feat(sidebar): make Browse and Favorites sections optional

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ separately in [CHANGELOG-DEPS.md](CHANGELOG-DEPS.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- **Choose which sidebar sections you see.** Settings → Appearance → Sidebar
+  can hide Favorites and the Browse folder tree independently, without removing
+  saved favorites or restarting Ferail.
+
+- **The interface is available in Italian.** Select Italiano under Language
+  in Appearance settings.
+
 - **Going up to a parent folder selects the folder you came from and scrolls
   it into view, whichever way you go up.** Backspace and Back already did
   this; clicking a breadcrumb segment, a folder in the sidebar tree, or typing

CLAUDE.md

@@ -248,8 +248,9 @@ the same change:
    `msgid!` form described in
    [Localization](docs/features/LOCALIZATION.md#for-developers-writing-strings).
 2. Regenerate `locales/en.json` with the extraction test.
-3. Add or update the matching entries in both bundled packs,
-   `locales/de.json` and `locales/fr.json`. Preserve every placeholder and
+3. Add or update the matching entries in all bundled packs:
+   `locales/de.json`, `locales/fr.json`, `locales/it.json`, and `locales/pl.json`.
+   Preserve every placeholder and
    plural shape; do not ship newly added text as an English fallback.
 4. Run the i18n extraction and bundled-pack tests before finishing.
 
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ Before finishing code changes:
 - If the change touches icons, update
   [docs/features/ICONS.md](docs/features/ICONS.md) (see [Icons](#icons)).
 - If the change adds or rewrites user-visible text, regenerate the English
-  catalog, translate the new entries in both bundled language packs, and run
+  catalog, translate the new entries in all bundled language packs, and run
   the i18n tests (see [Localization](#localization)).
 - If the change displays a count of anything, group it (see
   [Counts](#counts)).

README.md

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ The ❌ rows are real gaps, not modesty.
 | **Built-in text and image editing** | ✅ editor + redact/annotate | ⚠️ Quick Look markup | ❌ | ⚠️ opens another app |
 | **Capture-safe screenshot mode** | ✅ Private Mode | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
 | **Global / indexed search** | ⚠️ Spotlight-backed, single query box | ✅ rich | ✅ indexed | ✅ Tracker / Baloo |
-| **Localization** | ⚠️ four bundled languages, any other importable | ✅ dozens | ✅ dozens | ✅ dozens |
+| **Localization** | ⚠️ five bundled languages, any other importable | ✅ dozens | ✅ dozens | ✅ dozens |
 | **Accessibility / maturity** | ❌ young, single-dev | ✅ decades | ✅ decades | ✅ mature |
 
 ✅ first-class · ⚠️ partial / varies · ❌ absent

crates/ferail-core/src/i18n/pack.rs

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub const EN_JSON: &str = include_str!("../../../../locales/en.json");
 /// (in the config dir) takes precedence, so anyone can fix a string
 /// locally before contributing it back.
 pub const BUNDLED: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
+    ("it", include_str!("../../../../locales/it.json")),
     ("fr", include_str!("../../../../locales/fr.json")),
     ("de", include_str!("../../../../locales/de.json")),
     // Contributed by Bohun (github.com/bohunamiga).

crates/ferail-gpui/src/app_state.rs

@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub sidebar_section_order: Option<String>,
     /// Stable comma-separated IDs of collapsed sidebar sections.
     pub sidebar_collapsed_sections: Option<String>,
+    pub browse_enabled: Option<bool>,
+    pub favorites_enabled: Option<bool>,
     /// Viewer slideshow auto-advance interval in seconds
     /// (docs/features/VIEWER.md). Clamped at load to [1, 60].
     pub viewer_slideshow_interval: Option<u64>,
@@ -525,6 +527,8 @@ fn load_from_disk() -> AppState {
             "viewer_media_only" => {
                 out.viewer_media_only = parse_bool(val);
             }
+            "browse_enabled" => out.browse_enabled = parse_bool(val),
+            "favorites_enabled" => out.favorites_enabled = parse_bool(val),
             "recents_enabled" => {
                 out.recents_enabled = parse_bool(val);
             }
@@ -723,6 +727,12 @@ fn serialize(state: &AppState) -> String {
     if let Some(b) = state.viewer_media_only {
         s.push_str(&format!("viewer_media_only={b}\n"));
     }
+    if let Some(b) = state.browse_enabled {
+        s.push_str(&format!("browse_enabled={b}\n"));
+    }
+    if let Some(b) = state.favorites_enabled {
+        s.push_str(&format!("favorites_enabled={b}\n"));
+    }
     if let Some(b) = state.recents_enabled {
         s.push_str(&format!("recents_enabled={b}\n"));
     }
@@ -847,13 +857,17 @@ mod tests {
         let state = AppState {
             sidebar_section_order: Some("volumes,locations,browse".into()),
             sidebar_collapsed_sections: Some("locations,browse".into()),
+            browse_enabled: Some(false),
+            favorites_enabled: Some(false),
             ..AppState::default()
         };
         assert_eq!(
             serialize(&state),
             concat!(
                 "sidebar_section_order=volumes,locations,browse\n",
-                "sidebar_collapsed_sections=locations,browse\n"
+                "sidebar_collapsed_sections=locations,browse\n",
+                "browse_enabled=false\n",
+                "favorites_enabled=false\n"
             )
         );
     }

