# Views

File Manager supports three views, namely list, detail and thumbnail view, for content visualization. Learn more about the views supported by FileManager in MVC documentation.

## Content



File Manager supports three views, namely list, detail and thumbnail view, for content visualization. You can switch between the views from the top-right of the File Manager UI.

![File Manager View options](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2b3ac322-100e-4637-958d-fb40dcda3f44/images/filemanagerviews.png)

### List View

The list view shows the list of files with icons based on file type.

![File Manager List View](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2b3ac322-100e-4637-958d-fb40dcda3f44/images/filemanagerlistview.png)

### Detail View (Grid View)

The detail view or grid view displays files in a list along with the columns of information about various properties, such as modified date and file size.

![File Manager Details View](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2b3ac322-100e-4637-958d-fb40dcda3f44/images/filemanagerdetailsview.png)

### Thumbnail View

The thumbnail view presents the list of thumbnails which represent files.

![File Manager Thumbnail View](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2b3ac322-100e-4637-958d-fb40dcda3f44/images/filemanagerthumbnailview.png)