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