---
category: Browser
---

# useFileDialog

Open file dialog with ease.

## Usage

```vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import { useFileDialog } from '@vueuse/core'

const { files, open, reset, onCancel, onChange } = useFileDialog({
  accept: 'image/*', // Set to accept only image files
  directory: true, // Select directories instead of files if set true
})

onChange((files) => {
  /** do something with files */
})

onCancel(() => {
  /** do something on cancel */
})
</script>

<template>
  <button type="button" @click="open">
    Choose file
  </button>
</template>
```

## Type Declarations

```ts
export interface UseFileDialogOptions extends ConfigurableDocument {
  /**
   * @default true
   */
  multiple?: MaybeRef<boolean>
  /**
   * @default '*'
   */
  accept?: MaybeRef<string>
  /**
   * Select the input source for the capture file.
   * @see [HTMLInputElement Capture](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/capture)
   */
  capture?: MaybeRef<string>
  /**
   * Reset when open file dialog.
   * @default false
   */
  reset?: MaybeRef<boolean>
  /**
   * Select directories instead of files.
   * @see [HTMLInputElement webkitdirectory](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLInputElement/webkitdirectory)
   * @default false
   */
  directory?: MaybeRef<boolean>
  /**
   * Initial files to set.
   * @default null
   */
  initialFiles?: Array<File> | FileList
  /**
   * The input element to use for file dialog.
   * @default document.createElement('input')
   */
  input?: MaybeElementRef<HTMLInputElement>
}
export interface UseFileDialogReturn {
  files: Ref<FileList | null>
  open: (localOptions?: Partial<UseFileDialogOptions>) => void
  reset: () => void
  onChange: EventHookOn<FileList | null>
  onCancel: EventHookOn
}
/**
 * Open file dialog with ease.
 *
 * @see https://vueuse.org/useFileDialog
 * @param options
 */
export declare function useFileDialog(
  options?: UseFileDialogOptions,
): UseFileDialogReturn
```