Folder Structure Visualizer
Select a folder and get a clean ASCII tree diagram of its structure — perfect for pasting straight into a README or documentation.
How to use Folder Structure Visualizer
- Start by providing the required input: Select a folder to visualize.
- No additional settings need to be configured.
- This tool has no separate run button; its results update as you add or change the input.
- Review the results, then choose an output control: Download as .txt, Copy.
Documenting a folder's structure without typing it out by hand
READMEs and documentation often include a folder tree diagram to orient new contributors, but building one by hand from scratch is tedious and goes stale fast. Generating it directly from a real folder guarantees it's accurate the moment you create it.
Why this uses ASCII tree formatting
The classic ├── and └── tree-drawing characters render correctly inside a Markdown code block on GitHub, GitLab, and most documentation tools, making the output drop-in-ready for a README without any reformatting.
Does this include file sizes or dates?
No — the output is a clean structural tree (folder and file names only), which is what's typically wanted in documentation rather than a full metadata dump.
Will deeply nested folders still render legibly?
Yes — the connecting lines (│, ├──, └──) scale to any depth, though very deep structures will naturally produce a wider tree.
Want to go the other direction — generate folders from a tree?
Use the Folder Structure Generator instead, which builds real folders (or a creation script) from a text spec you write.