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Creative features for your workflow.

Simple navigation, quick previews, batch conversion, batch renaming, file organization,
and creative workflow tools, all in one modern file browser for Windows.

00:00 Inline Dropdown Navigation

00:08 Grid View

00:16 Custom Icons & Labels

00:24 Favorites Panel

00:33 Image Sequence Grouping

00:51 Sidebar Panels

Carrots brings Finder-style dropdown navigation to Windows.
In this video, see how you can expand and collapse folders in place to view your entire file structure in one scrollable list — no more clicking in and out of separate windows.

This video covers the core navigation experience including tabbed browsing, multi-window support, the sidebar, drive management, image sequence grouping, and the overall UI layout.

00:00 Unified Quick Preview

00:05 A/B Compare Mode

00:08 Image & Video Preview + Playback

00:14 Video Editor

00:47 Image Editor

Preview images, videos, 3D models, PDFs, and 50+ file formats instantly with Carrots Quick Preview. This video also covers the built-in image and video editing tools: crop, resize, rotate, trim, export GIFs, extract frames, and batch convert formats without opening Photoshop or Premiere.

Features covered: Quick Preview, A/B image compare, unified media carousel, ProRes support, image editor, video editor, and batch conversion.

00:00 Workflow Tools Panel

00:06 Color Picker

00:13 Calculators

00:19 Batch Renamer

00:21 Folder Presets

00:25 Custom Labels

00:33 Contact Sheet Creator

00:45 Slideshow Creator

Carrots includes a set of built-in workflow tools designed for creative professionals.

This video walks through batch rename with find and replace, the color picker with swatch export, the render time calculator, aspect ratio calculator, unit converter, and folder preset templates.

Small tools that save real time, without leaving your file browser.

00:00 Theme Settings

00:12 Icon & Text Settings

00:41 Sidebar Controls

00:45 Behavior Settings

00:49 This PC & Network Drive Settings

01:05 Keyboard Shortcuts

01:08 Cache Settings

Carrots is built to work the way you work. This video covers the full settings and customization options:

20+ dark and light themes with custom accent colors, adjustable UI density, font scaling, thumbnail sizes, sidebar controls, cloud integration (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive), network drive support, and keyboard shortcut customization.

NAVIGATION & BROWSING

01 - DROPDOWN NAVIGATION

Expand and collapse folders in place.

Navigate your entire folder structure without drilling in and out. Works like macOS Finder list view, on Windows.

See your entire folder structure at a glance
Expand and collapse folders without losing your place
Keyboard navigation with arrow keys and shortcuts
Drag and drop files inside the app, to other programs, and from Explorer
Full context menus with zip, color tags, and favorites

02 — Image Sequence Grouping

Numbered sequences collapse into one row.

render_0001 through render_2400 shows as a single grouped entry. Detect missing frames, bulk rename, and preview the sequence as a carousel.

Automatically detects and groups numbered sequences
Detect and missing frames
Bulk rename entire sequences at once
Preview sequences as a carousel
Built for VFX, animation, and rendering workflows

QUICK PREVIEWS

03 — Quick Preview

Preview files without opening them.

Images, videos, 3D models, and documents appear instantly in the preview panel. No app launches,
no waiting.

Multi-image carousel for browsing multiple files
1/2 compare mode for side-by-side image comparison
Video playback with scrubbing and controls
Supports HEIC, RAW, PNG, JPG, MP4, MOV, and 50+ formats
Adjustable thumbnail sizes and full-screen mode

04 — 3D Model Preview

3D model viewer built in.

Open OBJ, FBX, STL, GLTF, and GLB files directly in Carrots. Rotate, zoom, pan, and toggle between solid and wireframe views.

Supports OBJ, FBX, STL, GLTF, GLB formats
Rotate, zoom, and pan to inspect models
Wireframe and solid view modes

Workflow & Tools

05 — Batch Converter

Convert images and videos in bulk.

Select files, pick an output format, and convert. No external apps required. Handles images, video, and image sequences.

Images: PNG, JPG, WEBP, HEIC
Video: MP4, MOV, WEBM, AVI, GIF export
Quality, resolution, and codec controls
Convert image sequences to video
Batch process entire folders at once

06 — Image Editor

Crop, resize, rotate, and export images.

Basic image edits with a live preview. Export to PNG, JPG, WEBP, or BMP with quality controls, without opening another app.

Crop with interactive tool and aspect ratio lock
Rotate (90°, 180°, 270°, custom angle)
Flip horizontal or vertical
Live preview before export
Export to PNG, JPG, WEBP, BMP with quality controls

07 — Video Editor

Trim videos, grab frames, and export GIFs.

Set in/out points on a timeline, export trimmed clips, pull single frames as images, or export an animated GIF with frame rate and quality controls.

Trim and cut with timeline and in/out points
Export trimmed sections or single frames
Export to GIF or image sequence
Format conversion with quality and codec controls

08 — Workflow Tools

Batch rename, render calculator, folder presets, and more.

Common utilities built directly into the app. Rename files with custom patterns, calculate render times, generate folder structures from presets, and convert units.

Batch rename with find and replace
Folder presets to create project structures instantly
Render calculator for frame counts and timelines
Unit converter for length, weight, temperature, and data size
Aspect ratio calculator

09 — Audio Extractor

Extract audio from video files.

Export to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, or OGG with bitrate and sample rate controls. Batch processing supported.

Extract from any video file
Export to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG
Quality settings: bitrate and sample rate
Batch processing support

Organization

10 — Organization Panels

Favorites, recents, drives, and file collection.

Sidebar panels give you quick access to your most-used folders, recent locations, connected drives, and a File Hopper for gathering files from multiple locations.

Favorites bar with groups and dividers
Recent folders list for quick access
File Hopper for collecting files from different locations
Customizable This PC panel for drives and network locations
Cloud integration: Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Box

11 — Tabs & Multi-Window

Multiple tabs and windows.

Open multiple folders in tabs or separate windows, and drag files between them.

Open multiple folders in tabs
Switch between tabs with keyboard shortcuts
Open new windows for side-by-side browsing
Drag and drop files between tabs and windows

12 — Drag & Drop

Move files naturally.

Move files between folders, tabs, windows, Explorer, and other apps with a natural drag-and-drop workflow.

Drag files into folders inside Carrots
Move files between tabs and windows
Drag files to and from Windows Explorer
Drop files into other apps
Works with File Hopper and organization tools

13 — Ratings & Metadata

Star ratings with sort and filter.

Rate files 1 to 5 stars, then sort or filter by rating. Add metadata columns for dimensions, duration, frame rate, codec, and file size. Grid view with 6 adjustable thumbnail sizes.