Http File Explorer with Tree View, Breadcrumbs & Search

A lightweight, cross-platform HTTP file explorer written in C++ using Qt5 and cpp-httplib.

Provides an interactive UI to browse, search, and download files via any web browser.

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🚀 Features

✅ Directory tree view with collapsible folders
✅ Clean breadcrumb navigation
✅ 🔍 Search/filter files and folders by name
✅ 📄 File download via HTTP
✅ 📁 Folder and file icons (emoji-based)
✅ 🖥️ No browser-side dependencies (vanilla JS/CSS)
✅ Cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows)

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🛠 Build Instructions

📦 Requirements

• Qt5 (libqt5core5a, qtbase5-dev, etc.)
• CMake (≥ 3.10)
• A C++14-compatible compiler
• cpp-httplib (included as header-only)

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Build instructions

# Create build directory
mkdir build && cd build

# Run CMake
cmake ..

# Build it
make

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Running the Server

./HttpFileExplorer --directory=/path/to/your/folder --port=8080

Then open a browser:

http://localhost:8080

You can also access it remotely via the machine’s IP.

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📂 Example Usage

• Navigate folders by clicking on 📁 folder names.
• Click 📄 file names to download the file on your PC
• Use the search bar to filter files and folders.
• Breadcrumb links help you jump back up in the folder hierarchy.

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📃 Example Command

./HttpFileExplorer -d ~/Downloads -p 8080

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📌 Notes

• This project uses cpp-httplib.h, included in the source. You can update it from cpp-httplib GitHub.
• Tested with Qt 5.15+ on Linux & Jetson.

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🧪 Ideas for Future Enhancements

• 🔐 Authentication (username/password)
• 📦 Download multiple / selected files as .zip
• 📤 Upload file support (via drag & drop)

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📜 License

MIT License — use freely for personal and commercial projects.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• kudos to cpp-httplib for the amazing single-header HTTP server.

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