grids
Grids — fast multi-pane file manager for Windows (Rust, Win32)
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GITHUB · launched Oct 20, 2026 · 19 upvotes (top 61%)
- Horizontal
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Partial A multi-pane file explorer UI is codeable with an AI assistant, but matching the speed and Windows shell integration (context menus, drag-and-drop, file-system edge cases) of a native Win32 app requires deep systems and Windows API expertise.
What it would actually take: Build in Rust with the windows-rs crate, using Win32/DirectX or a native-rendering UI layer for panes, plus Shell APIs for icons, context menus, and drag-and-drop. The hard parts are low-latency directory enumeration and rendering for large folders, correct handling of Windows file-system semantics (locks, junctions, long paths, permissions), and shell interop. This needs a developer comfortable with unsafe Rust and Win32 internals, plus extensive testing on real Windows machines.
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Attention rank: #1464 of 2457 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 354 days after the earliest competitor.
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