diff --git a/src/textual_fspicker/__init__.py b/src/textual_fspicker/__init__.py
index 77ef431..18c4bfc 100644
--- a/src/textual_fspicker/__init__.py
+++ b/src/textual_fspicker/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ##############################################################################
 # Python imports.
-from importlib.metadata import version
+# from importlib.metadata import version
 
 ######################################################################
 # Main app information.
diff --git a/src/textual_fspicker/base_dialog.py b/src/textual_fspicker/base_dialog.py
index 80d0e77..f72905b 100644
--- a/src/textual_fspicker/base_dialog.py
+++ b/src/textual_fspicker/base_dialog.py
@@ -8,16 +8,19 @@
 # Python imports.
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Callable, TypeAlias
+from typing import Callable, TypeAlias, List, Dict, Any
+import json
+from datetime import datetime
 
 ##############################################################################
 # Textual imports.
 from textual import on
 from textual.app import ComposeResult
 from textual.binding import Binding
-from textual.containers import Horizontal, Vertical
+from textual.containers import Horizontal, Vertical, VerticalScroll
 from textual.screen import ModalScreen
-from textual.widgets import Button
+from textual.widgets import Button, Label, Input, ListView, ListItem
+from textual.reactive import reactive
 
 ##############################################################################
 # Local imports.
@@ -63,6 +66,60 @@ class FileSystemPickerScreen(ModalScreen[Path | None]):
             }
         }
 
+        #current_path_display {
+            width: 1fr;
+            padding: 0 1;
+            margin-bottom: 1;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            text-overflow: ellipsis;
+            color: $text-muted;
+        }
+        
+        #path-breadcrumbs {
+            height: 3;
+            padding: 1;
+            background: $surface;
+            margin-bottom: 1;
+        }
+        
+        #path-breadcrumbs Button {
+            min-width: 0;
+            padding: 0 1;
+            margin: 0;
+            height: 1;
+            background: transparent;
+            border: none;
+        }
+        
+        #path-breadcrumbs Button:hover {
+            background: $boost;
+        }
+        
+        #clear-search {
+            background: $boost;
+            border: none;
+        }
+        
+        #path-breadcrumbs .breadcrumb-separator {
+            margin: 0 1;
+            color: $text-muted;
+        }
+        
+        #search-container {
+            height: 3;
+            padding: 0 1;
+            margin-bottom: 1;
+            display: none;
+        }
+        
+        #search-container.visible {
+            display: block;
+        }
+        
+        #search-input {
+            width: 1fr;
+        }
+
         DirectoryNavigation {
             height: 1fr;
         }
@@ -83,9 +140,19 @@ class FileSystemPickerScreen(ModalScreen[Path | None]):
     ERROR_PERMISSION_ERROR = "Permission error"
     """Error to tell there user there was a problem with permissions."""
 
-    BINDINGS = [Binding("full_stop", "hidden"), Binding("escape", "dismiss(None)")]
+    BINDINGS = [
+        Binding("full_stop", "hidden", "Toggle hidden"),
+        Binding("ctrl+h", "hidden", "Toggle hidden files"),
+        Binding("ctrl+l", "focus_path_input", "Edit path directly"),
+        Binding("f5", "refresh", "Refresh directory"),
+        Binding("ctrl+f", "focus_search", "Search in directory"),
+        Binding("escape", "dismiss(None)", "Cancel")
+    ]
     """The bindings for the dialog."""
-
+    
+    search_active = reactive(False)
+    """Whether search is active."""
+    
     def __init__(
         self,
         location: str | Path = ".",
@@ -138,18 +205,46 @@ def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         """
         with Dialog() as dialog:
             dialog.border_title = self._title
+            
+            # Path display and breadcrumbs
+            yield Label(id="current_path_display")
+            with Horizontal(id="path-breadcrumbs"):
+                # Breadcrumbs will be dynamically populated
+                pass
+            
+            # Path input field (hidden by default, shown with Ctrl+L)
+            with Horizontal(id="path-input-container", classes="hidden"):
+                yield Input(placeholder="Enter path...", id="path-input")
+                yield Button("Go", id="go-to-path", variant="primary")
+                yield Button("Cancel", id="cancel-path-input", variant="default")
+            
+            # Search container (hidden by default)
+            with Horizontal(id="search-container"):
+                yield Input(placeholder="Search files...", id="search-input")
+                yield Button("Clear", id="clear-search", variant="default")
+            
+            # Main directory navigation
             with Horizontal():
                 if sys.platform == "win32":
                     yield DriveNavigation(self._location)
                 yield DirectoryNavigation(self._location)
+            
+            # Input bar with buttons
             with InputBar():
                 yield from self._input_bar()
                 yield Button(self._label(self._select_button, "Select"), id="select")
                 yield Button(self._label(self._cancel_button, "Cancel"), id="cancel")
 
