v2.2.0 | Sigma File Manager

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Release Notes

Summary: System clipboard integration with other apps, box selection, linked split view, link handling, password-protected ZIP archives, native Properties on Windows, extension API expansions, Hebrew language support, and navigator polish.

New Features

System Clipboard Integration

Copy and paste files, folders, and images between Sigma File Manager and other apps through the system clipboard.

• Cross-app file transfer: copy or cut items in SFM and paste them into apps like File Explorer, or paste paths and files copied from other apps into the navigator with Ctrl+V;
• Image paste: paste images copied from browsers and other apps directly into a folder;
• Conflict dialogs: when pasted items already exist, choose Rename or Merge, and resolve individual file conflicts with Replace, Skip, Keep both, or Apply to all;
• Clipboard toolbar: optional toolbar preview for images and file paths copied in other apps;

Toolbar visibility can be controlled in Settings > UI appearance > Clipboard. Paste with Ctrl+V still works when the toolbar is hidden.

Box Selection

Drag on empty space in the navigator to select multiple items with a selection box.

• Modifiers: hold Ctrl or Shift to add to the current selection; hold Alt to invert;
• Easier targeting: optionally increase list padding and grid gaps for more room to start a drag;

Enable in Settings > General > File view > Enable box selection.

Linked Split View

New Linked split view mode for a simpler column-style workflow: clicking a folder in the first pane shows that folder's contents in the second pane.

The existing independent Split mode is unchanged. Choose the mode from the navigator options menu under Split view mode, or toggle split view with Ctrl+S.

Link Handling

Create and inspect filesystem links from the navigator.

• Create link: create symbolic links, shortcuts, hard links, and junctions from the context menu (Create link);
• Link columns: optional list columns for Kind, Links, Link target, and Link status (Valid, Broken, Unknown, Unsupported);
• Open behavior: directory shortcuts and symlink folders navigate to their targets; other link targets open with the default app;

Native Properties Window

On Windows, open the native system Properties dialog for selected items from the context menu, actions menu, Alt+Enter, or Alt + double-click.

List View Column Resizing And Reordering

List view columns can be resized and reordered to match how you work.

• Resize: drag column edges to change widths;
• Reorder and visibility: manage order and visibility from the list header Columns popover;
• Width options: Fill available width and Set minimum widths;

Root Locations Address

A root Locations address lists drives and virtual locations for faster switching.

• Address bar: go up from a drive root or open Locations from the address bar / address editor;
• Favorites and tags: Locations can be added to favorites and tagged like other directories;
• Split view: especially useful for switching drives between panes without leaving the navigator;

Extensions

Extension APIs And Views

Extensions gain more host capabilities and UI building blocks.

• Local binaries: configure extension dependencies with auto setup or manually chosen local binaries (Extensions > Dependencies);
• HTTP requests: extensions can make HTTP requests to hosts allowed by their manifest;
• View control: extensions can apply navigator layout and sorting preferences (with the view permission);
• Clipboard API: extensions can read and write the clipboard (with permission);
• List-detail view: new extension UI pattern with a searchable list and a detail pane;

New Settings

• Enable box selection: drag empty space to multi-select (Settings > General > File view > Enable box selection);
• Increase file view gaps: add list padding and larger grid gaps for easier targeting (Settings > General > File view > Increase file view gaps);
• Keep Quick View window in memory: keep Quick View loaded so it opens instantly (uses about 200 MB) (Settings > General > Performance > Keep Quick View window in memory);
• Keep Print window in memory: keep the Print window loaded so it opens instantly (uses about 200 MB) (Settings > General > Performance > Keep Print window in memory);
• Clipboard toolbar for external images: show the clipboard toolbar for images copied in other apps (Settings > UI appearance > Clipboard);
• Clipboard toolbar for external paths: show the clipboard toolbar for file paths copied in other apps (Settings > UI appearance > Clipboard);
• Dynamic info panel size: let the info panel size adapt, or turn this off by resizing manually (Settings > UI appearance > Info panel > Dynamic info panel size);
• Show full-size image in info panel preview: show full-resolution images in the info panel (Settings > UI appearance > Info panel > Show full-size image in info panel preview);
• Mute video preview by default: mute info panel video previews while browsing (Settings > UI appearance > Info panel > Mute video preview by default);
• Automatically play video previews: autoplay videos in the info panel when selected (Settings > UI appearance > Info panel > Automatically play video previews);

