Files

A team's shared files. Folders come first, then files, in a grid or a sortable list. Drop files anywhere to upload, rename in place, pick several to move or delete at once, and undo a delete from the toast.

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When to use

A workspace's shared documents and uploads
Picking where a file lives before it is sent or signed
Any product with folders people organise themselves

When not to use

Just an upload field: use File Upload
A table of records: use Data Table

The decision inside it

Delete can be undone, so it does not ask

Deleting removes the files at once and shows an Undo toast, instead of a confirm dialog before every delete. People stay in flow, and a slip costs one click to put right.

Installation

Files is a Pro screen, included with lifetime access. It is two files on top of the Layro components it is made of.

Add the components it uses:

npx shadcn@latest add @layro/app-shell @layro/breadcrumb @layro/button @layro/input @layro/select @layro/checkbox @layro/menu @layro/avatar-stack @layro/empty-states @layro/toast

Copy screens/files-screen.tsx and screens/data/files-screen.ts from the Code tab above into your project, at the same paths.
It also imports @/lib and @/demos/portraits: Layro’s shared helpers and the demo’s sample images. Point them at your own.

Usage

app/page.tsx

import { FilesScreen } from "@/screens/files-screen";

export default function Page() {
  /* A screen fills the box it is given: give it the window. */
  return (
    <main className="h-dvh">
      <FilesScreen className="h-full" />
    </main>
  );
}

Built from

Every Layro component this screen imports. Each has its own page, props and install command.

API reference

Read from FilesScreenProps when the site is built. It also takes every attribute a div does, such as className.

FilesScreen

Prop	Type	Notes
`state`	`FilesState`	Which view to open on. Default "folders".
`onUpload`	`(files: File[], folderId: string \| null) => void`	Called with the files dropped or picked, and the folder they go into.
`onAction`	`(id: string, action: FileAction) => void`	Called after an action is taken on an item.
`className`	`string`	—

Accessibility

Tiles and rows are reachable and selectable from the keyboard
Deletes and uploads confirm in a toast
Rename is a labelled field; Escape cancels it
Every action is also in a menu, not only drag and drop

Responsive behavior

Fills the box it is given: mount it at the window's height
The grid drops columns and the list hides columns as it narrows
Light and dark come from the Layro theme: it follows the dark class on <html>, like every component.