View Options

FileBrowser Pro for Mac remembers the View mode, Sort order and even Zoom level, per folder. Perfect for Photos or Files.

List View

Shows each file details such as date and file size in a list.

Tip: Use the Pinch gesture on the trackpad to resize the icons.
If you dont have a trackpad, click the view options icon and drag the "Zoom" slider.

FileBrowser Pro for Mac showing list view of a folder with file details including date, size, and type

Grid View

Grid of icons or image thumbnails with the filenames.

Tip: Use the Pinch gesture on the trackpad to resize the thumbnails.
If you dont have a trackpad, click the view options icon and drag the "Zoom" slider.

FileBrowser Pro for Mac grid view displaying file icons and thumbnails with filenames beneath each

Grid View No Borders

A Grid of icons or thumbnails with no borders and doesnt display the filename, this view is great for viewing purely images or videos.

Tip: Use the Pinch gesture on the trackpad to resize the thumbnails.
If you dont have a trackpad, click the view options icon and drag the "Zoom" slider.

FileBrowser Pro for Mac grid view without borders showing large thumbnails ideal for browsing images or videos

Column View

Columns showing file date and size.

Tip: Use the Zoom slider on the View Options menu to adjust the number of columns.

FileBrowser Pro for Mac column view with multi‑column layout showing file hierarchy and additional details

Gallery View

This view gives a folder overview and large previews of images and documents when selected. The side menu allows you to get to the properties of images allowing you to adjust IPTC and XMP quickly.

Gallery mode has two layouts, the vertical mode has an option to collapse the side menu and keep the Preview.

Tip: You can save your view and sort options per folder for example; Your Camera roll in date order and in the Grid No Borders View, but you like your My Documents folder in list view in Name order. To enable this click the View Options icon in the bottom toolbar then select "More" and enable "Save Sort/View Per Folder"

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FileBrowser Pro for Mac gallery view showing large PDF previews and selected pdf properties panel FileBrowser Pro for Mac gallery view showing large previews and selected image properties panel

Sort Options

Sort Category

You can sort your files by the following categories:

  • Name - Numbers followed by letters
  • Alphabetically - Letters followed by numbers
  • Date - Last Edited date
  • Size - By File size
  • Type - By File type
  • Rating - XMP rating for images and videos *

Sort Order

Change the order of your category from Ascending to Descending.

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FileBrowser Pro for Mac sort options panel showing category choices like name, date, size, type, and rating