Zenith Filer Manual v1.16.5

Everything Zenith Filer can do, one article per feature. This is the same manual that ships inside the app.

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• Getting Started

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  • About Zenith Filer

• Screen Layout

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  • Title Bar
  • File Panes (Pane A / Pane B)
  • Nav Pane
  • Status Bar
  • Confirmation & Error Dialogs
  • Help & Document Viewer

• Basic Operations

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  • Navigation
  • Address Bar and Breadcrumb
  • Tabs
  • Standard File Operations
  • Batch Rename
  • Context Menu
  • Drag & Drop
  • Command Palette
  • Ring Launcher

• File Tools

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  • Text Comparison (Diff)
  • Folder Comparison
  • Hash Calculation and Verification
  • Batch Timestamp and Attribute Change
  • Archives (Extract and Compress)
  • Terminal
  • Sending the Selection to the Terminal or Claude Code
  • Connecting to a Server (FTP / SFTP)

• Organizing & Display

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  • Favorites
  • View Options
  • Themes (Color Customization)
  • Theme List and Categories
  • Theme Store
  • How Themes Work
  • Working Sets
  • Presets (window placement / nav pane layout / search conditions)

• Search

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  • Search Features
  • Size and Date Filters
  • Search Presets
  • Index Search
  • Index Settings
  • How Index Search Works

• AI & Macros

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  • Setting Up Generative AI
  • AI Features
  • Macros (Automating Actions)

• Keyboard

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  • Keyboard and Mouse Interaction
  • Keyboard Shortcut Reference
  • How Keybindings Work

• Settings & Data

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  • Full List of App Settings (Control Deck)
  • Settings Backup & Recovery
  • Configuration File Structure
  • Log Specification

• Installation & Updates

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  • Installation and Folder Structure
  • Auto-Update
  • Resident Mode
  • Screen Capture
  • Startup Sequence

• Extras

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  • Challenges & Achievements
  • Mascot (Stickman)
  • Writing Behavior JSON
  • Poses, Dog Commands and Props
  • Events and Personality
  • Reward Behaviors
  • GIF Export and AI Generation