Fileside
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Fileside, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Fileside's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Duo Edition | — | All your own machines · personal or commercial use · Fileside 2.x updates · Personal lifetime license; includes Fileside 2 and updates up to but not including version 3.0. |
| Futuro Edition | — | All your own machines · personal or commercial use · all future versions · Personal lifetime license; includes every future version for as long as Fileside exists. |
The facts
Each one read from Fileside's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application data
- The app's end-user license says Fileside may periodically collect anonymous technical usage data to maintain and improve the software.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- windows,macoschecked 20 Sep 2026
What it does
- Archive support
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Cloud storage access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Customization
- Settings include fully reconfigurable keyboard shortcuts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Desktop focus
- Fileside says it is designed for computers and not for tablets or phones.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dual-pane view
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- File operations
- The app provides folder merge strategies for conflicts and undo for file-system operations, pane configuration, and layout management.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local-first
- Fileside describes itself as local-first and says it helps users work with local drives instead of storing everything in the cloud.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Multi-pane browsing
- Its tiled folder panes support more than two panes and automatically remember pane settings.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network drives
- On Mac, a network drive must first be mounted outside Fileside; Fileside says mounting from within the app is not yet supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Fileside is a desktop file manager for Mac and Windows that lets users build folder workspaces for projects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Saved layouts
- Users can create and save layouts of locations for different projects or workflows.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search and previews
- Fileside offers recursive folder search, thumbnail grid view, and in-pane or full-screen previews.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The sole developer says users can email questions or feedback and that he reads and replies to all emails.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Website privacy
- The privacy policy says the website uses no cookies or third-party behavioural tracking and collects no personal data from visitors unless they purchase the app.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Trial and requirements
- The fully functional trial lasts 30 days; Windows requires Windows 10 or later (64-bit), and Mac requires macOS 12 (Monterey) or later.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- Fileside is made by sole developer Erik Jälevik, and the site says it is built in Berlin.checked 12 Oct 2026
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