Folders Mini

The folder tree beside every Open and Save dialog.

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A macOS Save dialog with the Folders Mini folder tree lined up beside it

The tree you know, whenever you open or save.

Click a folder, the dialog goes there

Every drive, cloud service, and favorite folder is one click away. No more drilling down column by column.

Always in sync

Navigate in the dialog, and the tree selection follows.

Any destination you may need

→ Favorites, expandable to their subfolders, and your Home folder

→ Internal and external drives, and network shares, WebDAV included

→ iCloud Drive and Cloud Storage: Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, and more

→ Structural changes are reflected in the tree right away

Make it yours

→ Theme and accent color, font size, row spacing, order, and visibility

→ Indent guides, label colors, custom folder icons

→ Settings synced across your Macs with iCloud

More than just a click

→ Open a folder in Finder or you preferred terminal app

→ Add folders to Favorites and remove them

→ Copy a folder or its path

→ Set color and text tags

→ Show or hide hidden folders, packages, and apps with the buttons below the tree

Language support

Supports localization for English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Ukrainian.

Lifetime license

One-time purchase with true lifetime updates, no ads or subscriptions

Try Folders Mini for free with a fully functional 14-day trial period

With every new release, get 3 additional days to evaluate the updates

Already own Folders Pro? Folders Mini Companion is included:

→ In Folders Pro › Settings › Folders Mini, turn on “Show folder tree beside Open and Save dialogs”

→ Allow Device Control and Data Access (Accessibility in macOS 26 and earlier) for “Folders Mini Companion” when macOS asks

→ Optionally, turn on “Open Folders Mini Companion at login”; System Settings lists it under Login Items & Extensions as part of Folders Pro

→ The Companion works while Folders Pro is closed, but stays off while Folders Mini runs: quit Folders Mini and remove it from Open at Login to switch over

Own Folders Mini? Upgrade to Folders Pro for US$ 9.00:

→ Install Folders Pro on the Mac with your licensed Folders Mini: its purchase window offers the upgrade price, which Folders Mini’s Settings › Folders Pro shows too

→ Folders Pro includes Folders Mini Companion, so you won’t need Folders Mini any more

Folders Mini runs fully functional for 14 days, and every new release adds 3 more days of evaluation. One license covers up to 5 Macs.

The Folders Mini license is sold in a secure checkout run by Paddle, our merchant of record. No account is needed, just your e-mail address. Where your country applies a single national rate of VAT or GST, that tax is included. Where the tax depends on your state or region — as with sales tax in the United States and Canada — it is added at checkout.

Before you download

Why does it need the Device Control and Data Access permission?

To find Open and Save dialogs and send them to the folder you click. macOS asks at first launch; you can also allow it later in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Device Control and Data Access (called Accessibility in macOS 26 and earlier). Folders Mini uses it only for file dialogs, and nothing about your files leaves your Mac.

Does it work with every app?

With every app that uses the standard macOS Open and Save dialog, which is nearly all of them. Apps that draw their own file dialogs are out of its reach.

Why isn’t it on the Mac App Store?

App Store apps must be sandboxed, and a sandboxed app can’t get the Device Control and Data Access permission. That’s also why Folders File Manager from the App Store doesn’t include it.

I already own Folders Pro. Do I need Folders Mini?

No. Folders Pro includes Folders Mini Companion (steps above). It works while Folders Pro is closed and shares its favorites, tree order, theme color, and font size.

How is it different from Default Folder X?

Both put your favorite folders one click away in every Open and Save dialog. Default Folder X does it with menus added to the dialog, and adds much more on top: recent files and folders, keyboard shortcuts, previews and file info, file management, and Finder add-ons.

Folders Mini puts a complete, live folder tree beside the dialog — the same tree as in Folders. Favorites expand right in the tree, and a folder’s context menu opens it in Finder or your terminal app, copies its path, or sets its tags.

Is this a subscription?

No. Folders Mini is a one-time purchase of US$ 6.99 for up to 5 Macs.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Folders Mini runs fully functional for 14 days with no card and no account, and every new release adds 3 more days of evaluation. Nothing is charged automatically when the trial ends.

Can I upgrade to Folders Pro later?

Yes, for US$ 9.00 (steps above).

Every dialog, one tree.

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