Mac OS X - like file manager and/or ADM-like outliner

Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Sep 7, 2008 at 06:33 PM

UltraExplorer is a keeper, though I have the impression that its code has not yet been optimised as I find it a bit ‘reluctant’ (I wouldn’t really say slow) at times.

The only thing I really miss at the moment is that there’s no option for configuring it as a windows explorer replacement (automatically opening when clicking on a folder).

Interestingly, considering that UltraExplorer is a hobby project, it also boasts another NeXT GUI feature suggested by Wikipedia, namely the Shelf: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelf_(computing)

UltraExplorer calls it the DropStack. ShellLess Explorer, mentioned here and promoted by Giveawayoftheday has the same feature going by the way of ToDo Cart. If you wonder what it does, consider it as a Word Spike for files: it collects discontinuous items from various folders, allowing one to perform batch operations like cut/copy on them later on.

Winbrowser also looks interesting, but given that it hasn’t been updated since before Windows XP I think I’ll skip it.

Alexander