crates/ferail-gpui/src/settings.rs

@@ -487,6 +487,20 @@ fn persist_exclude_favorites_from_tracking(value: bool) {
     });
 }
 
+fn persist_browse_enabled(value: bool) {
+    app_state::save(&AppState {
+        browse_enabled: Some(value),
+        ..app_state::load()
+    });
+}
+
+fn persist_favorites_enabled(value: bool) {
+    app_state::save(&AppState {
+        favorites_enabled: Some(value),
+        ..app_state::load()
+    });
+}
+
 fn persist_recents_enabled(value: bool) {
     let existing = app_state::load();
     app_state::save(&AppState {
@@ -1458,6 +1472,28 @@ fn appearance_page(
     SettingPage::new(tr!("Appearance"))
         .icon(Icon::empty().path("icons/palette.svg"))
         .group(language_group())
+        .group(
+            SettingGroup::new()
+                .title(tr!("Sidebar"))
+                .item(switch_setting(
+                    tr!("Show Favorites"),
+                    tr!("Show saved folder shortcuts in the sidebar."),
+                    crate::sidebar_layout::favorites_enabled,
+                    |value: bool, cx: &mut App| {
+                        persist_favorites_enabled(value);
+                        cx.set_global(crate::sidebar_layout::FavoritesEnabled(value));
+                    },
+                ))
+                .item(switch_setting(
+                    tr!("Show Browse"),
+                    tr!("Show the expandable Home folder tree in the sidebar."),
+                    crate::sidebar_layout::browse_enabled,
+                    |value: bool, cx: &mut App| {
+                        persist_browse_enabled(value);
+                        cx.set_global(crate::sidebar_layout::BrowseEnabled(value));
+                    },
+                )),
+        )
         .group(
             SettingGroup::new().title(tr!("Theme")).item(
                 // Vertical layout so the three fixed-width tiles drop

crates/ferail-gpui/src/shell.rs

@@ -2042,6 +2042,12 @@ impl Shell {
         cx.set_global(crate::ant_trail::ExcludeFavoritesFromTracking(
             persisted.exclude_favorites_from_tracking.unwrap_or(true),
         ));
+        cx.set_global(crate::sidebar_layout::BrowseEnabled(
+            persisted.browse_enabled.unwrap_or(true),
+        ));
+        cx.set_global(crate::sidebar_layout::FavoritesEnabled(
+            persisted.favorites_enabled.unwrap_or(true),
+        ));
         // Seed the Recents master switch. Default true (on).
         cx.set_global(crate::recents_section::RecentsEnabled(
             persisted.recents_enabled.unwrap_or(true),

crates/ferail-gpui/src/shell/render.rs

@@ -4305,9 +4305,15 @@ impl Render for Shell {
         let weak = cx.weak_entity();
         let locations_rows = self.build_locations_rows(cx);
         let platform_location_rows = self.build_platform_location_rows();
-        let favorites_section = self.build_user_favorites_section(weak.clone());
+        let favorites_section = crate::sidebar_layout::favorites_enabled(cx)
+            .then(|| self.build_user_favorites_section(weak.clone()));
         let recents_section = self.build_recents_section(weak.clone(), cx);
-        let browse_rows = self.build_browse_rows(cx);
+        let browse_enabled = crate::sidebar_layout::browse_enabled(cx);
+        let browse_rows = if browse_enabled {
+            self.build_browse_rows(cx)
+        } else {
+            Vec::new()
+        };
         let volumes_rows = self.build_volumes_rows(cx);
         let has_volumes = !self.process.volumes.borrow().is_empty();
 
