🗂️ QUARK File Manager

A sleek, modern, cross-platform file manager built with C++, OpenGL, and ImGui. Designed for developers and power users who crave speed, customization, and minimalist UI.

NOTE This is my Fourth Semeseter Operating System Course Project. Project & Quality isn't Great.

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🚀 Features

• 📂 Tree-style file navigation

• 🧭 Bookmark quick-access panel (e.g., Home, Desktop, Downloads)

• 🔍 Hidden file visibility toggle

• 🧠 Keyboard shortcuts (e.g., ESC to exit)

• 📑 Detailed file info: name, size, permissions, type, last modified

• 🧰 Context menus with:

  • Open file/folder
  • Create new file/folder
  • Cut, copy, paste
  • Rename
  • Compress (.tar.gz)
  • Trash/delete

• 🎨 Custom theming with ImGui and Courier-New fonts

• 🔌 Cross-platform support: Linux & Windows

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🛠️ Build Instructions

✅ Prerequisites

Linux:

Make sure the following packages are installed:

sudo apt install -y cmake libxrandr-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxi-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev

Windows:

• Visual Studio (2019 or later)
• CMake
• OpenGL & GLFW development libraries

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🔧 Building the Project

git clone https://github.com/TheLeopard65/Quark-File-Manager.git
cd Quark-File-Manager
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make -j$(nproc)
./QUARK

🔄 On Windows, open the generated .sln in Visual Studio and build the QUARK target.

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📁 Project Structure

File-Manager/
├── src/                    # Main C++ source file
│   └── main.cpp
├── vendor/                 # Third-party dependencies (GLFW, ImGui, stb)
├── resources/              # Icons and fonts used in the UI
│   ├── folder.png
│   ├── file.png
│   ├── go_back.png
│   └── Courier-New.ttf
├── requirements.txt        # Linux build dependencies
├── CMakeLists.txt          # Build configuration
└── README.md               # You're here!

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💡 Technical Highlights

• Built with C++17
• Uses ImGui for rendering custom GUI
• Renders textures with OpenGL
• Efficient filesystem browsing using NTFS and EXT4
• Platform-specific integrations for Linux (xdg-open) and Windows (start)

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👨‍💻 Contributin

Pull requests are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit your changes via a new branch.

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⚖️ License

The repo/project is under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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🙌 Credits

• Dear ImGui
• GLFW
• stb

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💬 Feedback

Found a bug? Want to suggest a feature? Open an issue.