WingDrive’s current milestone (M2) is to be your default file manager on Linux. It integrates with the desktop the way Dolphin or Nautilus do.

Default file manager

Set WingDrive as the handler for folders:

xdg-mime default wingdrive.desktop inode/directory
xdg-mime query default inode/directory   # should print wingdrive.desktop

Then:

xdg-open ~/Downloads opens the folder in WingDrive.
Show in folder in browsers and other apps opens WingDrive with the file selected. WingDrive answers the org.freedesktop.FileManager1 D-Bus interface while it is the default handler for inode/directory.

To go back, point inode/directory at your previous file manager, for example org.kde.dolphin.desktop or org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop.

Background and tray

In Settings, under Background:

Keep running in the background: closing the window keeps WingDrive in the tray, so folders open instantly.
Start at login: start WingDrive hidden in the tray when you log in.

Terminal

F4 docks a terminal under the Explorer, and Shift+F4 opens your own terminal in the current folder. Set the command in Settings. Left empty, WingDrive uses xdg-terminal-exec, then $TERMINAL, then an installed terminal.

Service menus and Open With

Your KDE/Dolphin service menus appear in the context menu. Open With lists applications from their desktop entries, and passes files correctly to entries that use field codes like %f, %F, %u and %U.

Wayland

If the window fails to start on a Wayland session with a GTK error, run it through XWayland:

GDK_BACKEND=x11 wingdrive