Explorer++ Reviews

Excellent file manager. Still there is a quite nasty bug: everytime a rightclick in the open area of the listview, it crashes.

After reluctantly upgrading to Windows 7 just for the sake of running Second Life (I still have XP by means of dual-booting), I was not happy with the look and feel of the user interface of Windows 7. On XP, I used the Classic theme modded slightly to resemble Windows 95 and with 7, that takes a little more tweaking and a few extra apps to get it as near as possible. Anyway, one of the biggest issues I had with Windows 7 was the increased spaces between file names. I have a resolution of 1280 x 1024 (5:4) and Explorer, when maximised with a detailed view, only shows 35 files. With Explorer++ configured the same way, and with the Display Window at the bottom disabled, 48 files are listed, making it feel more familiar and easier to navigate. I only have two minor points to make. On the Folders pane, zip files are treated as folders, even when that option is turned off. I would rather they not appear there, and only in the main window as regular files. Secondly, when opening a second instance of Explorer++ to drag and drop one or more files across, the window you're dragging from stays in focus when you click and hold the file(s), even if you start with the second window over-lapping it. This doesn't happen in regular Explorer. The obvious workaround is to use two small windows side by side, not over-lapping. Minor points like I said. I have set this as my default file manager. Highly recommended!!!

Excellent just some interface improvement missing.

Still room for improvements but all in all a solid app. Regarding crash on right click (at least in Win10). If you run the app in elevated state (as admin) the issue is resolved.

This just crashes whenever I right-click...

It would be perfect for my needs if it had a dual pane view and was not so damn slow in opening folders. It took 28 seconds to open my system32 folder on an admittedly low spec PC. The A56 file manager can do this in less than two seconds.

Crash many times, corrupting files and discs. Destroy standard programs file configuration, disabled that and entire control panel. Old versions don't have language support a need a new stable version after 4.5 with those solved problems.

Very well designed and easy to use.

Didn't take long to discover a bug. Open tab for USB drive, right -click and it crashes. There were others. I'm dumping it for that reason.

I have been using Explorer++ now for about 2 years. It is super. Thanks for this wonderful product.

This is great, Explorer++. Windows 7 Windows Explorer was driving me nuts. This straightened out my user experience of the files organizing windows after I switched from XP to Win 7.

very useful..great job

great work

Here's a Genuine 'Freeware' Alternative to the built-in Windows Explorer (Five Star ***** Explorer++ Recommendation): As an alternative, I have more recently tested using another entirely freeware program called Explorer++ which is a far superior freeware multi-tab file manager for Windows (at least in my opinion) that offers features Windows Explorer sorely lacks, like tabbed browsing, secure file deletion, file merging and splitting, instant command line access, and keyboard shortcuts. I especially like the ability to optionally select the "Folder Size" setting and the tabbed browsing for easy management of multiple folders. Also it offers 'drag-and-drop' support with other applications, including Windows Explorer. Advanced file operations such as merging and splitting are also supported. The newest version of Explorer ++ implemented the media protection column. It is available for use on Windows XP and above and it features basically the same familiar type of interface as the standard built-in Windows Explorer, while Explorer ++ introduces numerous useful as well as pioneering enhancements for a much improved file browsing experience. I also like the fact users can separate the 32 or 64 bit version and the XML and put it on a flash drive or any folder on your HDD.

Fantastic program. ! Great works !

great little tool ! I used to use Q-dir then was frustrated with some quirks in it. then my friend google led me here, and I have been hooked. Thought I could never do away with the multi window but the tabs works just as fine and is less of a clutter. Keeping tabs across sessions means I dont need bookmarks, and can have all the dirs I want to access in a single click just available. Batch applications button is great. Also shows folder size !! First I was disappointed it didnt show the 3rd party tool Folder Size but then there is an option to enable it !! Fantastic ! These need to be documented in the features list !! Looking forward to being able to use this as my primary explorer ! Nice work !

Lightweight and fast interface. Good search function.

It's great to be able to run explorer as admin!