■ xplorer² v6.1 released, codename Bits'n'Bobs

The latest version 6.1 isn't going to shake the file management establishment — but useful features are there to be found. Your browsing experience within mobile phones gets better, as they now appear in the drive-list <ALT+F1> for easy access to your phone. The available free space is also shown on the statusbar like in regular HD folders.

Deep path (folder names >260 letters) browsing is also improved, especially so in transitional folders, just before the onset of deep paths; hence you can create deep folders easier! For windows 10 you can see the shell context menu for 1-item selections, and also enjoy item infotips. Every little helps!

A new toolbar button Open With offers easy access to "open with" applet available in the shell context menu. Clicking on the button pops a menu with programs available to open the selected file (e.g. Notepad/Wordpad for TXT files).

If you don't see this button, add it to the toolbar through customization.

Other improvements of note include: (see the changelog for the full list of changes):

Super dual bookmarks. Submenu Bookmarks > Dual > Add current asks you whether to save folder tabs as well (not just a pair of left/right folders). These super dual bookmarks will restore the entire workspace of browsed folders. You may find this handier than defining Layouts just for browsing certain folder sets in dual pane mode.
Mass rename improvements. When you click on preview button to see the planned filename changes, files that won't be changed show with yellow background, as an alarm call prompting you to modify the rename template. The rename mode Remove accents also removes some unicode diacritical marks (underlines and whatnot) that may come from downloaded files
Duplicate pane style. Having independently configured panes has its uses, but sometimes you want to have both dual panes look the same. Enter Go to > Same style menu command that makes the inactive pane identical to the active one, in terms of browsing style (details/thumbnails...), file details (columns), sort order and even complex groups.

Upgrade information

Version 6.1 is a free upgrade for most people that already own v6.x licenses. Customers with old v5.x keys can upgrade to the latest version with a discount.

Please use Help > Check for updates menu command or the equivalent from ribbon's FILE leftmost tab to get the new version. If you don't have xplorer² installed try the download page for your free trial.