FreeCommander is a file manager that relies on the same two-panel view we've seen in other similar applications, but promising to offer a bunch of other very handy utilities.
The application features a very clean and user-friendly interface, and that's indeed a very important fact since it's supposed to be aimed at beginners and experienced users alike.
Although there are a few things to be improved here and there, such as the drive icons that seem to be too cramped underneath the toolbar, FreeCommander remains an easy to use application.
While right clicking on a folder or file opens the traditional Windows Context Menu, FreeCommander boasts a number of tools, including a built-in compression tool that handles ZIP, CAB and RAR files.
In addition, FreeCommander allows you to create and verify MD5 checksums, wipe or split files, connect to a network drive, open a command prompt window, take a desktop screenshot, run a user-defined application, as well as synchronize and compare folders.
The built-in FTP client can be configured with just a few clicks as long as you know all the settings, but FreeCommander impresses mostly thanks to the superior customization level it provides. You can defined a key shortcut for basically every single tiny action that can be performed within FreeCommander, including the common copy, paste, delete and move operations.
Each panel view is highly customizable straight from the main window, with multiple modes at your disposal, including list, details, custom columns, large and small icons, thumbnails and quick view.
Overall, FreeCommander is undoubtedly one of the best file managers on the market, and with some improvements, it could easily fight for the supremacy of this particular software category.
What's New in This Release:
· Bug fix: 'Paste' item in context menu not available (FcContextMenu64.exe update)
· Synchronize folders improved
· Synchronize folders improved
· New option for quick search added: Searched fraction must exist at the beginning of the text
· Synchronize folders improved
· Bug fix: sort on type column in the search dialog
· Bug fix: search dialog - changes in converter settings are valid after reopen dialog
· Bug fix: new file command issue when "." in filename
· New action added: Show main menu as popup menu; Shows the main menu as popup menu
· Test version of the synchronize folders added
· New action added: Show main menu; Toggle visibility of the main menu
· New option added - Settings->Select items: Use Windows colors (it is the default option)
· Option extended - Settings->File/folder list: Max. column width.... (use negative values for fixed width)
· New option added Settings->View: Use Windows drawn menus
· New option added Settings->File/folder list->General: Right align extension for detai...