diff --git a/src/filesystem.cc b/src/filesystem.cc
index 43357ed..37907ef 100644
--- a/src/filesystem.cc
+++ b/src/filesystem.cc
@@ -169,3 +169,38 @@ bool filesystem::write(const std::string &path, Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer> bu
   }
   return false;
 }
+
+std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> filesystem::get_directory_content(const boost::filesystem::path &path, int filter) {
+  std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> dirs;
+  if (boost::filesystem::is_directory(path)) {
+    for (boost::filesystem::directory_iterator it(path); it != boost::filesystem::directory_iterator(); it++) {
+      if (filter & DIRS && boost::filesystem::is_directory(it->path()))
+        dirs.emplace_back(it->path());
+      if (filter & FILES && boost::filesystem::is_regular_file(it->path()))
+        dirs.emplace_back(it->path());
+    }
+  }
+  if (filter & SORTED)
+    std::sort(dirs.begin(), dirs.end());
+  return dirs;
+};
+
+std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> filesystem::dirs(const boost::filesystem::path &path) {
+  return filesystem::get_directory_content(path, DIRS | SORTED);
+}
+  
+std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> filesystem::files(const boost::filesystem::path &path) {
+  return filesystem::get_directory_content(path, FILES | SORTED);
+}
+  
+std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> filesystem::contents(const boost::filesystem::path &path) {
+  return filesystem::get_directory_content(path, ALL | SORTED);
+}
+  
+std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> filesystem::seperate_contents(const boost::filesystem::path &path) {
+  auto a = dirs(path);
+  auto b = files(path);
+  a.insert(a.end(), b.begin(), b.end());
+  return a;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/filesystem.h b/src/filesystem.h
index a417825..4472a12 100644
--- a/src/filesystem.h
+++ b/src/filesystem.h
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <gtkmm.h>
 
-namespace juci {
-  class filesystem {
-  public:
-    static std::string read(const std::string &path);
-    static std::string read(const boost::filesystem::path &path) { return read(path.string()); }
-    static int read(const std::string &path, Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer> text_buffer);
-    static int read(const boost::filesystem::path &path, Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer> text_buffer) { return read(path.string(), text_buffer); }
+enum filesystem_options {
+  DIRS = 1,
+  FILES = 2,
+  ALL = DIRS | FILES,
+  SORTED = 4
+};
 
 class filesystem {
 public:
@@ -32,6 +31,11 @@ public:
   static bool write(const boost::filesystem::path &path) { return write(path, ""); };
   static bool write(const std::string &path, Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer> text_buffer);
   static bool write(const boost::filesystem::path &path, Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer> text_buffer) { return write(path.string(), text_buffer); }
+  static std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> get_directory_content(const boost::filesystem::path &path, int filter);
+  static std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> dirs(const boost::filesystem::path &path);
+  static std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> files(const boost::filesystem::path &path);
+  static std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> contents(const boost::filesystem::path &path);
+  static std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> seperate_contents(const boost::filesystem::path &path);
 
   static std::string get_home_folder();
   static std::string get_tmp_folder();