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