diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 30f8f47..63f9ece 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -221,6 +221,14 @@ and give a chapter its own folder of scenes — nesting goes eight levels deep.
   file just as dragging does.
 * **＋ New from template** puts its `untitled-N.md` in the folder of the file you
   are editing, so working inside a part doesn't scatter new files at the top.
+* **Right-click a file** for a menu of the things you can do to it:
+  **📝 Rename…**, **⧉ Copy path**, **🗄 Archive** and **🗑 Delete…**. It acts on
+  the file you clicked — right-clicking selects it first — so you do not have to
+  select a file before reaching for the operation. Rename opens a small dialog
+  with the path already filled in and the box focused; it stays open if the name
+  is rejected, so a clash never costs you what you typed. Delete asks first.
+  These are the same operations as the buttons under the list, which stay where
+  they are.
 
 Folders are skipped when they cannot hold manuscript prose: anything starting
 with a `.` (so `.git` is never walked), plus `target/` and `node_modules/`.
diff --git a/src/app/file_list.rs b/src/app/file_list.rs
index 4e3664a..a94f76e 100644
--- a/src/app/file_list.rs
+++ b/src/app/file_list.rs
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ impl App {
                 let mut clicked: Option<usize> = None;
                 let mut toggled: Option<String> = None;
                 let mut dropped: Option<FileDrop> = None;
+                // What the right-click menu picked, applied further down: the
+                // row closure below is still borrowing `self` to draw with.
+                let mut action: Option<FileAction> = None;
                 let pointer = ui.input(|i| i.pointer.interact_pos());
                 // Filtering happens on the flat list, so folders left with no
                 // files simply stop appearing.
@@ -349,6 +352,14 @@ impl App {
                                             if label.clicked() {
                                                 clicked = Some(idx);
                                             }
+                                            label.context_menu(|ui| {
+                                                file_context_menu(
+                                                    ui,
+                                                    &name,
+                                                    idx,
+                                                    &mut action,
+                                                );
+                                            });
                                             if let Some(goal) = meta.goal {
                                                 row_goal_bar(
                                                     ui,
@@ -440,6 +451,10 @@ impl App {
                 if let Some(drop) = dropped {
                     self.apply_drop(drop);
                 }
+                if let Some(action) = action {
+                    let ctx = ui.ctx().clone();
+                    self.apply_file_action(action, &ctx);
+                }
 
                 ui.separator();
                 ui.horizontal(|ui| {
@@ -517,6 +532,74 @@ impl App {
     }
 }
 
