[Feature] Enable an option to display hidden folders (dot-folders) in the File Tree sidebar

[MizukiMatsutani]

Hi Typora team,

I would like to request a feature enhancement regarding the File Tree sidebar behavior.

Currently, folders that are marked as hidden — especially dot-folders such as .kiro, .config, .docs, .assets, or other project-related hidden directories — do not appear in the File Tree view. This behavior makes it difficult to work on projects where documentation or assets are intentionally stored inside hidden folders for organizational or structural reasons.

What I am requesting

Please consider adding an option (in Preferences or advanced settings) that allows users to:

• Show hidden folders (e.g., dot-folders) in the File Tree,
• Or toggle visibility on/off depending on each user's workflow.

Why this is useful

• Many development/project structures rely on dot-folders for configuration or metadata.
• Some teams place Markdown documentation inside hidden directories to avoid exposing them in build pipelines.
• Having the ability to display or hide these folders would greatly improve Typora’s usability for technical documentation workflows.

Environment

• Typora version: (1.12.4)
• OS: (Windows/macOS/Linux)

This enhancement would offer more flexibility without affecting users who prefer the current behavior.
Thank you for considering this request, and for your continued work on Typora — it’s an excellent editor.

Best regards,

[neuromachina]

Please make this feature.
Please add the feature to toggle the sidebar to show or hide the hidden files or folders with a toggle operation.
The toggle keyboard shortcut to enable/disable the show hidden files: Shift-Cmd-
This is consistent with Apple User Interface Guidelines and it is the same keyboard shortcut in the Finder to perform the equivalent operation in a Finder window when in list view.

[roby70]

This feature could be very useful. In my case, I cannot view .github/instructions, where all the Markdown files for Copilot instructions are located.

[jobouillon]

I would like also this feature it is really usefull for claude code .skills and .rules folder. I was planing using typora to read md file in thoses folders. For now, i just rename the folders when needed maybe i could do symlink.

[angeldelblanco]

This functionality is now more needed than ever for managing the skills and ithe files for ai agents

[iliyaj]

I agree, this feature is needed nowadays, I could use Typora for certain .md edits in .folders but will have to continue using Visual Studio Code for edits in .folders.

[xin0907]

Hi Typora team,

I would also like to request the ability to display hidden folders (dot-folders) in the File Tree sidebar.

I often store Markdown files in .claude and other dot-folders, and currently, I cannot view or navigate them in Typora. This feature would make Typora much more useful for managing project documentation and AI-related workflows.

Thank you for considering this enhancement!

[speedymindapps]

Guys,
That is a huge problem, because I can't use Typora for looking in AI folders, like .claude (and that is very common usage of .md files)

Please consider fixing this!

[loikawhaticando]

+1 on this being a problem for my AI use case, Typora doesn't display the .claude folder.

When can we expected to see this much requested feature to make it into the GA version?

[greggunner]

+1. This would be great to see especially with agents and agent skills etc.

[phisanti]

+1 also supported this