Native Dialogs – Open & Save Files

Native Dialogs – Open & Save Files

Electron's dialog module opens OS‑native file/folder pickers.

const { dialog } = require('electron');

// Open a file picker (allow multiple)
async function pickFiles(){
  const { canceled, filePaths } = await dialog.showOpenDialog({
    title: 'Select a file',
    properties: ['openFile', 'multiSelections']
  });
  if (!canceled) return filePaths; // array of selected paths
}

// Save dialog
async function pickSave(){
  const { canceled, filePath } = await dialog.showSaveDialog({
    title: 'Save as',
    defaultPath: 'untitled.txt'
  });
  if (!canceled) return filePath;
}

You can call these functions from the main process or via the preload bridge.