@@ -4365,19 +4371,21 @@ impl Render for Shell {
         // sidebar to a 48-DIP icon strip.
         use crate::sidebar_layout::SidebarSection;
         let collapsed = |section| self.sidebar_layout.is_collapsed(section);
-        let mut sections: Vec<(SidebarSection, ShellSidebarItem)> = vec![
-            (
-                SidebarSection::Locations,
-                ShellSidebarItem::locations(crate::locations_section::LocationsSection::new(
-                    tr!("Locations"),
-                    locations_rows,
-                    weak.clone(),
-                    crate::tree::SIDEBAR_ICON_PX,
-                    collapsed(SidebarSection::Locations),
-                )),
-            ),
-            (SidebarSection::Favorites, favorites_section),
-            (
+        let mut sections: Vec<(SidebarSection, ShellSidebarItem)> = vec![(
+            SidebarSection::Locations,
+            ShellSidebarItem::locations(crate::locations_section::LocationsSection::new(
+                tr!("Locations"),
+                locations_rows,
+                weak.clone(),
+                crate::tree::SIDEBAR_ICON_PX,
+                collapsed(SidebarSection::Locations),
+            )),
+        )];
+        if let Some(favorites_section) = favorites_section {
+            sections.push((SidebarSection::Favorites, favorites_section));
+        }
+        if browse_enabled {
+            sections.push((
                 SidebarSection::Browse,
                 ShellSidebarItem::tree(TreeSection::new(
                     tr!("Browse"),
@@ -4388,8 +4396,8 @@ impl Render for Shell {
                     SidebarSection::Browse,
                     collapsed(SidebarSection::Browse),
                 )),
-            ),
-        ];
+            ));
+        }
         #[cfg(windows)]
         sections.push((
             SidebarSection::Windows,

crates/ferail-gpui/src/sidebar_layout.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,23 @@
 
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct BrowseEnabled(pub bool);
+impl gpui::Global for BrowseEnabled {}
+
+pub fn browse_enabled(cx: &gpui::App) -> bool {
+    cx.try_global::<BrowseEnabled>().is_none_or(|value| value.0)
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct FavoritesEnabled(pub bool);
+impl gpui::Global for FavoritesEnabled {}
+
+pub fn favorites_enabled(cx: &gpui::App) -> bool {
+    cx.try_global::<FavoritesEnabled>()
+        .is_none_or(|value| value.0)
+}
+
 /// Geometry for the icon-only sidebar. Values are effective DIPs after UI
 /// zoom, while icon renderers still receive their unscaled rem-relative size.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]

docs/features/FAVORITES.md

@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ A complete behavioral spec for the Favorites section of the sidebar. Written to
 
 **Favorites** is a user-curated, ordered list of locations pinned to the sidebar for one-click access. A favorite is a *reference to a location*, a folder, a volume, a saved search, or a tag, not a copy of its contents.
 
+Settings → Appearance → Sidebar controls the visibility of Favorites and the
+Browse folder tree independently. Both are shown by default; hiding Favorites
+keeps its saved entries. Changes apply to open windows and persist across restarts.
+
 Favorites are distinct from:
 - **Locations** (Home, Desktop, Documents, etc.), the OS-standard folders. These are *not* favorites; they're a separate, fixed section. (Note: this also resolves the duplicate-Downloads bug, Locations is the standard set, Favorites is the user's set, and they're visually separated.)
 - **The file tree**: the expandable hierarchy. The tree shows structure; Favorites shows shortcuts.

docs/features/LOCALIZATION.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Localization
 
 Ferail's UI can be shown in any language for which a **language pack** exists.
-Packs are plain JSON files; three (French, German, Polish) ship inside the app, and
+Packs are plain JSON files; four (French, German, Italian, Polish) ship inside the app, and
 anyone can create another one without touching the code, typically by
 handing a generated template to a translator or to an AI assistant (Claude,
 ChatGPT, a local model…) and importing the result. Ferail itself never calls
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ Rules:
 
 - **New or changed user-visible text ships translated.** In the same change,
   regenerate `locales/en.json` and add or update the corresponding entries in
-  every bundled pack (`locales/de.json`, `locales/fr.json`, `locales/pl.json`).
+  every bundled pack (`locales/de.json`, `locales/fr.json`, `locales/it.json`,
+  `locales/pl.json`).
   Do not leave new strings to fall back to English.
 - **Arguments must be string literals.** The extractor (see below) only sees
   literals; a dynamic `tr!(x)` does not compile. For a `&'static str` that

