View and modify files and folders in Files on Apple Vision Pro

In the Files app , view and modify your documents, images, and other files. You can view files stored on your Apple Vision Pro, in iCloud Drive, and in external servers and other cloud services.

The Files app on Apple Vision Pro, showing folders and files in the iCloud Drive location.

Browse and open files and folders

Open the Files app.
To open a file, location, or folder, tap it. You can choose a location like “On My Apple Vision Pro,” recently opened files, or shared files.
Note: If you haven’t installed the app that created a file, a preview of the file opens in Quick Look.

For information about marking folders as favorites or adding tags, see Mark a folder as a favorite.

Modify and rearrange PDFs

When viewing a PDF, you can modify and rearrange the document’s contents using the Files app.

Open a PDF.
Tap a page in the sidebar, tap , then chose any of the following:
- Rotate Left: Rotate the highlighted page left.
- Rotate Right: Rotate the highlighted page right.
- Insert Blank Page: Insert a blank page after the highlighted page.
- Insert from File: Insert pages from a file after the highlighted page.
- Delete Page: Delete the highlighted page.

Change how files and folders are sorted and displayed

The Files app on Apple Vision Pro, showing options to change how files are sorted.

Open the Files app.
While viewing an open location or folder, tap near the top (if you’re viewing your files in list or column view, tap or ), then do any of the following:
- Change the view: Tap Icons, List, or Columns.
  To look deeper into a folder hierarchy from the column view, tap an item in the rightmost column. To see a preview of a file along with its metadata (such as its kind and size), tap the file.
- Change how files are sorted: Tap Name, Date, Size, Kind, or Tags.

Find a specific file or folder

The Files app on Apple Vision Pro, showing an active Speak to Search field.

In the Files app, enter a filename, folder name, or document type in the search field. You can also look at in the search field and start speaking to enter text.

When you search, you have these options:

Focus the scope of your search: Below the search field, tap Recents or the name of the location or tag.
Hide the keyboard and see more results: Tap .
Start a new search: Tap in the search field.
Open a result: Tap it.