     def on_mount(self) -> None:
-        """Focus directory widget on mount."""
-        self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation).focus()
+        """Focus directory widget on mount and set initial path."""
+        dir_nav = self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation)
+        current_path_label = self.query_one("#current_path_display", Label)
+        current_path_label.update(str(dir_nav.location))
+        
+        # Initialize breadcrumbs
+        self._update_breadcrumbs(dir_nav.location)
+
+        dir_nav.focus()
 
     def _set_error(self, message: str = "") -> None:
         """Set or clear the error message.
@@ -162,7 +257,20 @@ def _set_error(self, message: str = "") -> None:
     @on(DriveNavigation.DriveSelected)
     def _change_drive(self, event: DriveNavigation.DriveSelected) -> None:
         """Reload DirectoryNavigation in response to drive change."""
-        self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation).location = event.drive_root
+        """Reload DirectoryNavigation in response to drive change."""
+        dir_nav = self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation)
+        dir_nav.location = event.drive_root
+
+    @on(DirectoryNavigation.Changed)
+    def _on_directory_changed(self, event: DirectoryNavigation.Changed) -> None:
+        """Clear any error and update the path display."""
+        self._set_error()
+        current_path_label = self.query_one("#current_path_display", Label)
+        current_path_label.update(str(event.control.location))
+        
+        # Update breadcrumbs
+        self._update_breadcrumbs(event.control.location)
+
 
     @on(DirectoryNavigation.Changed)
     def _clear_error(self) -> None:
@@ -187,6 +295,164 @@ def _cancel(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
     def _action_hidden(self) -> None:
         """Action for toggling the display of hidden entries."""
         self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation).toggle_hidden()
+        self.notify("Hidden files toggled", timeout=2)
+    
+    def action_focus_path_input(self) -> None:
+        """Toggle and focus the path input field."""
+        try:
+            path_container = self.query_one("#path-input-container")
+            path_input = self.query_one("#path-input", Input)
+            
+            # Toggle visibility
+            if path_container.has_class("hidden"):
+                path_container.remove_class("hidden")
+                # Set current path as the initial value
+                dir_nav = self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation)
+                path_input.value = str(dir_nav.location)
+                path_input.focus()
+                # Select all text in the input
+                path_input.selection = (0, len(path_input.value))
+            else:
+                path_container.add_class("hidden")
+                # Return focus to directory navigation
+                self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation).focus()
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.notify(f"Error toggling path input: {e}", severity="error", timeout=2)
+    
+    def action_refresh(self) -> None:
+        """Refresh the current directory listing."""
+        dir_nav = self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation)
+        # Force refresh by resetting location
+        current = dir_nav.location
+        dir_nav.location = current
+        self.notify("Directory refreshed", timeout=2)
+    
+    def action_focus_search(self) -> None:
+        """Toggle search mode and focus search input."""
+        self.search_active = not self.search_active
+        if self.search_active:
+            try:
+                search_input = self.query_one("#search-input", Input)
+                search_input.focus()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+    
+    def _update_breadcrumbs(self, path: Path) -> None:
+        """Update breadcrumb navigation."""
+        try:
+            breadcrumb_container = self.query_one("#path-breadcrumbs", Horizontal)
+            breadcrumb_container.remove_children()
+            
+            parts = path.parts
+            for i, part in enumerate(parts):
+                partial_path = Path(*parts[:i+1])
+                
+                # Create button for each path component
+                btn = Button(part, variant="default", classes="breadcrumb-btn")
+                btn.tooltip = str(partial_path)  # Store full path in tooltip
+                breadcrumb_container.mount(btn)
+                
+                # Add separator if not last
+                if i < len(parts) - 1:
+                    breadcrumb_container.mount(Label("/", classes="breadcrumb-separator"))
+        except Exception as e:
+            # Silently fail if breadcrumbs can't be updated
+            pass
+
+    @on(Button.Pressed, ".breadcrumb-btn")
+    def _on_breadcrumb_click(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
+        """Handle breadcrumb navigation clicks."""
+        if event.button.tooltip:
+            try:
+                path = Path(event.button.tooltip)
+                dir_nav = self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation)
+                dir_nav.location = path
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+    @on(Input.Changed, "#search-input")
+    def _on_search_changed(self, event: Input.Changed) -> None:
+        """Handle search input changes."""
+        try:
+            dir_nav = self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation)
+            dir_nav.search_filter = event.value
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    
+    @on(Button.Pressed, "#clear-search")
+    def _on_clear_search(self) -> None:
+        """Clear the search input."""
+        try:
+            search_input = self.query_one("#search-input", Input)
+            search_input.value = ""
+            self.search_active = False
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    def watch_search_active(self, active: bool) -> None:
+        """React to search_active changes."""
+        try:
+            search_container = self.query_one("#search-container")
+            search_container.set_class(active, "visible")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    
+    @on(Button.Pressed, "#go-to-path")
+    @on(Input.Submitted, "#path-input")
+    def _on_path_input_submit(self, event=None) -> None:
+        """Handle path input submission."""
+        try:
+            path_input = self.query_one("#path-input", Input)
+            path_str = path_input.value.strip()
+            
+            if not path_str:
+                return
+            
+            # Expand user home directory if needed
+            if path_str.startswith("~"):
+                path = Path(path_str).expanduser()
+            else:
+                path = Path(path_str)
+            
+            # Make path absolute if it's relative
+            if not path.is_absolute():
+                dir_nav = self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation)
+                path = dir_nav.location / path
+            
+            # Resolve the path
+            path = path.resolve()
+            
+            # Check if path exists
+            if not path.exists():
+                self.notify(f"Path does not exist: {path}", severity="error", timeout=3)
+                return
+            
+            # Navigate to the path
+            dir_nav = self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation)
+            if path.is_dir():
+                dir_nav.location = path
+            else:
+                # If it's a file, navigate to its parent directory
+                dir_nav.location = path.parent
+                # TODO: Ideally, we would also select the file in the list
+            
+            # Hide the path input
+            path_container = self.query_one("#path-input-container")
+            path_container.add_class("hidden")
+            dir_nav.focus()
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.notify(f"Error navigating to path: {e}", severity="error", timeout=3)
+    
+    @on(Button.Pressed, "#cancel-path-input")
+    def _on_cancel_path_input(self) -> None:
+        """Cancel path input and hide the container."""
+        try:
+            path_container = self.query_one("#path-input-container")
+            path_container.add_class("hidden")
+            self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation).focus()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
 
