BROWSER

Browser

The Browser is a convenient way to browse your sample collections, presets and projects directly inside FL Studio, without wasting time to browse files through standard Windows dialog boxes. It can be docked on the left or right sides of the main window (just drag it to either side of the screen).

Title Bar

The Browser title bar contains the following controls:

Collapse Structure - Collapses all expanded folders in the Browser window.
Reread Structure - Rereads the contents of all folders in the Browser. Click this button to see any new files and folders that were created after FL Studio was started.
Close - Closes the Browser.

Project Browser

Since FL Studio 3.1, the Browser contains a special folder named Current Project. When expanded, this folder shows a list of patterns that contain events for one or more automated controls. For more information, see the Project Browser page.

Browser Items

Each file appears in the Browser with a special icon on the left side of its name:

FL Studio project files

Left-click to load the project in FL Studio:

FL Studio loop file (*.FLP) - Left-click to load the project in FL Studio.
Zipped loop file (*.ZIP) - Left-click to load the project in FL Studio.

Samples and Patches

Left-click to preview (SoundFonts don't support preview). Right-click to send to the currently selected channel or new Sampler, Granulizer or Fruity Slicer channel:

Wave sample / TS404 shape (*.WAV)
SoundFont library (*.SF2). Can be sent only to a Fruity SoundFont player channel.
Speech preset (*.SPEECH)
SimSynth preset (*.SYN)
DrumSynth preset (*.DS)
FastTracker extended instrument (*.XI)

Other

Left-click to preview (applies to Sampler presets only). Right-click to send to the current or new channel (applies to channel presets only):

Generator/Effect preset (*.FST)

Right-click to apply the score to the current channel:

FL Studio Score file (*.FSC) or MIDI file (*.MID)

Right-click to apply the humanize preset to the current channel:

Humanize preset (*.FPR)

Right-click to apply the score to the current channel:

- Piano Roll score.

Most if the items can be also applied with standard drag and drop operations. For example to apply a channel preset to a channel, just drag and drop the preset on the appropriate channel settings button (see Step Sequencer) or drop it directly on the Channel Settings window. You can drop the channel preset or sample below the last channel to create new one.

Browser Folders

Left-click a folder to expand/collapse it. Right-click and select Explore Folder to open the folder in a Windows Explorer window. Rollover the name of a folder for a short description. The folders seen by default in the Browser window include:

All subfolders of FL Studio Folder/Samples - Contains a collection of generator/effects presets, scores, samples etc.
FL Studio Folder/Loops - Contains a collection of sample projects (FLP files). This folder is seen in the Browser as "FLP loop files"

You can also add custom folders to be seen in the Browser from the File Settings window.