Swift Salamander User Guide / See Your Files Your Way

Change the View

How to show your files as a list, a detailed list, icons or a gallery.

Checked with Swift Salamander 0.8.184 on 8 October 2026.

A view is the way the files in a pane are laid out. Swift Salamander has four: List, Detailed List, Icons and Gallery.

Change the View of One Pane

1. Make the pane active. Click it, or press Tab until the pane has the cursor.
2. Click View As in the toolbar.
3. Choose List, Detailed List, Icons or Gallery.

You can also press a key. Press ⌥⌘1 for List, ⌥⌘2 for Detailed List, ⌥⌘3 for Icons and ⌥⌘4 for Gallery.

Use the Same View in Both Panes

1. Click View As in the toolbar.
2. Choose the view you want.
3. Click Apply to All Panes.