diff --git a/i3pystatus/openfiles.py b/i3pystatus/openfiles.py
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+from i3pystatus import IntervalModule
+
+
+class Openfiles(IntervalModule):
+    """
+    Displays the current/max open files.
+    """
+
+    settings = (
+        ("filenr_path", "Location to file-nr (usually /proc/sys/fs/file-nr"),
+        "color",
+        "format"
+    )
+    color = 'FFFFFF'
+    interval = 30
+    filenr_path = '/proc/sys/fs/file-nr'
+    format = "open/max: {openfiles}/{maxfiles}"
+
+    def run(self):
+
+        cur_filenr = open(self.filenr_path, 'r').readlines()
+        openfiles, unused, maxfiles = cur_filenr[0].split()
+
+        cdict = {'openfiles': openfiles,
+                 'maxfiles': maxfiles}
+
+        self.output = {
+            "full_text": self.format.format(**cdict),
+            "color": self.color
+        }