Quick start

After installing and launching tessoa, work through the flow below.

First launch

• A fresh start (no previous session) opens the welcome page: common actions with shortcut chips you can click.
• If you quit normally last time, tessoa restores tabs, splits, and each tab’s folder.

From the welcome page you can:

1. Open the command palette
2. Create a new tab
3. Focus the sidebar quick search
   (Windows also shows an Install / system integration row.)

Open folders

• Double-click a folder to enter it; Enter activates the focused item.
• Use the nav bar for back / forward / up, or the shortcuts in Keyboard shortcuts.
• Mouse back / forward buttons match the nav bar.

Command palette

Press Ctrl+Shift+P (macOS: ⌘+Shift+P) to open the command palette.

From here you can:

• Search and run common commands
• Switch theme, language, and GPU
• Open the keybinding editor
• (Windows) Open install / system integration

The palette is the main entry for settings and power features — you do not need a deep menu tree.

Tabs & splits

• Ctrl+T new tab, Ctrl+W close current tab.
• Closing the last tab does not quit — you return to the welcome page. Quit with the window close button (or Ctrl+Q / macOS ⌘+Q).
• Splits divide the workspace into panes — handy for comparing two folders.

Views

Several views are available (details list, icon grid, columns, gallery, and more). Switching is instant; the last view is remembered with the session.

Suggested next steps

1. Change theme / language in the palette and confirm it sticks after restart.
2. Skim Keyboard shortcuts.
3. Use the FAQ if install or update questions come up.