Is this meant to replace VS Code?

No. The editor exists so you can read, check and tweak what an agent just produced without leaving the app. Heavy editing belongs in your usual editor, which can stay open on the same folder.

Does the tree refresh when an agent writes a file?

Yes on local projects, which are watched for changes. Inside a WSL distribution changes are not pushed automatically, so use the refresh button.

Explorer & editor

Browse and search the project tree, open and edit files, preview Markdown — a lightweight file panel that sits next to your agents instead of competing with them.

Open Free Max is an agent command center, not a rewrite of your editor. The file panel exists for one job: see what the agent did, and fix the small thing yourself without switching apps.

Explorer

The left panel shows the project tree, with:

Search files — type to filter; results are capped and the panel tells you when it truncated so you can refine rather than wonder.
New file and New folder, inline.
A context menu: reveal in the system file explorer, copy the absolute path, copy the relative path, rename, delete.

Deleting moves the item to the recycle bin, not to oblivion — an agent-generated file you delete by mistake is recoverable through the OS.

Copying the relative path is more useful than it sounds: it is the form you paste into a prompt.

Live refresh, except on WSL

Local projects are watched, so a file an agent creates appears in the tree without any action from you.

Inside a WSL distribution that push does not happen — the panel says so explicitly in the refresh button’s tooltip. Click Refresh after an agent has been working in the distribution.

Editor

Click a file to open it in the right-hand panel:

Edit and save with Ctrl+S.
Preview / Source toggle for Markdown — read the rendered document, switch back to edit it.
Close file when you are done; the panel itself can be hidden to give the agent full width.

The Markdown preview matters more than it looks: agents produce a lot of Markdown — briefs, plans, reports, specs — and reviewing a rendered document is faster than reading raw syntax.

Panels are toggles, not furniture

The workspace toolbar toggles each panel independently: Explorer, File panel, Pasted images, Agent, Terminal. Every divider is draggable.

The practical layouts:

Agent only — full width for the conversation, the default while work is in progress.
Agent + editor — review a file the agent just wrote, side by side.
Editor + terminal — you take over for a moment.

Screenshots & images — paste images into a prompt
Integrated terminal — a real shell in the same folder
Projects — opening, cloning, recents

Frequently asked

Is this meant to replace VS Code?: No. The editor exists so you can read, check and tweak what an agent just produced without leaving the app. Heavy editing belongs in your usual editor, which can stay open on the same folder.
Does the tree refresh when an agent writes a file?: Yes on local projects, which are watched for changes. Inside a WSL distribution changes are not pushed automatically, so use the refresh button.