Folder Context

Folder Context is a Windows utility that visualizes directory structures and concatenates selected files into a single output file.

It is designed for quickly exploring folders and exporting their contents in a clean, readable format.

The application loads the directory tree eagerly, so very large directories may take longer to process.

Features

• Export directory tree
• Concatenate selected files
• Dark and light themes
• Show or hide hidden files
• File and folder exclusion rules
• Configurable tree indentation
• Async operations with progress reporting

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Preview

Example tree output

FolderContext
├── FolderContext
│    ├── Source
│    │    ├── Core
│    │    │    ├── Exclusions.cs
│    │    │    ├── ExplorerNode.cs
│    │    │    ├── ExplorerNodeFlags.cs
│    │    │    ├── FileInfoExtensions.cs
│    │    │    ├── FileNode.cs
│    │    │    ├── FileStatus.cs
│    │    │    ├── FileStatusException.cs
│    │    │    ├── FileStreamExtensions.cs
│    │    │    ├── FolderNode.cs
│    │    │    └── TreeRenderer.cs
│    │    └── Settings
│    │        ├── AppSettings.cs
│    │        └── SettingsManager.cs
│    └── Program.cs
├── FolderContext.slnx
└── LICENSE

Example concatenated output

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/FolderContext/Source/Settings/AppSettings.cs
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namespace FolderContext.Source.Settings
{
    internal sealed class AppSettings
    {
        public bool DarkTheme { get; set; } = true;
        public bool HiddenFiles { get; set; } = false;
        public int IndentSize { get; set; } = 4;
        public string[] ExclusionsList { get; set; } = [];
    }
}
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/FolderContext/Program.cs
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namespace FolderContext
{
    internal static class Program
    {
        /// <summary>
        ///  The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main()
        {
            // To customize application configuration such as set high DPI settings or default font,
            // see https://aka.ms/applicationconfiguration.
            ApplicationConfiguration.Initialize();
            Application.Run(new MainForm());
        }
    }
}
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/FolderContext.slnx
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<Solution>
  <Project Path="FolderContext/FolderContext.csproj" />
</Solution>

See the full example: concat-output.txt

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How to Run

No installation required.

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page.
2. Extract the downloaded archive.
3. Run FolderContext.exe.

How to Use

1. Open a folder.
2. Select the files or folders you want to process.
3. Configure the available options if needed.
4. Choose the desired operation:
   • Save Tree to export the folder structure.
   • Concat Files to merge the selected files into a single output file.
5. Choose a destination and save the result.

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Built With

   

Author

Created by scrnr

• GitHub: https://github.com/scrnr

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.