diff --git a/filemanager-plugin/README.md b/filemanager-plugin/README.md
index 79d983d..24aa251 100644
--- a/filemanager-plugin/README.md
+++ b/filemanager-plugin/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ If the directory is expanded, there will be a `+` to the left of it. If it is co
 | `filemanager-compressparent` | Collapse the parent dir when left is pressed on a child file | `true`  |
 | `filemanager-foldersfirst`   | Sorts folders above any files                                | `true`  |
 | `filemanager-openonstart`    | Automatically open the file tree when starting Micro         | `false` |
+| `filemanager-openontab`      | Open the selected file in a new tab instead of a split       | `false` |
 
 ### Commands and Keybindings
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ If you want to [keybind](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/blob/master/runtime/h
 | :------- | :------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :------------------------------------ |
 | `tree`   | -                          | Open/close the tree                                                                         | `filemanager.toggle_tree`             |
 | -        | <kbd>Tab</kbd> & MouseLeft | Open a file, or go into the directory. Goes back a dir if on `..`                           | `filemanager.try_open_at_cursor`      |
+| -        | <kbd>Enter</kbd>           | If `openontab` is true, open selected file in new tab                                       | `filemanager.try_open_at_cursor`      |
 | -        | <kbd>→</kbd>               | Expand directory in tree listing                                                            | `filemanager.uncompress_at_cursor`    |
 | -        | <kbd>←</kbd>               | Collapse directory listing                                                                  | `filemanager.compress_at_cursor`      |
 | -        | <kbd>Shift ⬆</kbd>         | Go to the target's parent directory                                                         | `filemanager.goto_parent_dir`         |
diff --git a/filemanager-plugin/filemanager.lua b/filemanager-plugin/filemanager.lua
index fef17d4..66aa45b 100644
--- a/filemanager-plugin/filemanager.lua
+++ b/filemanager-plugin/filemanager.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-VERSION = "3.5.1"
+VERSION = "3.5.3"
 
 local micro = import("micro")
 local config = import("micro/config")
 local shell = import("micro/shell")
 local buffer = import("micro/buffer")
+local uutil = import("micro/util")
 local os = import("os")
 local filepath = import("path/filepath")
+local time = import("time")
 
 -- Clear out all stuff in Micro's messenger
 local function clear_messenger()
@@ -21,6 +23,12 @@ local current_dir = os.Getwd()
 local highest_visible_indent = 0
 -- Holds a table of paths -- objects from new_listobj() calls
 local scanlist = {}
+-- Holds the selected cursor y pos inbetween closes and opens
+local s_cursy = 2
+-- Holds the current temporal filter
+local quick_filter = ""
+-- Holds the timer that's erasing the quick filter upon no activity
+local quick_timer = nil
 
 -- Get a new object used when adding to scanlist
 local function new_listobj(p, d, o, i)
@@ -272,9 +280,9 @@ local function refresh_view()
 	-- Current dir
 	tree_view.Buf.EventHandler:Insert(buffer.Loc(0, 0), current_dir .. "\n")
 	-- An ASCII separator
-	tree_view.Buf.EventHandler:Insert(buffer.Loc(0, 1), repeat_str("─", tree_view:GetView().Width) .. "\n")
+	tree_view.Buf.EventHandler:Insert(buffer.Loc(0, 1), repeat_str("─", tree_view:GetView().Width) .. '\n' .. quick_filter)
 	-- The ".." and use a newline if there are things in the current dir
-	tree_view.Buf.EventHandler:Insert(buffer.Loc(0, 2), (#scanlist > 0 and "..\n" or ".."))
+	tree_view.Buf.EventHandler:Insert(buffer.Loc(0, 2), "📁" .. (#scanlist > 0 and "..\n" or ".."))
 
 	-- Holds the current basename of the path (purely for display)
 	local display_content
@@ -285,11 +293,15 @@ local function refresh_view()
 		if scanlist[i].dirmsg ~= "" then
 			-- Add the + or - to the left to signify if it's compressed or not
 			-- Add a forward slash to the right to signify it's a dir
-			display_content = scanlist[i].dirmsg .. " " .. get_basename(scanlist[i].abspath) .. "/"
+			if scanlist[i].dirmsg == "+" then
+			display_content = "📁 " .. get_basename(scanlist[i].abspath) .. "/"
+			else 
+			display_content = "📂 " .. get_basename(scanlist[i].abspath) .. "/"
+			end
 		else
 			-- Use the basename from the full path for display
-			-- Two spaces to align with any directories, instead of being "off"
-			display_content = "  " .. get_basename(scanlist[i].abspath)
+			-- Three runes to align with any directories, instead of being "off"
+			display_content = "🗎 " .. get_basename(scanlist[i].abspath)
 		end
 
 		if scanlist[i].owner > 0 then
@@ -525,8 +537,17 @@ local function try_open_at_y(y)
 		else
 			-- If it's a file, then open it
 			micro.InfoBar():Message("Filemanager opened ", scanlist[y].abspath)
-			-- Opens the absolute path in new vertical view
+            -- Opens the absolute path in new tab or a new split
+            if config.GetGlobalOption("filemanager.openontab") then 
+            -- CurView():VSplitIndex(NewBufferFromFile(scanlist[y].abspath), 1)
+                local nfile = scanlist[y].abspath
+                local rpath = shell.RunCommand('realpath \'' .. nfile .. '\' --relative-to=\'' .. os.Getwd() .. '\'')
+                toggle_tree()
+                micro.CurPane():NewTabCmd({string.sub(rpath, 1, -2)})
+                toggle_tree()
+            else
 			micro.CurPane():VSplitIndex(buffer.NewBufferFromFile(scanlist[y].abspath), true)
+            end
 			-- Resizes all views after opening a file
 			-- tabs[curTab + 1]:Resize()
 		end
@@ -849,12 +870,19 @@ local function open_tree()
     tree_view.Buf:SetOptionNative("scrollbar", false)
 
