---
breadcrumbs:
- - /chromium-os
  - Chromium OS
- - /chromium-os/user-experience
  - User Experience
page_name: content-browser
title: Content Browser
---

********UI under development. Designs are subject to change.********

******<img alt="image"
src="/chromium-os/user-experience/content-browser/ContentBrowserPanel1.png">Application
type:** Panel/Tab****

****Description:****

The content browser is a simple hierarchical file browser. Specifically, it is
an enhanced version of file:// rendering that allows easier navigation.

Functionality:

*   Read only access
*   Attach to email
*   Pop-out for media content
*   File actions menu

Future goals

*   Offline access to sync'd content
*   Browsing external file:// and smb:// resources
*   Read/Write access
*   Integration with open/save dialog

Related: [Shelf](/chromium-os/user-experience/shelf) |
[Open/Save](/chromium-os/user-experience/opensave-dialogs)

Panel Style (with menu)

The pop out menu allows a variety of file manipulation and upload actions.

> [<img alt="image"
> src="/chromium-os/user-experience/content-browser/ContentBrowserPanel2.png">](/chromium-os/user-experience/content-browser/ContentBrowserPanel2.png)

**Tab Style (for future versions)**

The full tab view of the content browser will show the files in a columnar
hierarchy. These columns can be popped out into panels.

**[<img alt="image"
src="/chromium-os/user-experience/content-browser/Full.png">](/chromium-os/user-experience/content-browser/Full.png)**