Managing Folders

Folders in Zenspire allow you to structure your image library hierarchically. These folders are created and managed within your designated Zenspire library location. Actions you take on folders within the app directly affect the folder structure on your disk at this location. For more details on the library concept, see the Getting Started with Your Library page.

Viewing Folder Contents

Click a folder name in the sidebar’s “Folders” section to view its images in the Image Grid. How images from subfolders are displayed depends on the Show Items in Subfolders setting.

Show Only Current Folder (Default)

Displays only the images located directly inside the selected folder. Contents of subfolders are not shown unless you navigate into them individually.

Show Items in Subfolders

This view displays all images within the selected folder and all images inside any of its subfolders, combined into a single grid.

You can easily toggle this view on and off:

• From the Toolbar: Click the Show Items in Subfolders icon in the main window’s toolbar.
• With a Keyboard Shortcut: Press ⇧⌘H.

The setting is also available in the Settings window.

Creating Folders

You can create new folders from several places in Zenspire. These actions create actual folders on your disk within your library location.

There are three primary ways to create folders:

• From the Menu Bar: Go to the File menu for powerful, context-aware creation.
  • File > New Folder (⇧⌘N) creates a new folder. If you have a folder selected, it will create a subfolder inside it. Otherwise, it creates a new top-level folder.
  • File > New Top-Level Folder (⌃⌘N) always creates a new folder at the top level of your library, regardless of your current selection.
• From the Sidebar Toolbar: Click the [+] New button at the bottom of the sidebar and select Folder to create a new top-level folder.
• From the Context Menu: Right-click an existing folder and select New Subfolder to create a folder inside it.

Renaming Folders

1. Right-click the folder in the sidebar to open its context menu.
2. Select Rename.
3. The folder name becomes an editable text field. Type the new name and press Enter. This renames the actual folder on disk within your Zenspire library.

Deleting Folders

1. Right-click the folder in the sidebar to open its context menu.
2. Select Delete.
3. Confirm the deletion if prompted.

Deleting a Folder

Deleting a folder from Zenspire moves the folder and all of its contents (including any subfolders and image files) to the system Trash. This allows the items to be recovered from the Trash if deleted by mistake.

Moving Images Between Folders

You can move images from one folder to another within your library. This action physically moves the image files on your disk from the source folder to the destination folder.

1. Select one or more images in the Image Grid.
2. Drag the selected image(s) over to the “Folders” section in the sidebar.
3. Drop the images directly onto the name of the destination folder.

Name Conflicts

If an image with the same filename already exists in the destination folder, Zenspire will automatically rename the moved image by adding a number (e.g., image.jpg becomes image 1.jpg) to prevent overwriting files.

Folder Context Menu Summary

Right-clicking a folder in the sidebar provides these options for managing folders within your Zenspire library:

• Rename
• New Subfolder
• Show in Finder
• Delete

Importing Images into Folders

You can add images to folders in your library using several methods. The image files will be copied into the target folder within your Zenspire library location on disk, and will then appear in the app.

Method 1: Drag and Drop

1. Select the target folder in the Zenspire sidebar where you want to add images.
2. Drag image files from Finder, from a web browser, or other compatible applications.
3. Drop the files onto the Image Grid area.

Method 2: Paste from Clipboard

You can also paste images directly into a folder.

1. Select the target folder in the Zenspire sidebar.
2. Copy an image to your clipboard. This can be:
   • An image file you copied from Finder (Edit > Copy or ⌘C).
   • Image data from another app, like a screenshot (⌃⇧⌘4) or an image copied from a web browser.
3. In Zenspire, use the menu Edit > Paste or the shortcut ⌘V.

Note

If you paste image data (not a file), Zenspire will create a new PNG file with a timestamped name (e.g., pasted-image-20250106-143000.png) inside the target folder.

For a complete list of supported image formats, please see the Getting Started Guide.