 
 ### base_dialog.py ends here
diff --git a/src/textual_fspicker/file_dialog.py b/src/textual_fspicker/file_dialog.py
index 2a3244d..c4d08d0 100644
--- a/src/textual_fspicker/file_dialog.py
+++ b/src/textual_fspicker/file_dialog.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def _confirm_file(self, event: Input.Submitted | Button.Pressed) -> None:
         try:
             if chosen.is_dir():
                 if sys.platform == "win32":
-                    if drive := MakePath.of(file_name.value).drive:
+                    if drive := MakePath.of(file_name.value).drive: 
                         self.query_one(DriveNavigation).drive = drive
                 self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation).location = chosen
                 self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation).focus()
diff --git a/src/textual_fspicker/parts/directory_navigation.py b/src/textual_fspicker/parts/directory_navigation.py
index 2b9b422..0fe317b 100644
--- a/src/textual_fspicker/parts/directory_navigation.py
+++ b/src/textual_fspicker/parts/directory_navigation.py
@@ -441,6 +441,10 @@ def _watch_sort_display(self) -> None:
     def _watch_file_filter(self) -> None:
         """Refresh the display when the file filter has been changed."""
         self._repopulate_display()
+    
+    def _watch_search_filter(self) -> None:
+        """Refresh the display when the search filter has been changed."""
+        self._repopulate_display()
 
     def toggle_hidden(self) -> None:
         """Toggle the display of hidden filesystem entries."""
diff --git a/src/textual_fspicker/py.typed b/src/textual_fspicker/py.typed
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/textual_fspicker/select_directory.py b/src/textual_fspicker/select_directory.py
index 5fc2320..009a3af 100644
--- a/src/textual_fspicker/select_directory.py
+++ b/src/textual_fspicker/select_directory.py
@@ -13,57 +13,27 @@
 from textual import on
 from textual.app import ComposeResult
 from textual.reactive import var
-from textual.widgets import Button, Label
+from textual.widgets import Button, Label, Input
 
 ##############################################################################
 # Local imports.
 from .base_dialog import ButtonLabel, FileSystemPickerScreen
 from .parts import DirectoryNavigation
-
+from .path_maker import MakePath
 
 ##############################################################################
-class CurrentDirectory(Label):
-    """A widget to show the current directory.
-
-    This widget is used inside a
-    [`SelectDirectory`][textual_fspicker.SelectDirectory] dialog to display
-    the currently-selected directory.
-    """
+class SelectDirectory(FileSystemPickerScreen):
+    """A directory selection dialog."""
 