+/// What a file row's right-click menu asked for. The menu records the choice
+/// rather than acting on it, because the list is drawn inside a closure that is
+/// still borrowing `self`; [`App::apply_file_action`] runs it once that ends.
+///
+/// Each carries the row's own index, so the menu acts on the file you clicked
+/// even when a different one is selected.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+pub(super) enum FileAction {
+    /// Open the rename dialog on this file.
+    Rename(usize),
+    /// Put its workspace-relative path on the clipboard.
+    CopyPath(usize),
+    /// Move it to the archive folder.
+    Archive(usize),
+    /// Open the delete confirmation for it.
+    Delete(usize),
+}
+
+impl FileAction {
+    /// The row this action came from.
+    pub(super) fn index(self) -> usize {
+        match self {
+            FileAction::Rename(i)
+            | FileAction::CopyPath(i)
+            | FileAction::Archive(i)
+            | FileAction::Delete(i) => i,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// The right-click menu on a file row, offering the same operations as the
+/// buttons under the list without having to select the file first.
+fn file_context_menu(ui: &mut egui::Ui, name: &str, idx: usize, action: &mut Option<FileAction>) {
+    ui.label(egui::RichText::new(base_name(name)).strong());
+    ui.separator();
+    let mut pick = |ui: &mut egui::Ui, label: &str, hover: &str, chosen: FileAction| {
+        if ui.button(label).on_hover_text(hover).clicked() {
+            *action = Some(chosen);
+            ui.close_menu();
+        }
+    };
+    pick(
+        ui,
+        "\u{1f4dd} Rename\u{2026}",
+        "Rename the file, or edit the folder part of its path to move it",
+        FileAction::Rename(idx),
+    );
+    pick(
+        ui,
+        "\u{29c9} Copy path",
+        "Copy the file's path within the workspace to the clipboard",
+        FileAction::CopyPath(idx),
+    );
+    ui.separator();
+    pick(
+        ui,
+        "\u{1f5c4} Archive",
+        "Move it into the archive folder and out of the manuscript, keeping it on disk",
+        FileAction::Archive(idx),
+    );
+    pick(
+        ui,
+        "\u{1f5d1} Delete\u{2026}",
+        "Remove it from disk \u{2014} asks first",
+        FileAction::Delete(idx),
+    );
+}
+
 /// Outline a whole-row drop target while a file is dragged over it, and report
 /// whether it is being hovered (so the caller can look for the release).
 fn drop_highlight(ui: &egui::Ui, response: &egui::Response) -> bool {
@@ -639,6 +722,21 @@ pub(super) fn row_goal_bar(
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn every_file_action_carries_the_row_it_came_from() {
+        // The four arms of `index` are near-identical, so a copy-paste slip
+        // would silently point an action at the wrong file — and for Delete
+        // that is destructive. Pin every variant to the row it was built with.
+        for action in [
+            FileAction::Rename(3),
+            FileAction::CopyPath(3),
+            FileAction::Archive(3),
+            FileAction::Delete(3),
+        ] {
+            assert_eq!(action.index(), 3, "{action:?} lost its row index");
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn chapter_title_falls_back_to_position() {
         // No override, no header title -> 1-based index with a period (width 1).
diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 64fc4c9..fbaa9eb 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,13 @@ pub struct App {
     new_name: String,
     rename_input: String,
     pending_delete: bool,
+    /// Whether the rename dialog opened from a file row's context menu is up.
+    show_rename: bool,
+    /// Set alongside `show_rename` so the dialog's box takes focus on the frame
+    /// it appears, rather than needing a click before you can type.
+    rename_focus: bool,
+    /// Whether the delete confirmation opened from that menu is up.
+    confirm_delete: bool,
     status: String,
     show_log: bool,
     git_log: String,
@@ -361,6 +368,9 @@ impl App {
             new_name: String::new(),
             rename_input: String::new(),
             pending_delete: false,
+            show_rename: false,
+            rename_focus: false,
+            confirm_delete: false,
             status: String::new(),
             show_log: false,
             git_log: String::new(),
@@ -516,6 +526,14 @@ impl eframe::App for App {
             self.template_settings_window(ctx);
         }
 
+        if self.show_rename {
+            self.rename_window(ctx);
+        }
+
+        if self.confirm_delete {
+            self.confirm_delete_window(ctx);
+        }
+
         if self.show_new_project {
             self.new_project_window(ctx);
         }
diff --git a/src/app/workspace.rs b/src/app/workspace.rs
index 65d2a9e..67bed00 100644
--- a/src/app/workspace.rs
+++ b/src/app/workspace.rs
@@ -611,22 +611,26 @@ impl App {
         order::child_dir_matching(self.workspace(), role).unwrap_or_else(|| role.to_string())
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn rename_selected(&mut self) {
-        let Some(idx) = self.selected else { return };
+    /// Rename the selected file to whatever `rename_input` holds, reporting
+    /// whether it went through so a caller showing a dialog knows to keep it
+    /// open (and the typed name with it) when the name is unusable.
+    pub(super) fn rename_selected(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let Some(idx) = self.selected else { return false };
         // A path in the box (`part-2/ch-07`) both renames and moves the file.
         let Some(new_name) = sanitize_rel_path(&self.rename_input) else {
             self.status = "Enter a new name".to_string();
-            return;
+            return false;
         };
         let Some(old_name) = self.files.get(idx).cloned() else {
-            return;
+            return false;
         };
         if new_name == old_name {
-            return;
+            // Already what was asked for, so the caller can close.
+            return true;
         }
         if self.path_for(&new_name).exists() {
             self.status = format!("{new_name} already exists");
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
         // Persist any pending edits under the old name first.
         self.save_current();
@@ -638,8 +642,12 @@ impl App {
                 self.persist_order();
                 self.reveal(&new_name);
                 self.status = format!("Renamed to {new_name}");
+                true
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                self.status = format!("Rename failed: {e}");
+                false
             }
-            Err(e) => self.status = format!("Rename failed: {e}"),
         }
     }
 
