Zero telemetry, zero external cloud dependencies, and zero tracking. All drive scans, file metadata, and indexes stay entirely on your local machine powered by high-performance SQLite.
Instant search and indexing using an intuitive keyboard-first omnibar with granular flag-based filtering for extensions (-ext), directories (-dir), filenames (-name), and custom tags (-tag).
Export organized drive audits and filtered query results directly into multi-sheet .xlsx workbooks featuring, full file tables, and embedded native OOXML pie charts.
Organize local files beyond standard directory structures by attaching custom tags, pinning saved views to a quick-access bookmarks bar, and drilling down into pinned subsets for fast iterative queries.
Explore storage distributions via real-time metric counters, interactive SVG breakdown charts, collapsible directory trees, inline image thumbnail previews, and one-click direct OS file launching.
I needed to have something that allowed me to explore some large backup folders with a messy organizational structure accumulated over several years. Also, for maintaining my personal knowledge base in Obsidian. FolderIQ seemed like a good way to build something that could help me find some files in there, without wasting too much time and not having to physically move the files.