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DESCRIPTION
FolderGlance is a plugin for the Finder. When it is installed, it allows you to control-click or right-click on folders to see and open their contents, as well as examine the contents of sub-folders down an unlimited number of levels. FolderGlance also has the following features:
- Adding your own custom folders to the contextual menu, enabling FolderGlance to act as a very versatile launcher
- Moving, copying and making aliases of the currently selected files in a folder you browse to
- Control-free popups: Open the contextual menu without holding down the control-key or using a two-button mouse
- In-menu preview of arbitrary files
- Opening files with an application different than the default by using an "Open with..." menu you can tailor to suit your own taste
- Changing the font size used in contextual menus
- Browsing into package contents
- Customizable sorting and customizable display of hidden files and folders
WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.5.9:
- Applications now optionally get a submenu containing each application's most recently opened documents.
- Fixes an issue with font and font size when displaying a file or folder name with its designated label color.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.6 or later.
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| FolderGlance User Reviews (55 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Nov 17 2009 |
ERIC WOEHLER just sent the developer an email and had a response within 15 minutes!! It is a bug and will be fixed in next version. Impressive to see such a prompt response from a very receptive developer.
(Version 2.5.8) | |
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| Nov 17 2009 |
ERIC WOEHLER Slight GUI bug when you set FG to show files/folders in colour to reflect the label you have assigned to them. The font appears to be different and is definitely larger - I have set mine to 10pt but the coloured font is at least 11pt, possibly 12. While this may appeal to some people - coloured files/folders larger than uncoloured files/folders, I would definitely prefer the font to be the same size throughout.
(Version 2.5.8) | |
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| Nov 17 2009 |
BILLY THE BIKER I used FinderPop for years and wish it were back, but it may be awhile. FolderGlance seems like a nice app, but it works very slooooowly for me. I disabled it because it is much faster and more convenient to use Control/click than wait for the CM to pop up with this program.
(Version 2.5.8) | |
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 | Nov 27 2009 |
KUPHD Finderpop is actually closer than you might think. Keep your eyes peeled...:-)
(Version 2.5.9) | |
| Nov 14 2009 |
JULIAN KRAININ FolderGlance is so valuable and works so flawlessly, that every time I use it (which is all the time!) I wonder why the Mac Operating System doesn't come with it already built in. This easy to use and seemingly simple application supplements the way I work so profoundly that the Macintosh experience would be noticeably less speedy, less fluid and certainly less fun without it. Moving a file, copying it to some other location, or making an alias of it somewhere, takes significantly less thinking and less time then it did before using FolderGlance. But FolderGlance has lots of other handy and nifty directly related functions as well as customized controls that I continue to discover as the weeks go by. It is thoughtfully and intelligently designed by a developer who is responsive to your questions and your requests for support. I am so dependent on FolderGlance now only a couple of months after purchasing it, that at this point I simple don't know how I'd get along without it. Please don't let my enthusiasm for this product lead you to believe that I am either somehow connected with this product or personally know the developer. Neither is true.
(Version 2.5.7) | |
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| Oct 8 2009 |
WERTY I like it and i was thinking to buy it, but I think it would be way better if the menu that it opens with right click was the same as default with the option to see the content of the folder on the bottom. I know that probably what i wrote doesn't make sense, i'm sorry for my bad english, i just want to know if it is possible, instead of hiding the normal menu under the "Finder" option, to still see it but with the folder content explore in the bottom.
(Version 2.5.5) | |
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| Oct 2 2009 |
ROBM52 Like others, I was quite disappointed that FinderPop doesn't yet work with Snow Leopard... I even uninstalled 10.6 and went back to 10.5, as I'm a contextual menu kind of guy. But with FolderGlance, I'm back in. A very nice alternative, though still looking forward to FinderPop's eventual upgrade... I'd almost gave a 5 star rating due to FolderGlance's need to have a key stoke for copying or alas creation. Prefer FinderPop's window that pops up for these options. Though, really... that's a minor, nitpicky thing. Perhaps it's just that I'm not yet used to the change? As for the $20... Heck, that's cheap for all FolderGlance does. (Still amazed that FinderPop was free!) | |
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| Sep 22 2009 |
DRDUL When I upgraded to OS X 10.6, I had to abandon a few applications, but none of them were as difficult to say goodbye to as FinderPop. Turly (the developer of FinderPop) may eventually release a 10.6-compatible version, but he's recovering from a bad accident, so it could be a while. I couldn't wait, as I am completely dependent on contextual menus to open files and move them around, so I went looking for an alternative and discovered FolderGlance. What a great app! It offers all the features I need, and I prefer the way it is configured as compared with FinderPop. The developer has been extremely responsive as well, which is always nice to know when making a financial commitment to an application by purchasing a licence. Highly recommended!
(Version 2.5.2) | |
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| Sep 20 2009 |
I was afraid this wasn't going to show up.
(Version 2.5) | |
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| Sep 17 2009 |
DEMORAY Before Snow Leopard, I was someone who used Contextual Menus constantly. Why Apple trashed such a brilliantly simple and efficient tool is beyond me. FolderGlance 2.5 is the first and only app, (that I've found), to bring proper Contextual Menus back to Snow Leopard. I'm currently testing FolderGlance, and so far I like what I see. The menus are customizable, and they allow you to do some slick things, like move and copy files right from the contextual menu. Without purchasing a license, FolderGlance will be slightly less functional than the registered full version. For example: certain menu functions will work fine, but wont have the ability to dig infinitely deep into folder levels. Some people might have trouble paying $20 for an app that used to be free. But for me, having Contextual Menues in Snow Leopard is definitely worth the price.
(Version 2.5) | |
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| Sep 17 2009 |
KUPHD $20 for this? I'll wait for FinderPop. It's free.
(Version 2.5) | |
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| Oct 3 2009 |
LOOKIN2IT If this is your only input... well it reminds me of what mom always said, "If you don't have anything nice to say, keep your mouth shut" -- except I think it should be: "If you don't have anything useful to say, keep your mouth shut"
(Version 2.5.4) | |
| Nov 27 2009 |
KUPHD I could say the same thing about you. If you'll notice, what I said was input as a Comment. I didn't rate the software. A Comment is my opinion. If you don't like other people's opinions, maybe your shouldn't read this section. As for my previous Comment...my opinion still stands. $20 is a rip off for what this does. I don't like throwing my money away and I don't believe 99% of other folks do either. Apparently, you're in the 1%.
(Version 2.5.9) | |
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