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■ Feature comparison table (lite vs pro)

This table compares windows explorer (windows 7 version), and the lite and professional versions of xplorer².
Click on help symbols to see a video demonstrating how each feature in the professional version can help your daily file management tasks.

Featurewindows  
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 — —demo: mac finder multi-folder browsing
Tabbed interface —
Save and restore tabs (folder groups) — —
Keyboard shortcuts and overall usability —
Path autocompletion
Filtering of item visibility
Filtering on arbitrary criteria (hyperfilters) — —demo: automatic type-based filters and free-form text filtering
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 — demo: XLS rename mode
Multi-purpose filter/select/search box as you type —demo: filter as you type
Individual folder settings —demo: per-folder view 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 — demo: mouse peek preview
Manual placement of folder icons (desktop-like) —demo: arrange icons with the mouse
Find files with arbitrary criteria — — demo: search for recently modified files that include some text, and preview the results
Search within archives, FTP, webfolders (webDAV) etc — —
Refine previous search — —
Scrap containers (simultaneously manage many folders) — — demo: create MP3 playlist
Folder comparison & synchronization —
Deep synchronization (including subfolders) — —demo: compare two folder hierarchies using mirror browsing/scrolling and flat browsing mode
Script wizard for DOS & win32 text commands —
Intercept command output in user-friendly console — —demo: use command line to launch windows and DOS programs
Customizable user command menu — —
Detect duplicate files & cleanup — —demo: examine subfolder size and locate duplicate files
Find and remove bad quality and similar photos — —demo: blurred and similar picture cleanup
Color tag files and folders for easy tracking —demo: color tag and find
Toolbar customization
Add extra toolbars and custom button icons — —demo: customize bookmarks and toolbar buttons
Drivebar for easy access to local drives — —
Detailed breakdown of subfolder disk usage (statistics) — —
Robust background file transfers with optional filters — —demo: robust transfer for daily backup; pause and resume file copy
Backup copy of hard disks and phones — —
Paste clipboard contents as image/text files —
Exact preview of ActiveX documents (office, PDF etc) —demo: preview PDF documents in draft and full mode
Custom/skinned system icons (drives etc) —
Show in (collapsible) groups —demo: arrange files in collapsible groups
User defined groups — —
Extended icon overlays (e.g. TortoiseSVN)
Color coding of filenames — —demo: color coding files according to their type or attributes
Folder junctions, symbolic links (NTFS) —
Calculate folder sizes in detailed view —
Bookmark and quicklaunch panel (mini-scrap/"drop box") —demo: drop stack, drop zones
Keyboard (hotkey) customization — —demo: customize keyboard shortcuts
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 — — demo: docking panes
Context sensitive file information (details) pane —demo: rich file attributes and infobars
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 — — demo: macro programming
Sample reading speed for folder with 7000 items (sec)1.050.830.83
Program size (MB)2.51.22.5
Commands in the menu system56169264
 
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■ Compare professional and ultimate editions

Ultimate edition is the best xplorer² money can buy. It searches faster and has better algorithms (e.g. fast duplicate files detection).
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