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anyone found any good looking directory pickers? the default swing one looks really dated

I've been using <https://github.com/Wavesonics/compose-multiplatform-file-picker|https://github.com/Wavesonics/compose-multiplatform-file-picker>

If you use the AWT one, you get the native look. 

Selecting directories with the AWT one is quite broken on some platforms.

`compose-multiplatform-file-picker` brings lwjql which sounds overkill for that purpose.

I keep using the unsatisfying Swing one until something like this PR is available <https://github.com/Wavesonics/compose-multiplatform-file-picker/pull/123>

<@U04H34VPCJZ> which one are you talking about? cant find a awt directory picker

<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/awt/FileDialog.html>

right. figured it out. It is indeed the `FileDialog` but there are no API on the class to ask for directories only.

you need to call
```System.setProperty("apple.awt.fileDialogForDirectories", true)```
before displaying the dialog

PS: That's on Mac OS

And depending on the desktop os you'll have various annoying behaviour when it comes to selecting directories

I have used com.darkrockstudios:mpfilepicker in Jewel and it works ok for my very basic needs. YMMV