-    DEFAULT_CSS = """
-    CurrentDirectory {
-        width: 1fr;
-        height: 3;
-        border: tall $background;
-        padding-left: 1;
-        padding-right: 1;
+    DEFAULT_CSS = FileSystemPickerScreen.DEFAULT_CSS + """
+    SelectDirectory InputBar {
+        Input { /* Style for the new path input */
+            width: 2fr; /* Give it more space than buttons */
+            margin-right: 1;
+        }
     }
     """
 
-    current_directory: var[Path | None] = var(None, always_update=True)
-    """The current directory."""
-
-    def _watch_current_directory(self) -> None:
-        """Watch for the current directory being changed."""
-        if (
-            len(
-                display := ""
-                if self.current_directory is None
-                else str(self.current_directory)[-self.size.width :]
-            )
-            >= self.size.width
-        ):
-            display = f"…{display[1:]}"
-        self.update(display)
-
-    def _on_resize(self) -> None:
-        self.current_directory = self.current_directory
-
-
-##############################################################################
-class SelectDirectory(FileSystemPickerScreen):
-    """A directory selection dialog."""
-
     def __init__(
         self,
         location: str | Path = ".",
@@ -91,23 +61,54 @@ def __init__(
 
     def on_mount(self) -> None:
         """Configure the dialog once the DOM is ready."""
+        super().on_mount() # Call parent's on_mount
         navigation = self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation)
         navigation.show_files = False
-        self.query_one(CurrentDirectory).current_directory = navigation.location
+
+        path_input = self.query_one("#path_input", Input)
+        path_input.value = str(navigation.location)
+        # navigation.focus() # Focus is handled by super().on_mount or should be reconsidered
 
     def _input_bar(self) -> ComposeResult:
         """Provide any widgets for the input before, before the buttons."""
-        yield CurrentDirectory()
+        yield Input(id="path_input", placeholder="Type path or select below")
 
     @on(DirectoryNavigation.Changed)
-    def _show_selected(self, event: DirectoryNavigation.Changed) -> None:
-        """Update the display of the current location.
+    def _update_path_input_on_nav_change(self, event: DirectoryNavigation.Changed) -> None:
+        """Update the display of the current location in the Input widget.
 
         Args:
             event: The event with the selection information in.
         """
+        super()._on_directory_changed(event) # Call parent handler for main path label and error clearing
+        event.stop() # Stop event propagation if necessary, depending on desired interactions
+        path_input = self.query_one("#path_input", Input)
+        path_input.value = str(event.control.location)
+
+    @on(Input.Submitted, "#path_input")
+    def _handle_path_input_submission(self, event: Input.Submitted) -> None:
+        """Handle submission of the path Input widget."""
         event.stop()
-        self.query_one(CurrentDirectory).current_directory = event.control.location
+        path_value = event.value
+        dir_nav = self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation)
+        try:
+            # Attempt to resolve the path
+            target_path = MakePath.of(path_value).expanduser().resolve()
+            if target_path.is_dir():
+                dir_nav.location = target_path # This will trigger DirectoryNavigation.Changed
+            else:
+                self._set_error(f"Not a directory: {target_path.name}")
+                self.query_one("#path_input", Input).focus()
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            self._set_error(f"Path not found: {path_value}")
+            self.query_one("#path_input", Input).focus()
+        except PermissionError:
+            self._set_error(self.ERROR_PERMISSION_ERROR)
+            self.query_one("#path_input", Input).focus()
+        except RuntimeError as e: # For MakePath.expanduser() issues
+            self._set_error(str(e))
+            self.query_one("#path_input", Input).focus()
+
 
     @on(Button.Pressed, "#select")
     def _select_directory(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ def _select_directory(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
             event: The button press event.
         """
         event.stop()
+        # The location in DirectoryNavigation is the source of truth,
+        # whether set by list interaction or by the path_input.
         self.dismiss(result=self.query_one(DirectoryNavigation).location)