Free to use · MIT licensed
An open-source alternative to Finder with a native Mac interface.
Use split panes, editable paths, an integrated terminal and ZIP browsing.
Browse, preview and organize files in one app.
macOS 14+ Apple Silicon
Quick Look, macOS sharing and customizable shortcuts.
Features
Edit a path, work with two folders side by side, or read a ZIP archive.
01 / Path navigation
Click a breadcrumb to browse parent folders, or type a full path. Folder suggestions appear as you type.
Each split pane has its own path bar. Select a pane to navigate there; its back and forward history stays independent.
02 / Split panes
Open the source and destination folders together, then copy selected files to the other pane.
Each pane has its own path, navigation history and name filter. Browsing one side leaves the other in place.
03 / ZIP browsing Enabled by default
Open a ZIP archive in the current pane. Use the same path bar and split view to preview files or copy out the contents you need.
Archive contents are read-only. Opened files are temporary copies retained until Tursora quits; edits are not written back to the ZIP.
Screenshots show the actual app. Tursora currently has an English interface.Focus a tab, then use ← → to switch.
File operations and views
Use list or icon views, with grouping, sorting and filtering.
Built-in tools
Terminal access and ZIP browsing are enabled by default. Turn them off in Tursora → Settings…. Your existing settings are preserved.
Rename several items at once with Finder's Replace Text, Add Text and Format modes and a live preview. Open the Trash like any folder, put an item back where Tursora trashed it from, or empty it. The terminal and the file views follow each other's folder, in zsh, bash and fish. Sort and show columns for Date Created, Date Added and Date Last Opened, and let folders report how many items they hold. Drag onto a folder to spring it open, drop onto the path bar, and hold Command to force a move. Press Shift-Command-O for a command palette over every command, favourite and recent folder.
Use the toolbar button or F4 to show or hide the terminal, with a more compact header. Hiding keeps the session running. The default zsh session follows the active browser pane's directory, even while hidden. Folder changes wait while a foreground command is running, read waits for input, or the command line contains unfinished input. For other custom shells, use Restart to open the current browser directory. Shell, font, color and shortcut settings remain available. Quitting, closing a window or restarting a shell asks for confirmation when tasks are detected.
Cancel while an archive opens, or retry after an error and return to its containing folder. Ordinary ZIP files are supported; password-protected archives and writing back into a ZIP are not. Temporary opened copies are removed on quit. Use Save As in the external app to keep edits.
Install guide · 0.3.0
Tursora is free to use and open source under the MIT license.
Download it, read the source, make changes or contribute.
Requirements
Version 0.3.0 is available as an Apple Silicon DMG.
/Applications, ~/Applications or another location.If macOS cannot verify the app, confirm its official source and matching release checksum first. Run this command in Terminal, replacing the path with your installed copy:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Tursora.app"To insert the path without typing it, enter xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine and a space, drag the installed app into Terminal, then press Return and open it. A copy you own and can write normally needs no administrator password. For a personal installation, use "$HOME/Applications/Tursora.app". Managed devices may still require IT approval. First-launch and permission details
Run these three commands in order: add the tap, trust the Tursora cask, then install. Continue only after each succeeds, keeping the full repository URL:
brew tap zerolfx/tursora https://github.com/zerolfx/Tursora
brew trust --cask zerolfx/tursora/tursora
brew install --cask zerolfx/tursora/tursoraIf an error says it cannot find zerolfx/homebrew-tursora, Homebrew used the default tap address. Run the full-URL tap command above first. This tap installs the published 0.3.0 DMG and verifies its pinned SHA-256. Update and uninstall instructions
The second command trusts only the Tursora cask. If you still see untrusted tap, see installation troubleshooting.
To select another folder, add --appdir="$HOME/Applications" to the third command, substituting your chosen path. If you cannot write to Homebrew itself, use the DMG instead. Follow the first-launch steps above for either method.
Give this request to an agent with access to your Mac. The installation guide (Markdown) covers choosing a location, verifying the download and first launch:
Read https://zerolfx.github.io/Tursora/install.md and install Tursora on this Mac. Choose a writable location, verify the download, and handle first launch for the installed copy.