All the shell goodies from windows explorer - none of the hassle! Plus all the features you would expect from a powerful tabbed dual pane file manager, including Omni Finder, a find files module that simply outclasses all known search tools. Don't take our word for it, seeing is believing!

xplorer² is a file and information manager that adheres to the philosophy "efficiency through simplicity". Without reinventing the wheel, it integrates the best features of Windows' shell architecture in a small, resource efficient package that's instantly familiar to work with. But look a little closer and you'll discover a whole new world under the surface that offers power, precision and flexibility, and will boost your everyday productivity no end!

Features

  • All area shell namespace access
  • Shell integrated with drag/drop, context menu etc
  • Automatic sensing of changes in all folders (networked etc)
  • Multithreaded & multi window operation
  • Folder tree panel
  • Dual pane mode (browse 2 folders in one window)
  • Tabbed interface
  • Save and restore tabs (folder groups)
  • Keyboard shortcuts and overall usability
  • Path autocompletion
  • Filtering of item visibility
  • Filtering on arbitrary criteria (hyperfilters)
  • Selection engine for precision marking of files
  • Selection with arbitrary criteria (hyperfilters)
  • Extended filesystem information columns (comments etc)
  • Even more columns (checksum, 8.3 name etc)
  • Multi column sort (using shift+column click)
  • Individual folder settings
  • Window layout saving and management
  • Export folder information as text (for printing etc)
  • Hard links (NTFS)
  • Mass renaming
  • Change file dates (touch)
  • Find text in files
  • Search for multiple keywords with boolean context
  • Search for text in office and PDF documents using filters
  • Search for text using regular expressions
  • Customizable info bars (status bar for each pane)
  • Unicode & file encoding aware
  • Unicode version available
  • Split/Merge/Shred
  • Text/RTF/Hex preview
  • Text editor
  • Graphics & HTML preview
  • Thumbnail view mode
  • Mini and densely packed thumbnails
  • Fuzzy filename matching
  • Multimedia preview (audio & video)
  • Find files with arbitrary criteria
  • Search within archives, FTP, webfolders (webDAV) etc
  • Refine previous search
  • Scrap containers (simultaneously manage many folders)
  • Folder comparison & synchronization
  • Deep synchronization (including subfolders)
  • Script wizard for DOS & win32 text commands
  • Intercept command output in user* friendly console
  • Customizable user command menu
  • Detect duplicate files & cleanup
  • Toolbar customization
  • Add extra toolbars and custom button icons
  • Drivebar for easy access to local drives
  • Detailed breakdown of subfolder disk usage (statistics)
  • Robust background file transfers with optional filters
  • Exact preview of ActiveX documents (office, PDF etc)
  • Custom/skinned system icons (drives etc)
  • Show in groups
  • User defined groups
  • Extended icon overlays (e.g. TortoiseSVN)
  • Color coding of filenames
  • Folder junctions, symbolic links (NTFS)
  • Calculate folder sizes in detailed view
  • Bookmark and quicklaunch panel (mini* scrap/"drop box")
  • Keyboard (hotkey) customization
  • Toolbar skinning
  • Native 64 bit executable

What's New

The latest xplorer² version 6.2 has been extensively reinforced from within, to withstand attacks from poorly built and half-tested shell extensions bent on bringing havoc to their guest process. It will not correct faulty shell extensions but you should see less crashes.

Catering for startup problems, v6.2 introduces a startup sentinel, which will monitor for a stuck xplorer² window and will try to open one in "safe" mode to get you going. Some people leave xplorer² on unavailable network drives or other situations that make things slow. xplorer² will try to open a window that eliminates most potential troubles, including folders, sort-by properties and even slow color coding rules.

If you don't see this button, add it to the toolbar through customization.

Other improvements of note include: (see the changelog for the full list of changes):

  • Full screen mode. If you need maximal space to browse large folders use Window > Full screen menu. xplorer² dual panes take over the entire screen, hiding all panes except for the menu bar. You can issue commands using their keyboard shortcuts or the mouse. For preview use the two-mouse button peek preview. To restore the normal window press key or use the same menu command.
  • ISBN information. eBook collectors will appreciate a new stock file property called ISBN (use to pick columns in detailed view mode). As there is no globally accepted standard for ISBN tags, xplorer² reads the first few pages of each book to extract any International Standard Book Number it finds - which takes some time to extract. ISBN is useful for detecting duplicate books. Make sure you download the new ebook search and preview plugin too.+k>
  • Undo simple operations. A few simple file operations like rename, copy/paste (or drag-drop) and delete to recycle bin can be often undone using windows explorer (!). Press in xplorer² to get access to the desktop background menu and see if there is any undo menu command to be found. If you have your own keyboard bindings, then assign to miscellaneous command number 57643 (use Customize > Keyboard menu)+z>+z>