File List Generator

How to use the file list generator

1. Choose the files, or a folder if your browser offers that option.
2. Pick a format and whether to include sizes and dates.
3. Copy the listing, or download it as a file.

About this tool

Producing a list of what is in a folder is the kind of task that has an easy command-line answer and no obvious answer anywhere else. This generator takes a selection of files — or a whole folder, where the browser supports choosing one — and writes out their paths, sizes and modification dates in a format you can paste somewhere useful.

Only file metadata is read. Names, sizes and timestamps come from the file entry the browser hands over, and the contents are never opened, which is why a folder of large video files lists as quickly as a folder of text files. It is also why nothing here needs to leave your machine.

CSV output quotes any path containing a comma or a quotation mark. That is the case that silently corrupts a listing pasted into a spreadsheet: one file called `report, final.pdf` shifts every column after it, and the damage is easy to miss because the result still looks like a table.

The summary by file type is there because it answers the question that usually prompts the list in the first place — what is actually in here, and what is taking up the space.

Common uses

• Sending someone an inventory of what a folder contains.
• Building a manifest of deliverables for a project handover.
• Getting a list of filenames into a spreadsheet without a terminal.

Frequently asked questions

Are the files uploaded or opened?

Neither. Only the name, size and modification date that the browser reports for each entry are used, so the contents are never read at all.

Can it list a whole folder?

Where the browser supports choosing a directory, yes, and the relative path of each file is kept. Otherwise select the files themselves.

Why are some paths quoted in the CSV?

Because they contain a comma or a quotation mark. Without quoting, one such filename shifts every following column in a spreadsheet, which is easy to miss.