[feature request] Add ability for dialog boxes to be resizable/movable, same like the main app window

[infinitehope2025]

Per the Title, would it be possible to allow dialog boxes (modals) within the app to be resizable and movable? Sometimes there is a lot of detail in a dialog box, so being able to resize it to be larger for example would be useful. And sometimes it would be useful to move a dialog box to allow viewing of the main window behind the dialog box.

[Hakanbaban53]

Thanks for the suggestion! You're completely right that this would be a huge improvement for the user experience. Just to be transparent, making the dialogs natively draggable and resizable is actually a bit complex to implement with our current setup, but I agree it's a really good idea. It's definitely worth the effort, so I'll add this to our radar to investigate.

[Hakanbaban53]

Quick question on the details: did you want these dialogs to be completely detached from the app (opening in separate native OS windows), or is having them movable and resizable inside the main window itself what you were looking for?

Here is a screencast showing how they currently move and resize inside the app:

Screencast.From.2026-05-23.20-48-48.mp4

Let me know if this works for you!

[infinitehope2025]

Both options are good. Moving outside the main window would provide the most flexibility for users to arrange windows/dialogs as they wish, so if it doesn't cause you too much extra work, I'd suggest going with the dialogs being completely detached. Thanks :)

[Hakanbaban53]

I think something like this:

Screencast.From.2026-05-24.09-41-19.mp4

Some dialogs not gonna open a detached windows like About RClone Manager, Confirmation dialogs and other small helper dialogs. This one managed by settings. Because most of the basic users wont need that. Default is false.

[infinitehope2025]

Yes that looks great! Very useful. Once you merge it into a version release, I'll test it and let you know if there are any issues or if anything is missing. Thanks :)

[Hakanbaban53]

Now there is a key inside the Preferences in general tab:

🖥️ Windows that can open in Separate OS Windows (Standalone Mode)

These can be dragged to another monitor or kept open on the side:

• Detailed Remote Configuration (openRemoteConfig): The large, multi-step advanced wizard used to create and customize rclone remotes.
• Remote Logs (openLogs): The live terminal window showing real-time rclone operation outputs.
• Job Details (openJobDetail): The monitoring screen showing speed charts, active files, and progress for running transfer tasks.
• Alerts & Notifications (openAlerts): The central dashboard where users manage notification rules, alert history, and integrations.
• Backend Management (openBackend): The panel showing backend service status, connection configuration, and setup checks.
• Preferences (openPreferences): General application options like language, themes, and window settings.
• Global Rclone Flags Manager (openRcloneFlags): The configuration panel to add custom command-line flags to all rclone operations.
• Quick Add Remote Wizard (openQuickAddRemote): The basic wizard used to quickly spin up a remote.
• Export (openExport): The configuration utility to backup or export your profiles and settings.
• Restore Preview (openRestorePreview): The pre-restoration inspection checklist.

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🎨 Modals that always open Inline (Standard Modals)

These stay locked inside the main application window. Mostly helper and not contains to much data:

• File/Folder Properties (openProperties): The metadata dialog showing file paths, sizes, and last modified dates.
• Remote About (openRemoteAbout): The read-only popup showing disk usage space (Free / Used bytes) for a selected remote.
• Rule & Action Editor Popups (openAlertRuleEditor / openAlertActionEditor): The form dialogs that popup inside the Alerts tab when editing a single notification rule.
• Keyboard Shortcuts (openKeyboardShortcuts): The helper overlay showing quick keyboard keys.
• Create Archive Dialog (File Manager) (openArchiveCreate): The small dialog to name and package selected files into a compressed format.
• About RClone Manager (openAbout): General version, credit, and license info.
• Confirmation & Text Inputs (openConfirm / openInput): Generic standard prompts (e.g. "Are you sure you want to delete this remote?" or "Please enter a name for the folder").

I think this one is looking good. What do you think?

[infinitehope2025]

I agree, it's looking good and I like that you have included an option to enable/disable the feature.

[Hakanbaban53]

Hey @infinitehope2025!

I've included this feature in the new release (though macOS currently has a small bug with it :D). Since you requested this, I wanted to ask your opinion on the UX behavior of these detached modals.

Specifically, how should they behave when the main application window is closed?

1. Linked: Closing the main window (or the file manager) automatically closes all active detached modals.
2. Independent (My current preference): Keep them completely separated. Each modal behaves independently and stays open on its own, even if the main window is closed.

It doesn't take much effort to implement either behavior, so I'd love to hear what feels more intuitive to you!