Drag and Drop Files

MetaForge uses native Tauri drag-and-drop events — not HTML5 handlers. This ensures reliable file path resolution even for files outside your home directory.

How to Drop

Drag any media file from your file manager and drop it onto the MetaForge window. Supported formats:

• Video: MKV, MP4, M4V, MOV, AVI
• Audio: MP3, M4A

What Happens

1. The file path is captured via tauri://drag-drop backend events.
2. ffprobe (via the bundled sidecar) extracts technical metadata.
3. A metadata search is automatically triggered using the filename as the query.

Multiple Files & Folders

MetaForge supports processing multiple files and entire folders.

• If you drop multiple files, they are all added to the file queue.
• If you drop a folder, it is recursively scanned, and all supported media files are added to the file queue.
• When new files are added, you will be prompted to select the media type (Movie, TV Show, or Music) to initialize their default settings.
• You can navigate through the queue using the file list panel or the next/previous buttons in the editor.
• You can batch-select files and perform a search on the first selected file to apply the results to all selected files.