Summary
Roadmap for ControlFS, organized as milestones, epics and issues. Priorities use the MoSCoW method , scoped to the 1.0 release, and the lists below are in implementation order: work top to bottom. Each issue's moscow: * label replaces the old priority: * labels.
Label
Meaning
moscow: mustRequired for 1.0: without it, ControlFS isn't a usable controller-first file manager
moscow: shouldImportant, planned for 1.0 if time allows; there's a workaround without it
moscow: couldNice to have; only after Must and Should
moscow: won'tNot planned for 1.0; kept open for later
Order rule: an issue never comes before its blockers, and a Must never depends on a lower-priority issue.
Epics
Must have
enhancement: improve controller focus visuals and focus restoration #31 feat: detect the active controller family (Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, generic) #32 feat: create original vector button glyphs for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and generic layouts #33 feat: add dynamic controller button prompts to action bar #34 enhancement: make the action bar fully context-sensitive #35 enhancement: redesign the virtual keyboard layout after the PS5 structural model #41 enhancement: hold-to-repeat for Backspace and cursor keys in the virtual keyboard #42 enhancement: improve text cursor navigation (visible caret, jump to start/end) #43 feat: integrate native Windows file and folder icons #24 enhancement: improve List View density, details and state indicators #28 feat: add navigable breadcrumbs #30 enhancement: add Select all and Clear selection actions #23 feat: retry a failed operation #18 feat: retry only the failed items of an operation #19 feat: add recursive file search #46 feat: add favorites for folders #48 enhancement: responsive layout for TV, desktop and handheld screens #36 security: handle-based destination checks against junction races #81 feat: clean up leftover staging folders from interrupted operations #82 feat: add a mapping wizard for controllers without a known profile #79 test: validate the controller matrix on real hardware #78
Should have
feat: show drive-type icons for fixed, USB, optical and network drives #25 feat: add recent folders and recent files #49 enhancement: add text selection to the virtual keyboard (select all, select stem) #44 feat: edit the current path with the virtual keyboard #54 feat: add operation history #20 feat: pause and resume running file operations #21 feat: undo and redo reversible file operations #22 feat: add Grid View #29 feat: add file navigation tabs #50 feat: add the Recycle Bin as a browsable location #26 enhancement: screen reader (Narrator) support pass #40 feat: add in-app image preview #57 feat: add in-app text preview #58 feat: extract several selected archives at once (one folder per archive) #69 enhancement: improve archive browser UX #68 feat: add archive integrity testing #66 feat: add ZIP64 archive support (validation and fixtures) #63 feat: add AES-encrypted ZIP support (validation and fixtures) #64 feat: add file search filters #47 feat: calculate folder size on demand #55 feat: switch the active controller explicitly and diagnose duplicate devices #80 test: add WinUI automation tests for focus, dialogs and the virtual keyboard #83 chore: set up code signing for releases #84 enhancement: reduce package size by trimming unused Windows App SDK components #85
Could have
feat: add light theme and configurable accent color #37 feat: add dual-pane file management #56 feat: persist open tabs between sessions #51 feat: restore recently closed tabs #52 feat: duplicate a file navigation tab #53 feat: show network locations already mapped by Windows #27 feat: add in-app PDF preview #59 feat: add lightweight text editing from preview #62 feat: support split and multi-volume archives #65 feat: add 7z archive creation #67 test: validate RAR and 7z archives with encrypted headers #70 feat: add batch rename #71 feat: add disk usage analysis #72 feat: add ISO mounting support #73 feat: add ISO unmount support #74 feat: add local text suggestions to the virtual keyboard #45 security: support update-signing key rotation #86 feat: add in-app audio preview #60
Won't have (for 1.0)
feat: add in-app video preview #61 feat: show Git status indicators in repositories #75 feat: add optional integrated terminal #76 experiment: investigate DualSense gyro typing #77
Key dependency chains
Controller family detection feat: detect the active controller family (Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, generic) #32 feat: create original vector button glyphs for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and generic layouts #33 feat: add dynamic controller button prompts to action bar #34 enhancement: make the action bar fully context-sensitive #35 enhancement: redesign the virtual keyboard layout after the PS5 structural model #41
Virtual keyboard redesign enhancement: redesign the virtual keyboard layout after the PS5 structural model #41 enhancement: hold-to-repeat for Backspace and cursor keys in the virtual keyboard #42 enhancement: improve text cursor navigation (visible caret, jump to start/end) #43 enhancement: add text selection to the virtual keyboard (select all, select stem) #44
Virtual keyboard redesign enhancement: redesign the virtual keyboard layout after the PS5 structural model #41 feat: add recursive file search #46 feat: add file search filters #47
Operation engine feat: add a shared file operation engine (plan, progress, per-item results) #10 feat: retry a failed operation #18 feat: retry only the failed items of an operation #19 feat: add operation history #20 feat: undo and redo reversible file operations #22
Native Windows icons feat: integrate native Windows file and folder icons #24 feat: show drive-type icons for fixed, USB, optical and network drives #25 feat: add Grid View #29 feat: add the Recycle Bin as a browsable location #26
Tabs feat: add file navigation tabs #50 feat: persist open tabs between sessions #51 feat: restore recently closed tabs #52 feat: duplicate a file navigation tab #53
Virtual keyboard redesign enhancement: redesign the virtual keyboard layout after the PS5 structural model #41 feat: rename files and folders with extension-preserving selection #11 feat: add batch rename #71
Done
Operation engine #10 , rename #11 , Recycle Bin delete #12 , copy #13 , move #14 , cut #15 , paste #16 , conflict resolution #17 , About screen and logo #39 .
Must items done: #31 , #32 , #33 , #34 , #35 , #41 , #42 , #43 , #24 , #28 , #30 , #23 , #18 , #19 , #46 , #48 , #36 , #81 , #82 . Code for #79 is merged (wizard #121 , two-button fallback #128 ) and awaits a real-joystick check; #78 awaits the maintainer's hardware run using the in-app controller test screen (#127 ).
Notes
DeckCrate is used only as a functional reference; no code, assets, UI or identity are copied.
Already implemented before this roadmap: extraction of ZIP/7z/RAR4/RAR5/TAR/TAR.GZ/GZ, ZIP/TAR.GZ creation, create folder, open with Windows, automatic updates, installer and single-file portable build.
Licensing: the project is AGPL-3.0-only (see docs/LICENSING.md).
Summary
Roadmap for ControlFS, organized as milestones, epics and issues. Priorities use the MoSCoW method, scoped to the 1.0 release, and the lists below are in implementation order: work top to bottom. Each issue's
moscow: *label replaces the oldpriority: *labels.moscow: mustmoscow: shouldmoscow: couldmoscow: won'tOrder rule: an issue never comes before its blockers, and a Must never depends on a lower-priority issue.
Epics
Must have
Should have
Could have
Won't have (for 1.0)
Key dependency chains
Done
Operation engine #10, rename #11, Recycle Bin delete #12, copy #13, move #14, cut #15, paste #16, conflict resolution #17, About screen and logo #39.
Must items done: #31, #32, #33, #34, #35, #41, #42, #43, #24, #28, #30, #23, #18, #19, #46, #48, #36, #81, #82. Code for #79 is merged (wizard #121, two-button fallback #128) and awaits a real-joystick check; #78 awaits the maintainer's hardware run using the in-app controller test screen (#127).
Notes
docs/LICENSING.md).