The Icon Explorer
The Icon Explorer is a central workspace for browsing the SVG files directly inside a local folder. It keeps the current Editor document open while you browse and can display large folders as a virtualized thumbnail grid.
The first control at the far left of the Control Bar is the segmented Editor/Explorer workspace switch, followed immediately by a separator. It uses the same segmented appearance and interaction as the Pixel/Vector switch in Preview. The active segment stays selected and follows the same workspace state as F4, F5, Ctrl+Tab, and the View menu. Switching workspaces does not close the current Editor document or discard the Explorer folder and selection state. The optional Editor selection information is never shown in Explorer.
Browse folders and SVG icons together, with navigation and file commands above the thumbnail grid.
The Explorer Control Bar adapts to the available width. Its primary commands remain on one row, while less frequently used commands move into More when space is limited. The Documents and Element Library shortcuts open their standard folders, available drive buttons change the active drive, and Up opens the current folder’s parent. The Element Library folder is also available through ; this opens the built-in Explorer and keeps the current Editor document and its unsaved changes.
Continue with Working with the Explorer for browsing, fast Editor workflows and file management, or Batch Processing to process a selection of icons.
Current boundary
The Explorer still does not provide recursive scanning, general sorting, project formats, favorites, a visible navigation-history dropdown, address autocompletion, or a separately configurable Explorer workspace layout. General folder copy/move, Cut, Trash or Recycle Bin restoration, and undo for filesystem mutations are also not available. Rename supports one direct-child folder, and Delete Folder supports one confirmed empty direct child as described in Managing files and drag and drop. The Explorer remains embedded in each application main window; there is no detached modeless Explorer. New Explorer Window instead starts an independent normal IconVectors instance. The complete audit, normalization, export-profile, project, CLI, IVScript, and batch-review workbenches are not part of this version.