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Xtrafinder vs totalfinder10/12/2023 ![]() XtraFinder 3 similarly monkey patches Finder, so it also won't work with Rootless enabled. #Xtrafinder vs totalfinder free#If TotalFinder (and the free alternative XtraFinder, for that matter) can do these just by monkey patching, then Apple with all the control and infinite resources definitely could do these.Īnyway, complaints aren't going to get me anywhere. Pretty simple, aren't they (except point 4, which won't happen in stock Finder for the forseeable future)? Especially point 1, which should be desirable for all users, power users and dummies alike. Chrome-styled tab (instead of Safari-styled) would be a plus.Folders on top (when not sorting by kind) is a nice addition, but not a must.A way to quickly show and hide hidden files without leaving Finder.Auto-resize each column (one can already "Right Size All Columns Individually" through the right-click context menu from the column dividers - is it that hard or unreasonable to make that automatic?).Just provide the following and I'll be pretty happy: Now that I think about it, my expectations for Finder isn't very high. I had the hope that TotalFinder could die a peaceful, glorious death when Apple finally improved the stock Finder to a certain point I didn't quite expect TotalFinder to die an abrupt death like this. However, it still survived all the way up till Yosemite. Back in 2013, when Finder tabs was announced for Mavericks, there were hints from BinaryAge that TotalFinder might be discontinued one day, because apparently Finder tabs is a "serious hit for our business". This is actually not the first time I felt threatened as a TotalFinder fan 2. BinaryAge has announced that TotalFinder won't be ported to El Capitan. TotalFinder is dead on El Capitan: it has been monkey patching Finder.app all along, and that strategy apparently is killed by Rootless. usr/local) isn't affected, which attracted more of my attention. 1 Which stirred up my old worries about the Finder - I was briefly concerned about TotalFinder immediately after Rootless was announced in WWDC, but was quickly reassured and forgot that concern after learning that Homebrew (i.e. ![]() System Integrity Protection) at quite some length. If you want to convert Finder in a modern and productive file explorer for the current century, try XtraFinder and FinderPop.įinderPop FinderPop review from Rocketink.I was listening to Accidental Tech Podcast E128 today, which discussed the implications of Rootless (i.e. So I think that TotalFinder got first, but XtraFinder is getting better in each release. There are more features worth checking (selecting files using patterns for example). These are the main reasons that made me switch to XtraFinder. Support templates (also, I use FinderPop for this)ĭisplay a panel to select destination, and save last used path (I use this a lot, but I had to open a default window, navigate, align right of the screen) dual window - vertical (with hotkey) (awesome!) ![]() (no more ⌘+i, new window, close new window) show total size of selected items in Status Bar (awesome!) click any item in the path bar to show contents menu (though I use FinderPop) I need to use and test XtraFinder more time to check its stability, but TotalFinder is pretty stable so far.Įxtra features I love from XtraFinder Exclusive features I find XtraFinder faster when drag'n'dropping files to move or copy, specially in remote drives using afp protocol. These are the reasons: TotalFinder v.1.6.2 XtraFinder v0.23 ![]() Today I've installed XtraFinder and I'm considering never look back. #Xtrafinder vs totalfinder license#I had already paid my TotalFinder license so I didn't considere try or switch. Not so long ago XtraFinder appeared as a free alternative. I've been using TotalFinder since the first versions, just for the tabs and folders first features. If you want to improve Finder (I said improve, not replace (PathFinder, Forklift)) you have 2 options: TotalFinder, XtraFinder. It's a shame that apple sells OSX as the most modern OS and it has a so limited file explorer. ![]() As a totally obsessed "best tool for the job" osx user I need to keep looking for new apps or for better apps than the ones I'm using now.Īs a lot of users I spend a high percent of my time using the OSX Finder. ![]()
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