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Detailed guides for every LunaFinder feature: search, tagging, browsing, storage, and more.

Grid and List Views

Two view modes

In the top-right corner of the main window, LunaFinder offers:

  • Grid view — thumbnails in a responsive grid (good for visual scanning)
  • List view — a denser row layout with name, size, and date (good for long filenames or sorting by eye)

Click the grid or list icon to switch. The active mode is highlighted.

Your choice is remembered while you use the app.

What you see in each view

Grid view

  • Large thumbnails for images
  • Folder icons for directories
  • File name under each thumbnail

List view

  • Smaller thumbnail or icon on the left
  • File name, file size, and date in each row

Both views support the same actions: selection, double-click to open, right-click menu, and drag-to-select.

When to use which

SituationSuggested view
Picking hero shots for a postGrid
Scanning exports with long automatic namesList
Many similar-looking imagesGrid
Checking dates and sizes quicklyList

Thumbnails still loading

If a thumbnail is not ready yet, you may see a generic image placeholder until generation finishes. A notification may appear while thumbnails are being created for a large folder.