Eagle Mode is a zoomable user interface (ZUI) project created by Oliver Hamann that reimagines desktop navigation through continuous zooming rather than traditional folder hierarchies[1]. The software functions as both a file manager and window manager, allowing users to seamlessly zoom in and out through directory structures using a mouse scroll wheel, replacing conventional tree and detail views[2].

The project demonstrates practical ZUI applications including a file manager, clock, chess game, and 3D Minesweeper variant, all integrated into what it calls a “Virtual Cosmos”[2:1]. According to Linux Magazine’s Bruce Byfield, while initially disorienting, Eagle Mode “soon proves itself as a powerful and efficient tool” that reduces repetitive wrist movements compared to traditional desktops[2:2].

https://youtu.be/G6yPQKt3mBA


  1. Eagle Mode Homepage ↩︎

  2. Linux Magazine - Eagle Mode: A practical Zoomable User Interface ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

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    12 hours ago

    No, I think that it has nothing to do with it, complete different concept and use. Prezi is a tool to create presentacions (paid soft), Eagle Mode is an File/system explorer with ZUI, FLOSS. See Video.