@@ -1017,6 +1025,129 @@ impl App {
     }
 
     /// Settings dialog for the markdown seeded into template-backed new files.
+    /// Carry out what a file row's right-click menu picked.
+    ///
+    /// Right-clicking acts on the row you clicked, so that row becomes the
+    /// selection first — every operation here works from `selected`, and
+    /// [`App::select`] is what primes `rename_input` with the current path.
+    /// Selecting is a no-op when the row is already current, so this never
+    /// reloads the buffer out from under an edit.
+    pub(super) fn apply_file_action(&mut self, action: FileAction, ctx: &egui::Context) {
+        self.select(action.index());
+        match action {
+            FileAction::Rename(_) => {
+                self.show_rename = true;
+                self.rename_focus = true;
+            }
+            FileAction::CopyPath(idx) => {
+                if let Some(name) = self.files.get(idx) {
+                    ctx.copy_text(name.clone());
+                    self.status = format!("Copied {name}");
+                }
+            }
+            FileAction::Archive(_) => self.archive_selected(),
+            FileAction::Delete(_) => self.confirm_delete = true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The rename dialog opened from a file row's context menu. It edits the
+    /// same `rename_input` as the box under the list, so the two stay in step.
+    pub(super) fn rename_window(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context) {
+        let Some(current) = self.selected.and_then(|i| self.files.get(i)).cloned() else {
+            // The file went away underneath us (deleted, or the workspace
+            // changed); there is nothing left to rename.
+            self.show_rename = false;
+            return;
+        };
+        let mut open = self.show_rename;
+        let mut submit = false;
+        let mut cancel = false;
+        egui::Window::new("Rename file")
+            .open(&mut open)
+            .resizable(false)
+            .collapsible(false)
+            .default_width(320.0)
+            .show(ctx, |ui| {
+                ui.label(egui::RichText::new(current.as_str()).small().weak());
+                ui.add_space(4.0);
+                let r = ui.add(
+                    egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut self.rename_input)
+                        .desired_width(f32::INFINITY)
+                        .hint_text("name, or a path to move it"),
+                );
+                if self.rename_focus {
+                    r.request_focus();
+                    self.rename_focus = false;
+                }
+                submit |= r.lost_focus() && ui.input(|i| i.key_pressed(egui::Key::Enter));
+                ui.label(
+                    egui::RichText::new(
+                        "The path within the workspace \u{2014} edit the folder part to \
+                         move the file. The .md extension is added for you.",
+                    )
+                    .small()
+                    .weak(),
+                );
+                ui.separator();
+                ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                    submit |= ui.button("Rename").clicked();
+                    cancel |= ui.button("Cancel").clicked();
+                });
+            });
+        if cancel || !open {
+            self.show_rename = false;
+            return;
+        }
+        if submit {
+            if self.rename_selected() {
+                self.show_rename = false;
+            } else {
+                // Rejected (already taken, or empty): keep the dialog up with
+                // the typed text intact and take the focus back so it can be
+                // fixed straight away. The status bar says what was wrong.
+                self.rename_focus = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The confirmation behind the context menu's Delete, which is the one
+    /// entry there that cannot be undone from inside the app.
+    pub(super) fn confirm_delete_window(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context) {
+        let Some(name) = self.selected.and_then(|i| self.files.get(i)).cloned() else {
+            self.confirm_delete = false;
+            return;
+        };
+        let mut open = self.confirm_delete;
+        let mut delete = false;
+        let mut cancel = false;
+        egui::Window::new("Delete file?")
+            .open(&mut open)
+            .resizable(false)
+            .collapsible(false)
+            .show(ctx, |ui| {
+                ui.label(name.as_str());
+                ui.label(
+                    egui::RichText::new(
+                        "This removes it from disk. Archive it instead to take it out \
+                         of the manuscript but keep the file.",
+                    )
+                    .small()
+                    .weak(),
+                );
+                ui.separator();
+                ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                    delete |= ui
+                        .button(egui::RichText::new("\u{1f5d1} Delete").color(egui::Color32::RED))
+                        .clicked();
+                    cancel |= ui.button("Cancel").clicked();
+                });
+            });
+        self.confirm_delete = open && !cancel && !delete;
+        if delete {
+            self.delete_selected();
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(super) fn template_settings_window(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context) {
         let mut open = self.show_template_settings;
         let mut close_clicked = false;