nova-sftp-explorer 0.1.5

Modern SFTP explorer with remote preview-first workflows.

Nova SFTP Explorer

A modern, cross-platform SFTP desktop explorer focused on remote-first file inspection.

Current version: 0.1.5

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Why Nova SFTP Explorer

Most SFTP clients are optimized for transfers. Nova is optimized for fast remote inspection:

• Browse remote directories quickly
• Preview text/images/metadata without full local downloads
• Search/filter large directory listings
• Move through folder history with back/forward navigation

Key Features

• Connection & navigation

  • Host/port/user/password login via SFTP
  • Go, Up, Back, Forward, breadcrumbs
  • Hidden file toggle and live filter

• Preview-first workflow

  • Text preview with paging for large files
  • Smart text decoding (utf-8, utf-16, fallback latin-1)
  • Image preview with fit/zoom/pan controls
  • Hex preview fallback for binary files
  • Metadata tab (path, size, permissions, modified)

• Transfers

  • Upload/download with progress queue
  • Transfer status tracking in-app

• Persistence

  • Saved connection profiles
  • UI preferences (splitter, column widths, last profile)
  • Per-user state file location on macOS/Linux/Windows

Installation

pip install nova-sftp-explorer

Run

nova-sftp-explorer

Upgrade

python3 -m pip install -U nova-sftp-explorer

Platform Notes

• Python >=3.10
• Linux users may need Tk runtime:

sudo apt install -y python3-tk

Development

git clone https://github.com/tanmoy456/nova-sftp-explorer.git
cd nova-sftp-explorer
python -m pip install -e .
python sftp.py

Testing

python -m unittest tests/test_preview.py

Release (maintainer)

python -m pip install --upgrade build twine
rm -rf dist build *.egg-info
python -m build
python -m twine check dist/*
python -m twine upload dist/*

Roadmap

• SSH key auth + known_hosts verification
• Inline text edit and save-back-to-remote
• Enhanced conflict handling on remote file changes

License

MIT