New Shortcuts

• Native Properties (Alt+Enter): open the native Properties window for selected items on Windows;

New Languages

• Hebrew (עברית): full translation with right-to-left layout support (Settings > General > Language);

UX Improvements

Archive Extraction

ZIP extraction now supports encrypted archives and non-UTF-8 file names.

• Password-protected ZIP: enter an archive password when extraction requires it;
• File name encoding: choose encoding in Archive extraction options, with auto-detect preferred and grouped regional encodings as fallbacks;

Grid Sorting

Grid layout now has its own sort controls in the navigator options menu.

• Sort by: Name, Items, Size, Modified, Created, Tags, Kind, Links, and Link status;
• Direction: ascending or descending, stored separately from list-view sorting;

Shell Extensions

The context menu can load modern shell extension actions registered by other apps under Shell extensions.

Session Memory

Scroll positions and active tabs are restored when you switch away from a page or pane and come back during the same session.

Navigator Performance

Browsing large folders and media is faster and uses less memory.

• Cold loading: faster first load when opening directories;
• Icon loading: custom and system icons appear with less delay;
• List scrolling: smoother list scrolling in large directories;
• Media previews: image, GIF, and video previews are more responsive and use less memory;
• Indexing: more stable global search indexing;

Home Page And Context Menus

• Disconnect: disconnect network or removable mounts from the context menu when supported;
• Close all duplicates: tab menu Close all duplicates now closes every duplicate path in the workspace, not only duplicates of the current tab;
• Right-click clear: right-clicking empty navigator background clears the current selection before opening the background menu;
• Home actions: home page context menus close after action clicks, Open in new tab opens the navigator, and new tabs scroll into view;
• Window drag region: on Linux-style title bars, the drag region extends across toolbar buttons for easier window moving;

UI Improvements

• Active pane indicator: clearer active pane marker in the status bar when split view is on;
• Resizable info panel: drag to resize the info panel width and the preview/details split;
• Compact info panel: denser property layout in the info panel;
• Context menu actions: Edit card is shown as an action button, with smaller action buttons overall;
• Navigator styling: improved adaptive layout, tab active-state styles in split view, and command palette extension view design;
• RTL layout: cleaner alignment for right-to-left languages;

Bug Fixes

• Type-to-search: fixed quick search not activating on non-Latin keyboard layouts;
• Directory loading: fixed entries reordering after a directory finishes loading;
• Custom icons: fixed custom icons loading with a noticeable delay;
• Grid cards: fixed grid layout cards changing size while loading;
• Grid scrollbar: fixed the grid scrollbar hiding behind sticky headers;
• Quick selection: fixed quick file selection sometimes opening the file;
• Terminal shortcut: fixed Alt+T opening a terminal for the current directory instead of the selected entry;
• Open files: fixed opened files launching from the wrong working directory;
• SMB shares: fixed inability to open files on SMB shares;
• WSL paths: fixed WSL host UNC path handling on Windows, including //wsl.localhost as a virtual distro list;
• Default file manager: fixed setting the default file manager in Microsoft Store builds;
• AppImage (Linux): fixed Could not create default EGL display: EGL_BAD_PARAMETER;
• Extension install (Linux): fixed install failures for multi-file dist extensions;
• Extension details: fixed overview page alignment styles;
• Device wake: fixed the app getting stuck in a loading state after device wake-up;
• Update notifications: fixed update notifications appearing for unreleased versions;
• RTL: fixed right-to-left layout issues;
• Translations: fixed missing and incorrect translation strings;

See more details in CHANGELOG

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