FolderWatch v1.1.1 — ALMARFELD

Free, MIT-licensed Windows desktop software. Files are processed locally, without accounts, uploads, telemetry or automatic runtime downloads.

Official links

• Product: https://almarfeld.com/software/folderwatch/
• Source: https://github.com/AlinTibi/FolderWatch
• Release: https://github.com/AlinTibi/FolderWatch/releases/tag/v1.1.1
• Support: https://almarfeld.com/support/

Installation

Windows 10 or Windows 11, x64. The portable ZIP is self-contained. No separate .NET runtime or WebView2 is required.

Extract the entire ZIP and keep adjacent packaged files together. Run FolderWatch.exe. The executable is not Authenticode signed, so Windows may show a reputation/security warning. Download only through official ALMARFELD/GitHub links or this verified mirror. Do not disable Windows security.

Features

• Save JSON snapshots of relative paths, sizes, times and SHA-256 hashes
• Compare a saved snapshot with the current local folder
• Separate Added, Removed, Modified, Unchanged and Inaccessible entries
• Include/exclude wildcard rules with optional development/temp presets
• Read v1.0.0 snapshots and preserve their saved comparison scope
• Filter results and export the visible comparison to CSV

Limitations and safety

Comparisons run manually: this is not continuous monitoring, backup, antivirus or proof that files are safe. Snapshots contain paths and hashes, not copies of file contents. Comparison uses the snapshot's stored rules. Read failures and partial scans must be reviewed; unknown descendants are not treated as confirmed removals. Reparse points are skipped with diagnostics. Cancelled incomplete snapshots are not saved.

Verify the download

This mirror uses the unchanged official GitHub release ZIP: FolderWatch-v1.1.1-win-x64.zip.

Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 .\FolderWatch-v1.1.1-win-x64.zip

Expected SHA-256: 6a0e6d1c994ec002d39fb5299f92d73bbd17e13e82d6670f82e534978185eb42

Compare with the accompanying FolderWatch-v1.1.1-win-x64.zip.sha256. A matching hash confirms the published bytes; it is not a malware scan or an Authenticode signature.

License

MIT. Third-party components retain their own licenses and notices in the package. The archive has not been rebuilt or repackaged.