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AquaFinder

A personal project that recreates the feel of the Finder from Mac OS X 10.4–10.6 (Tiger–Snow Leopard), designed to bring back the classic file-manager experience on modern macOS systems. This is an unofficial, non-commercial project unrelated to Apple or the original Finder.

Main Features

• Icon view, list view, and column view
• Multiple windows and file copy & paste (⌘C / ⌘V)
• Automatic folder size calculation in list view
• Theme switching: 10.6-style graphite / 10.4-style brushed metal
• Font size and row height adjustments in settings
• Japanese and English localization
• Classic Finder features such as labels, Get Info, and Quick Look

Supported Versions

Version	0.1
Supported OS	macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and later
Supported architecture	Apple Silicon (M1 and later) and Intel Mac (Universal Binary)

Installation

1. Download AquaFinder.dmg from the button above.
2. Open the DMG and drag AquaFinder.app into the Applications folder.
3. On first launch, you may see a warning saying the app is from an unidentified developer. To open it, choose either of the following methods:
   • Right-click (or Control-click) AquaFinder.app and choose Open, then click Open in the dialog.
   • Open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway next to the AquaFinder message.
   Once approved, it can be launched normally afterward.

License

Published under the MIT License.