xplorer² lite is a desktop file manager combining the efficiency of the legendary
norton commander
and the ease of use of windows file explorer. It is tough as boots,
rock solid stable, industrial strength for large-scale file management,
lightweight in size and system resource use, and
fast.
Overview of program features
Despite its small size xplorer² packs tremendous functionality to help with your daily file management tasks.
Click the links to watch
demo videos highlighting how xplorer² can help you be productive.
Shell namespace explorer
xplorer² will browse and manage all your folders including
virtual
ones folders like zipfolders, webfolders, digital cameras, even FTP, as
long as these services are available in your system. If you extend your
shell namespace with new folder types, xplorer² will read them too, in a
familiar tree/view window format.
Tabbed dual-pane interface
Can't decide between dual pane and tabbed browsing? No worries,
xplorer² does them all. The traditional dual-pane format, handy for
comparisons and file transfers, is augmented so that each pane can hold
more than one folder. Hopping from one folder to another is just a tab
click away.
Instant preview of files
xplorer² can preview most text, graphics, audio/video, and html & office documents — and does so in nearly
all folder types including zipfolders etc. Wherever it finds file-like content it offers file-like access!
Browsing flexibility
You can browse your content in most useful view modes supported by
explorer, including thumbnails. Within large folders you will appreciate
the organization capabilities offered by arranging in
groups and multi-way sort. xplorer² will remember your favorite mode for each folder.
View & edit text files
xplorer² collaborates with our companion editor² offering no-frills —
yet useful — text viewing and editing, in a variety of formats (RTF,
unicode, UTF8 etc). You can also associate your own external editor of
choice.
Extended file information (metadata)
On top of the usual names, sizes & dates, xplorer² can access
extended file information like comments, version information, ID3 tags,
icture data etc, as supported by your Windows OS (shell column
handlers). It even has useful columns of its own like file checksum, 8.3
names etc. If you install any custom column handlers they will be
integrated too! (column handlers are even supported for windows
vista/7/8).
Search for files everywhere, using arbitrary criteria
The search engine is the most powerful in the market this side of $70! xplorer² can search in
all
folder types including zipfolders etc, and the criteria can include
each and every bit of extended file information combined in boolean
hyperfilters.
If you want to find files that contain some keyword in their comment,
and are owned by a particular user, and are songs by an artist formerly
known as prince, then look no further! When you search for contained
text, the previewer panel will show you the text
highlighted in context too.
Find text within office, Adobe PDF and other documents
xplorer² can work with text filters developed for windows indexing
service, allowing you to search for keywords within all your document
archive. Plain text previews of such proprietary formats are possible
too, highlighting your search results in context. Plain text files are
also searched with automatic detection of unicode/UTF8 encoding and
local codepages.
Manage files from many folders at once
xplorer² has a special kind of window called
scrap container
where you can place files from many folders and deal with them all at
once — like the find files result list, except that
you control
what goes in (aka virtual folders or playlists). You can save and reload
scrap lists, organizing your content regardless of its physical
location. You can even browse folders flat, recursively including all
their subfolders!
Compare and synchronize folders
In
dual pane mode xplorer² can show the contents of 2 folders
in a single window, ideal for comparing and synchronizing content.
Using scrap containers you can compare folder hierarchies, too.
Discover and cleanup duplicate files
xplorer² can check a local hierarchy (or even all your folders) for
identical files and mark them ready for inspection and eventually
deletion, releasing your valuable disk space.
Execute DOS commands and scripts
When file management calls for more advanced external commands,
xplorer² will oblige with its template-based user menu system. You just
provide a command template and it is automatically applied to all
selected files. Thus you can achieve
mass renaming and so much more.
Customizable user interface
There are plenty of adjustable options to bring xplorer² in line
with your needs and tastes, from how many panels you see, which commands
appear on toolbars, all the way to how many decimal points you want for
file sizes and
toolbar skins. You can arrange the user interface to be as simple or as complex as you like.
Help and assistance where you need it
In addition to a comprehensive help file, daily tips & tricks etc, xplorer² has a tooltip (
balloon help) system that guides you through the more complex steps of command arguments without disturbing your workflow.
Individual folder settings
You can instruct xplorer² to show particular folders in fixed view
modes, e.g. MyPictures in thumbnail mode, WinNT in detailed mode
including a version column etc. You can also save window
layouts to be reused for all folders that e.g. have visual content you want to preview.
Visual filters and selection engine
xplorer² helps you manage large folders easily, first controlling which items are
visible — with a variety of wildcard and other filters, and then
selecting
the items you want to act upon with precision. There are too many
selection techniques to list, including hyperfilter-based that allow you
to select e.g. all items with "science" in their comments!
Advanced file management
Except for the basic drag-drop, context menu, copy, delete, rename
etc, xplorer² has a palette of advanced file management commands like
split-merge, shred, set comments, touch dates, paste subfolders,
junctions or hard links, etc.
Robust file transfers
xplorer² can handle many parallel background file transfers
(concurrent or queued) offering fine control over confirmations, error
handling etc. You can copy large amounts of files with ease and peace of
mind.
Export folder listings
Whatever you see in xplorer² can be exported as text for
printing,
e-mailing, pasting in other programs, etc. You can also export
statistics for whole folder hierarchies, in detailed tree-like fashion.
Extensible interface through shell plugins
xplorer² adheres to the windows shell protocol and thus all the
namespace and shell extensions designed for windows explorer will also
work with xplorer² too. You can download many free plugins to provide
thumbnails, previewing, extra attributes (columns) for search and
information etc. For sample shell extensions please
click here.
Maxed-out usability
Mostly and foremostly xplorer² is meant to be used day in and day
out with maximum efficiency and minimum frustration. Its keyboard and
mouse shortcuts, histories for most input fields, path autocompletion
and many other small details, work together to offer you a comfortable
and productive experience!
Last but not least: instant customer support
Not many users contact us for support; there's a lot of easy to use
information in the website to solve most problems. Those who do however
are pleasantly surprised by the
speed and efficiency we deal with the odd support query. Expect to get a reply even on weekends!
download here
http://zabkat.com/xplorer2_lite_setup.exe