How to list all filenames in a folder and create hyperlinks for them in Excel?

For your daily work, you may need to import multiple filenames from a folder to a worksheet, and create hyperlinks for each files so that open the file quickly and easily. Maybe, you can copy and paste the filenames and create a hyperlink for it one by one manually, but, this will waste much time if there are hundreds files in the folder. Today, I will talk about some quick and interesting methods to deal with this job.

List all filenames in a folder and create hyperlinks with VBA code

List all filenames in a folder and create hyperlinks with Kutools for Excel

List all filenames in a folder and create hyperlinks with VBA code

To list and create hyperlink with files from a folder, the following VBA code can do you a favor.

1. Activate a new worksheet to put the result.

2. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

3. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module Window.

VBA: List all filenames in a folder and create hyperlinks

Sub Example1()
'Updateby Extendoffice
    Dim xFSO As Object 
    Dim xFolder As Object
    Dim xFile As Object
    Dim xFiDialog As FileDialog
    Dim xPath As String
    Dim I As Integer
    Set xFiDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
    If xFiDialog.Show = -1 Then
        xPath = xFiDialog.SelectedItems(1)
    End If
    Set xFiDialog = Nothing
    If xPath = "" Then Exit Sub
    Set xFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set xFolder = xFSO.GetFolder(xPath)
    For Each xFile In xFolder.Files
        I = I + 1
        ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Add Cells(I, 1), xFile.Path, , , xFile.Name
    Next
End Sub

4. Then press F5 key to run this code, and choose the folder that you want to list the files from the Browse window, see screenshot:

5. After specifying the folder, click OK button, and all the files in the specific folder have been listed into active worksheet with hyperlinks, see screenshot:

Note: If there are subfolders in your specific folder, the files in the subfolders will not be listed.

List all filenames in a folder and create hyperlinks with Kutools for Excel

To list all files both in a folder and its subfolders and created hyperlinks for each file, Kutools for Excel’s Filename List may do you a favor. With this feature, all files in folder and subfolders will be listed at once with some attributes, such as file name, file size, created time, containing folder and so on.

If you have installed Kutools for Excel, please do with following steps:

1. Click Kutools Plus > Import & Export > Filename List, see screenshot:

2. In the Filename List dialog box, please do the following operations:

(1.) Click button to select the folder that you want to list the filenames;

(2.) Check Include files in subdirectories if you want to list filenames within subfolders, check Include hidden files and folders if you want to list the hidden files;

(3.) Specify the file types that you want to find and list under the Files type section;

(4.) Select the file size unit that you want to display;

(5.) Check Create hyperlinks at the left bottom of the dialog box.

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3. Then click Ok button, and all the files in the folder and subfolders have been listed in a new worksheet with the hyperlinks as you need, see screenshot:

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