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].
Cool, reminds me of Prezi (a webapp for presentations based on a similar concept)
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.
Well that’s neat!
Did I actually see hex code of a zoomed in binary?
Yes, you can zoom in to even your HD sectors.
Old but gold. Nothing similar out there
this looks actually useful if you work with a lot of files
Also for devs, because you can see even the guts of the OS and files.
Video is 14 years old.
Yes, I know, it’s a very old app, but still maintaned (last update in february this year) and working as shown in the Video in current OSs. I post it because it is worth to remember the existence of this unique gem, still without anything similar.
This video is a little outdated, because the design of Eagle Mode has been reworked. But the functionality is almost still the same.
from the website
