FreeCommander XE 2018 build 786 beta released on October 28, 2018
FreeCommander is an easy-to-use free alternative to the standard windows file manager (win explorer). The program helps you with daily work in Windows. Here you can find all the necessary functions to manage your data stock. You can take FreeCommander anywhere - just copy the installation directory on a CD or USB-Stick - and you can even work with this program on a foreign computer.
Main features:
Dual-panel technology - horizontal and vertical (one panel possible too)
Tabbed interface
Full access to desktop
Optional tree view for each panel
Built-in file viewer to view files in hex, binary, text or image format
File viewer and thumbnail view inside archives too
Built-in archive handling: ZIP (read, write)
Nested archive handling
Plugins for other archive (RAR, 7z, ...)
Plain view - structureless view for files and folders
Linked browsing
Easy access to system folders, control panel, desktop and start menu
Copy, move, delete, rename files and folders (alternatively as Windows or FreeCommander operation)
Drag&drop
File searching (inside archive too)
Create and verify MD5 checksums
Wipe files
Multi rename tool
File properties and context menu
Calculation of folder size
Folder comparison
Folder synchronization
Modification of file date and attributes
Folder / program favorites
File filters (regexp possible too) for display and file operations
User defined columns for detailed views
DOS command line
Quick viewer
Quick search
Quick filter
Quick starter
Screenshots
All shortcuts are definable
A lot of settings - you can configure almost all
Multiple language support
what's new in release 786 compared to 780
- Bug fix: Compare folders - takes a long time if there are several thousand files in folders.
- Bug fix: Tree view is not updated when deleting a folder in the file list via context menu.
- Bug fix: Quick starter - In order to search with quick filter first focus must be set in the field. That was not necessary in the old version.
- Bug fix: Automatic views - few minor bugs fixed https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8838
- Bug fix: Different behavior of selected items when deleting with the Windows method https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&p=28073#p28073
- Bug fix: Exception on program start if thumbnail view is active in one pane
- Bug fix: Exception on drives reload if drive button was added to toolbar
- Bug fix: Rename with slow double click does not work if the option "Hot track only" is active
- Bug fix: Sorting on shell columns does not work properly
- Bug fix: Searching for the hex string does not work properly (viewer and search dialog)
- Bug fix: Option "Keep expanded nodes per Tab" broken
- Bug fix: RAR files created on Android can not be extracted
- Bug fix: Column profiles - added Windows column can get wrong title
- Bug fix: Message "The system cannot find the path specified" can be showed twice https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9004
- Bug fix: Drive icons may be not correctly displayed in toolbars https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=28430#p28430
- Bug fix: Copy&paste in the tree does not refresh the tree
- Bug fix: An internal error in the thumbnail display may slow down the display, especially from the network.
- Changed: Tab caption - UNC-paths are displayed with "1:" instead of the server name https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7244
- Changed: Freecommander.ini option "ThumbsNoClipCaption" can be defined now in the settings dialog: "Draw caption without clipping"
- Implemented: Quick starter settings - item colors by file type
- Implemented: Quick starter - in "Repository -> Reorganize" function you will be asked, if non existing elements should be removed.
- Implemented: Switch view mode automatically on folder change - "Settings -> Column profiles/Automatic views"
- Implemented: If the favorite tree option "Full row select" is active, the double click (or click) will also work if the mouse is not over the name
- Implemented: Currently we can switch to the desired drive with Shift+drive-letter. If no root folder is active after switching, then using again Shift+drive-letter will switch to the root folder.
- Implemented: Quick starter settings - selection color added
- Implemented: Main menu items added "Edit -> Save selection" and "Edit -> Restore selection"
- Implemented: When navigating in the folder history (Alt + Left, Alt + Right), non-existent folders are ignored.
- Implemented: Searching duplicates
- Implemented: Multirename - new options for case processing "Upper first letter following any of defined characters:", "Keep current case"
Home: http://freecommander.com/en/summary/
Download x32 installer (8.6 MB) : https://freecommander.com/downloads/FreeCommanderXE-32-public_beta_setup.zip
Download x32 portable (11 MB) : https://freecommander.com/downloads/FreeCommanderXE-32-public_beta_portable.zip
FreeCommander XE 64-bit is currently available only as bonus for the donors ( http://freecommander.com/en/donation/ ).