 	-- Fill the scanlist, and then print its contents to tree_view
+    if 0 == #scanlist then
 	update_current_dir(os.Getwd())
+    else
+        refresh_view()
+    end
+    tree_view.Cursor.Loc.Y = s_cursy
+    select_line(s_cursy)
 end
 
 -- close_tree will close the tree plugin view and release memory.
 local function close_tree()
 	if tree_view ~= nil then
+        s_cursy = tree_view.Cursor.Loc.Y
 		tree_view:Quit()
 		tree_view = nil
 		clear_messenger()
@@ -1001,11 +1029,71 @@ local function clearselection_if_tree(view)
 	end
 end
 
+local function cancel_filtering()
+	quick_filter = ""
+	-- There is a bug in micro that doesn't redraw the screen if called in the timer callback. 
+	-- TODO: Wait for this bug to be fixed so this works.
+	micro.InfoBar():ClearGutter()
+	quick_timer:Stop()
+	quick_timer = nil
+end
+
+local function find_quick_filter()
+	for i = 1, #scanlist do
+		local bn = get_basename(scanlist[i].abspath)
+		local qf = "^" .. quick_filter
+		if bn:find(qf) ~= nil then
+		   return i
+		end
+	end
+	return -1
+end
+
+local function set_quick_filter(qf)
+	quick_filter = qf
+	micro.InfoBar():Message("Filtering : " .. quick_filter)
+
+	-- Try to find the first file matching the filter
+	local y = find_quick_filter()
+	if y ~= -1 then
+		select_line(y+2)
+	else
+		-- Don't display a cursor if not found
+		move_cursor_top()
+	end
+
+	if quick_timer ~= nil then
+		quick_timer:Stop()
+	end 
+
+	quick_timer = time.AfterFunc(time.ParseDuration("2s"), cancel_filtering)
+end
+
+
 -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 -- All the events for certain Micro keys go below here
 -- Other than things we flat-out fail
 -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+function onRune(view, r)
+	if view ~= tree_view then
+		return false
+	end
+	if uutil.IsWordChar(r) or r == "." then
+		set_quick_filter(quick_filter .. r)
+	end
+	return false
+end
+
+function onBackspace(view)
+	if view ~= tree_view then
+		return false
+	end
+	set_quick_filter(quick_filter:sub(1, -2))
+	return false
+end
+
+
 -- Close current
 function preQuit(view)
 	if view == tree_view then
@@ -1155,6 +1243,12 @@ function preInsertTab(view)
 end
 function preInsertNewline(view)
     if view == tree_view then
+        if config.GetGlobalOption("filemanager.openontab") then
+            -- Simulate the pressing Tab so it opens with Enter key
+            tab_pressed = true
+             try_open_at_y(tree_view.Cursor.Loc.Y)
+            tab_pressed = false
+        end
         return false
     end
     return true
@@ -1340,6 +1434,7 @@ function preSelectAll(view)
 	return false_if_tree(view)
 end
 
+
 function init()
     -- Let the user disable showing of dotfiles like ".editorconfig" or ".DS_STORE"
     config.RegisterCommonOption("filemanager", "showdotfiles", true)
@@ -1352,6 +1447,9 @@ function init()
     -- Lets the user have the filetree auto-open any time Micro is opened
     -- false by default, as it's a rather noticable user-facing change
     config.RegisterCommonOption("filemanager", "openonstart", false)
+    -- Lets the user open file in new tab or in a new vsplit
+    -- false by default, as it's a rather noticable user-facing change
+    config.RegisterCommonOption("filemanager", "openontab", false)
 
     -- Open/close the tree view
     config.MakeCommand("tree", toggle_tree, config.NoComplete)
@@ -1384,4 +1482,5 @@ function init()
             )
         end
     end
+
 end
diff --git a/filemanager-plugin/repo.json b/filemanager-plugin/repo.json
index 4bd7de2..6f46342 100644
--- a/filemanager-plugin/repo.json
+++ b/filemanager-plugin/repo.json
@@ -39,6 +39,20 @@
 					"Require": {
 							"micro": ">=2.0.0-1"
 					}
+			},
+			{
+					"Version": "3.5.2",
+					"Url": "https://github.com/micro-editor/updated-plugins/releases/download/v1.0.0/filemanager-3.5.2.zip",
+					"Require": {
+							"micro": ">=2.0.0-1"
+					}
+			},
+			{
+					"Version": "3.5.3",
+					"Url": "https://github.com/micro-editor/updated-plugins/releases/download/v1.0.0/filemanager-3.5.3.zip",
+					"Require": {
+							"micro": ">=2.0.0-1"
+					}
 			}
 		]
 	}