diff --git a/src/tools/folder-tree-generator/folder-tree-generator.models.test.ts b/src/tools/folder-tree-generator/folder-tree-generator.models.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b2c1dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/folder-tree-generator/folder-tree-generator.models.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { buildTree, renderTree } from './folder-tree-generator.models';
+
+describe('folder-tree-generator: buildTree', () => {
+  it('builds a hierarchy from indentation', () => {
+    const tree = buildTree('src\n  main.ts\n  tools\n    index.ts\npackage.json');
+    expect(tree).toEqual([
+      {
+        name: 'src',
+        children: [
+          { name: 'main.ts', children: [] },
+          { name: 'tools', children: [{ name: 'index.ts', children: [] }] },
+        ],
+      },
+      { name: 'package.json', children: [] },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('treats tabs as four spaces', () => {
+    const tree = buildTree('a\n\tb');
+    expect(tree[0]?.children[0]?.name).toBe('b');
+  });
+
+  it('skips empty lines', () => {
+    const tree = buildTree('a\n\n  b\n');
+    expect(tree).toEqual([{ name: 'a', children: [{ name: 'b', children: [] }] }]);
+  });
+
+  it('returns to root level after deep nesting', () => {
+    const tree = buildTree('a\n  b\n    c\nd');
+    expect(tree).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(tree[1]?.name).toBe('d');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('folder-tree-generator: renderTree', () => {
+  it('renders box-drawing output like the tree command', () => {
+    const tree = buildTree('src\n  main.ts\n  tools\n    index.ts\npackage.json');
+    expect(renderTree(tree)).toBe([
+      'src',
+      '├── main.ts',
+      '└── tools',
+      '    └── index.ts',
+      'package.json',
+    ].join('\n'));
+  });
+
+  it('uses the vertical continuation line for non-last parents', () => {
+    const tree = buildTree('a\n  b\n  c');
+    expect(renderTree(tree)).toBe(['a', '├── b', '└── c'].join('\n'));
+  });
+
+  it('renders nested siblings with continuation prefixes', () => {
+    const tree = buildTree('a\n  x\n  y\n    deep\nz');
+    expect(renderTree(tree)).toBe([
+      'a',
+      '├── x',
+      '└── y',
+      '    └── deep',
+      'z',
+    ].join('\n'));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/tools/folder-tree-generator/folder-tree-generator.models.ts b/src/tools/folder-tree-generator/folder-tree-generator.models.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea943d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/folder-tree-generator/folder-tree-generator.models.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+export interface TreeNode {
+  name: string
+  children: TreeNode[]
+}
+
+/** Build a tree from indented lines. Depth = indentation (tabs or a fixed
+ *  number of spaces). Lines ending with '/' or equal to '.'/'..' style
+ *  markers keep their name as-is. */
+export function buildTree(input: string): TreeNode[] {
+  const root: TreeNode = { name: '', children: [] };
+  const stack: { node: TreeNode; depth: number }[] = [{ node: root, depth: -1 }];
+
+  for (const rawLine of input.split('\n')) {
+    const line = rawLine.replace(/\r$/, '').replace(/\t/g, '    ');
+    if (!line.trim()) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const indent = line.length - line.trimStart().length;
+    const name = line.trim();
+
+    while (stack.length > 1 && stack[stack.length - 1]!.depth >= indent) {
+      stack.pop();
+    }
+    const parent = stack[stack.length - 1]!.node;
+    const node: TreeNode = { name, children: [] };
+    parent.children.push(node);
+    stack.push({ node, depth: indent });
+  }
+
+  return root.children;
+}
+
+/** Render as the classic `tree` box-drawing output. */
+export function renderTree(nodes: TreeNode[]): string {
+  const lines: string[] = [];
+
+  const walk = (children: TreeNode[], prefixes: string[], isRoot = false) => {
+    children.forEach((child, index) => {
+      const isLast = index === children.length - 1;
+      // root-level entries render without any tree prefix, matching the
+      // reference tools and the `tree` command's own output style
+      const branch = isRoot ? '' : (isLast ? '└── ' : '├── ');
+      lines.push([...prefixes, branch].join('') + child.name);
+      if (child.children.length > 0) {
+        const childPrefixes = isRoot ? [] : [...prefixes, isLast ? '    ' : '│   '];
+        walk(child.children, childPrefixes);
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
+  walk(nodes, [], true);
+  return lines.join('\n');
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/folder-tree-generator/folder-tree-generator.vue b/src/tools/folder-tree-generator/folder-tree-generator.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ba91dfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/folder-tree-generator/folder-tree-generator.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { buildTree, renderTree } from './folder-tree-generator.models';
+import { withDefaultOnError } from '@/utils/defaults';
+import { useCopy } from '@/composable/copy';
+
+const input = ref(`src
+  main.ts
+  tools
+    csv-to-json
+      index.ts
+package.json
+README.md`);
+
+const tree = computed(() => withDefaultOnError(() => renderTree(buildTree(input.value)), ''));
+const { copy } = useCopy({ source: tree, text: 'Folder tree copied to the clipboard' });
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <c-card>
+    <n-grid cols="2" x-gap="12">
+      <n-gi>
+        <c-input-text
+          v-model:value="input"
+          label="Indented structure"
+          placeholder="Paste an indented file/folder listing (tabs or spaces)..."
+
+          rows="18"
+          raw-text autosize multiline
+        />
+      </n-gi>
+      <n-gi>
+        <c-input-text
+          :value="tree"
+          label="Folder tree"
+          placeholder="The tree output will be here..."
+          multiline
+          raw-text
+          rows="18"
+          autosize
+          readonly
+          monospace
+        />
+      </n-gi>
+    </n-grid>
+
+    <div mt-3 flex justify-center>
+      <c-button :disabled="!tree" @click="copy()">
+        Copy tree to clipboard
+      </c-button>
+    </div>
+  </c-card>
+</template>
diff --git a/src/tools/folder-tree-generator/index.ts b/src/tools/folder-tree-generator/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31bb00fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/folder-tree-generator/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { Sitemap } from '@vicons/tabler';
+import { defineTool } from '../tool';
+
+export const tool = defineTool({
+  name: 'Folder tree generator',
+  path: '/folder-tree-generator',
+  description: 'Turn an indented file/folder listing into a box-drawing tree, like the tree command',
+  keywords: ['folder', 'tree', 'directory', 'structure', 'ascii', 'diagram', 'indent'],
+  component: () => import('./folder-tree-generator.vue'),
+  icon: Sitemap,
+  createdAt: new Date('2026-10-01'),
+});
diff --git a/src/tools/index.ts b/src/tools/index.ts
index 388cfaf4..5d75c2e7 100644
--- a/src/tools/index.ts
+++ b/src/tools/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { tool as ibanValidatorAndParser } from './iban-validator-and-parser';
 import { tool as stringObfuscator } from './string-obfuscator';
 import { tool as textDiff } from './text-diff';
 import { tool as emojiPicker } from './emoji-picker';
+import { tool as folderTreeGenerator } from './folder-tree-generator';
 import { tool as passwordStrengthAnalyser } from './password-strength-analyser';
 import { tool as yamlToToml } from './yaml-to-toml';
 import { tool as jsonToToml } from './json-to-toml';
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ export const toolsByCategory: ToolCategory[] = [
     components: [
       loremIpsumGenerator,
       textStatistics,
-      emojiPicker,
+      emojiPicker, folderTreeGenerator,
       stringObfuscator,
       textDiff,
       numeronymGenerator,