Files is a modern, open-source Windows file manager built with WinUI 3 and .NET 10, featuring multitabbing, dual-pane navigation, file tags, cloud drive integration, FTP support, Git version control, and a widget-based home page. The architecture is a modular monolith with separate projects for the main app (Files.App), a server component (Files.App.Server), storage abstractions (Files.App.Storage, Files.Core.Storage), a source generator for CsWinRT interop (Files.Core.SourceGenerator), and custom UI controls (Files.App.Controls). The codebase makes heavy use of source-generated P/Invoke via CsWin32, Roslyn source generators for VTable functions and command managers, and the CommunityToolkit.Mvvm pattern with ObservableObject and dependency property source generation. The app supports MSIX packaging, sideload and Store distribution channels, and includes C++/COM components for custom open/save dialogs and a launcher. The last commit was on 2026-06-30, and the project has 44k stars with active CI/CD workflows.
MSIX Hero is a comprehensive MSIX/AppX package management toolkit providing both WPF GUI and CLI interfaces for creating, editing, signing, packaging, and deploying Windows applications. The application follows a modular architecture using Prism for MVVM and dependency injection, with separate modules for package management, volume management, event viewing, system status, and various dialogs. Core functionality includes MSIX package reading/editing via Appx.Reader and Appx.Editor, signing via Appx.Signing, dependency analysis, AppAttach volume management for Windows Virtual Desktop, Winget manifest handling, and system diagnostics. The codebase demonstrates strong separation of concerns, extensive use of interfaces for testability, and reusable patterns in IPC, progress handling, and MVVM property implementations.
Text-Grab is a Windows desktop application for capturing and extracting text from screen regions, images, PDFs, and barcodes using on-device OCR (Windows OCR, Tesseract, Windows AI) and UI Automation. It provides multiple capture modes (fullscreen grab, grab frame, edit text window, quick lookup) and offers post-capture features like text editing, table analysis, unit conversion, expression evaluation, template-based extraction, text-to-speech, and clipboard integration. The application is privacy-focused as all processing runs locally. It is built as a monolithic WPF application using .NET 10 and WindowsAppSDK, with extensive unit and UI automation test coverage. The codebase is well-structured with reusable utility classes and custom controls, though some files (e.g., EditTextWindow) are very large and tightly coupled. The repository is actively maintained with recent commits, CI/CD pipelines, and dependabot integration.