Editing File dialog (section)

[[File:GNOME open file dialog.png|thumb|The open file dialog in [[GNOME]]]]
[[Image:Expander.png|thumb|right|A "save as" file dialog from [[GTK]]. The file browser is hidden inside a [[disclosure widget]].]]
[[File:An_"open"_file_dialog_from_a_web_browser_on_Windows_10.jpg|thumb|right|An "open" file dialog opened from a web browser on [[Windows 10]].]]
In computing, a '''file dialog''' (also called file selector/chooser, file requester, or open and save dialog) is a [[dialog box]]-type [[graphical control element]] that allows users to choose a [[Computer file|file]] from the [[file system]]. They differ from [[file manager]]s as they are not intended for file management, although some offer simple operations such as [[directory (file systems)|folder]] creation and renaming. Rather they are intended for the opening and saving of files.

Before file dialogs, most programs requested files as a [[command line]] argument or as an exact file path. Others required users to select a file from the file manager. A file dialog allows an application to access individual files in a standardized and secure way, with the user in control of what files to share with the application. Mobile phone operating systems lack file selection dialogs. Instead users are expected to give applications control over the whole file system.