locales/de.json

@@ -1071,8 +1071,10 @@
     "Shortcut": "Verknüpfung",
     "Show All": "Alle einblenden",
     "Show Ant Trail": "Ant Trail anzeigen",
+    "Show Browse": "Ordnerbaum anzeigen",
     "Show Contents": "Inhalt anzeigen",
     "Show Desktop": "Schreibtisch anzeigen",
+    "Show Favorites": "Favoriten anzeigen",
     "Show Hidden Files": "Versteckte Dateien anzeigen",
     "Show Linux (WSL)": "Linux (WSL) anzeigen",
     "Show Preview Pane": "Vorschaubereich anzeigen",
@@ -1088,13 +1090,16 @@
     "Show largest-files panel": "Panel „Größte Dateien“ anzeigen",
     "Show matching files only": "Nur passende Dateien anzeigen",
     "Show only images, videos and audio": "Nur Bilder, Videos und Audio anzeigen",
+    "Show saved folder shortcuts in the sidebar.": "Gespeicherte Ordnerverknüpfungen in der Seitenleiste anzeigen.",
+    "Show the expandable Home folder tree in the sidebar.": "Den aufklappbaren Home-Ordnerbaum in der Seitenleiste anzeigen.",
     "Show the full treemap and dim non-matches": "Gesamte Treemap anzeigen und andere Dateien abblenden",
     "Showing info for the first {cap} of {total} items.": "Informationen für die ersten {cap} von {total} Objekten.",
     "Showing {n} item in {app}": {
       "one": "{n} Objekt wird im {app} angezeigt",
       "other": "{n} Objekte werden im {app} angezeigt"
     },
     "Showing “{name}” in {app}": "„{name}“ wird im {app} angezeigt",
+    "Sidebar": "Seitenleiste",
     "Sidecar files": "Begleitdateien",
     "Similar image scan": "Suche nach ähnlichen Bildern",
     "Similar image scan finished: no similar images found": "Suche nach ähnlichen Bildern abgeschlossen: Keine ähnlichen Bilder gefunden",

locales/en.json

@@ -1071,8 +1071,10 @@
     "Shortcut": "Shortcut",
     "Show All": "Show All",
     "Show Ant Trail": "Show Ant Trail",
+    "Show Browse": "Show Browse",
     "Show Contents": "Show Contents",
     "Show Desktop": "Show Desktop",
+    "Show Favorites": "Show Favorites",
     "Show Hidden Files": "Show Hidden Files",
     "Show Linux (WSL)": "Show Linux (WSL)",
     "Show Preview Pane": "Show Preview Pane",
@@ -1088,13 +1090,16 @@
     "Show largest-files panel": "Show largest-files panel",
     "Show matching files only": "Show matching files only",
     "Show only images, videos and audio": "Show only images, videos and audio",
+    "Show saved folder shortcuts in the sidebar.": "Show saved folder shortcuts in the sidebar.",
+    "Show the expandable Home folder tree in the sidebar.": "Show the expandable Home folder tree in the sidebar.",
     "Show the full treemap and dim non-matches": "Show the full treemap and dim non-matches",
     "Showing info for the first {cap} of {total} items.": "Showing info for the first {cap} of {total} items.",
     "Showing {n} item in {app}": {
       "one": "Showing {n} item in {app}",
       "other": "Showing {n} items in {app}"
     },
     "Showing “{name}” in {app}": "Showing “{name}” in {app}",
+    "Sidebar": "Sidebar",
     "Sidecar files": "Sidecar files",
     "Similar image scan": "Similar image scan",
     "Similar image scan finished: no similar images found": "Similar image scan finished: no similar images found",

locales/fr.json

@@ -1071,8 +1071,10 @@
     "Shortcut": "Raccourci",
     "Show All": "Afficher tout",
     "Show Ant Trail": "Afficher l’Ant Trail",
+    "Show Browse": "Afficher Parcourir",
     "Show Contents": "Afficher le contenu",
     "Show Desktop": "Afficher le bureau",
+    "Show Favorites": "Afficher les favoris",
     "Show Hidden Files": "Afficher les fichiers cachés",
     "Show Linux (WSL)": "Afficher Linux (WSL)",
     "Show Preview Pane": "Afficher le volet d'aperçu",
@@ -1088,13 +1090,16 @@
     "Show largest-files panel": "Afficher le panneau des fichiers les plus volumineux",
     "Show matching files only": "Afficher uniquement les fichiers correspondants",
     "Show only images, videos and audio": "N’afficher que les images, vidéos et fichiers audio",
+    "Show saved folder shortcuts in the sidebar.": "Afficher les raccourcis de dossiers enregistrés dans la barre latérale.",
+    "Show the expandable Home folder tree in the sidebar.": "Afficher l’arborescence dépliable du dossier personnel dans la barre latérale.",
     "Show the full treemap and dim non-matches": "Afficher tout le treemap et griser les autres fichiers",
     "Showing info for the first {cap} of {total} items.": "Affichage des informations pour les {cap} premiers éléments sur {total}.",
     "Showing {n} item in {app}": {
       "one": "Affichage de l'élément {n} dans {app}",
       "other": "Affichage des éléments {n} dans {app}"
     },
     "Showing “{name}” in {app}": "Affichage de « {name} » dans {app}",
+    "Sidebar": "Barre latérale",
     "Sidecar files": "Fichiers annexes",
     "Similar image scan": "Analyse des images similaires",
     "Similar image scan finished: no similar images found": "Analyse des images similaires terminée : aucune image similaire trouvée",