Feature | windows explorer | xplorer² lite | xplorer² pro | demo video |
All-area shell namespace access (phones, cloud drives etc) | | | | |
Shell integrated with drag/drop, context menu etc | | | | |
Automatic sensing of changes in all folders (networked etc) | | | | |
Multithreaded & multi-window operation | | | | |
Folder tree panel | | | | |
Dual pane mode (browse 2 folders in one window) | — | | | |
Mirror browsing and scrolling | — | | | |
Column mode (Miller) browsing folders side-by-side | — | — | | |
Tabbed interface | — | | | |
Save and restore tabs (folder groups) | — | — | | |
Keyboard shortcuts and overall usability | — | | | |
Path autocompletion | | | | |
Filtering of item visibility | | | | |
Filtering on arbitrary criteria (hyperfilters) | — | — | | |
Selection engine for precision marking of files | — | | | |
Selection with arbitrary criteria (hyperfilters) | — | — | | |
Extended filesystem information columns (comments etc) | | | | |
Even more columns (checksum, 8.3 name etc) | — | | | |
Multi-column sort (using shift+column click) | — | — | | |
Change file attributes in-place like a spreadsheet | — | | | |
Multi-purpose filter/select/search box as you type | — | | | |
Individual folder settings | | — | | |
Window layout saving and management | — | | | |
Export folder information as text (for printing etc) | — | | | |
Hard links (NTFS) | — | | | |
Mass renaming | — | | | |
Change file dates (touch) | — | | | |
Find text in files | | | | |
Search for multiple keywords with boolean context | — | | | |
Search for text in office and PDF/WPD/ODT documents using filters | | — | | |
Search for contained text and filenames using regular expressions | — | — | | |
Customizable info bars (status bar for each pane) | — | — | | |
Unicode, UTF-8 & file encoding aware | — | | | |
Unicode version available | | — | | |
Split/Merge/Shred | — | | | |
Text/RTF/Hex preview | — | | | |
Text editor | — | | | |
Graphics & HTML preview | | | | |
Thumbnail view mode (using fast system cache) | | | | |
Mini- and densely packed thumbnails | | — | | |
Fuzzy filename matching | — | — | | |
Multimedia preview (audio & video) | | | | |
Large popup preview of images and documents | — | | |
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Manual placement of folder icons (desktop-like) | — | | | |
Find files with arbitrary criteria | — | — | |
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Search within archives, FTP, webfolders (webDAV) etc | — | — | | |
Refine previous search | — | — | | |
Scrap containers (simultaneously manage many folders) | — | — | |
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Folder comparison & synchronization | — | | | |
Deep synchronization (including subfolders) | — | — | | |
Script wizard for DOS & win32 text commands | — | | | |
Intercept command output in user-friendly console | — | — | | |
Customizable user command menu | — | — | | |
Detect duplicate files & cleanup | — | — | | |
Find and remove bad quality and similar photos | — | — | | |
Color tag files and folders for easy tracking | — | | | |
Toolbar customization | | | | |
Add extra toolbars and custom button icons | — | — | | |
Drivebar for easy access to local drives | — | — | | |
Detailed breakdown of subfolder disk usage (statistics) | — | — | | |
Robust background file transfers with optional filters | — | — | | |
Backup copy of hard disks and phones | — | — | | |
Paste clipboard contents as image/text files | — | | | |
Exact preview of ActiveX documents (office, PDF etc) | | — | | |
Custom/skinned system icons (drives etc) | | — | | |
Show in (collapsible) groups | | — | | |
User defined groups | — | — | | |
Extended icon overlays (e.g. TortoiseSVN) | | | | |
Color coding of filenames | — | — | | |
Folder junctions, symbolic links (NTFS) | — | | | |
Calculate folder sizes in detailed view | — | | | |
Bookmark and quicklaunch panel (mini-scrap/"drop box") | | — | | |
Keyboard (hotkey) customization | — | — | | |
Toolbar skinning | — | | | |
Native 64 bit executable | | — | | | |
Robust deletion with error control and filters | — | — | | |
Column handler support for vista & windows 7/8/10 | — | — | | |
Extract plain text from office/PDF/WPD/ODT documents | — | — | | |
Docking and floating panes | — | — | |
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Context sensitive file information (details) pane | | — | | |
Mass tag/comment management | — | | | |
Long path support for big folder names (>260 letters) | — | — | | |
Total commander WLX/WDX/WCX extension plugins | — | — | | |
Programmable user interface with macros | — | — | |
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Sample reading speed for folder with 7000 items (sec) | 1.05 | 0.83 | 0.83 | |
Program size (MB) | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | |
Commands in the menu system | 56 | 169 | 264 | |
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Cost (US $) | — | free | 29.95 | |
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