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DESCRIPTION
Default Folder X attaches a toolbar to the right side of the Open and Save dialogs in any OS X-native application. The toolbar gives you fast access to various folders and commands. You just click on the buttons to go to your favorite and recently used folders, manage the folders and files shown in the list, and make changes to your settings.
Default Folder also fixes a number of problems in Open and Save dialogs, "rebounding" back to the last selected file, putting the path listing back in the top menu, and correcting bugs in scrolling column views.
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Features:
- Directory assistant: You can access the contents of your recent, favorite, and open folders right from Default Folder X's toolbar. Its hierarchical pop-up menus expand as you mouse over them, letting you navigate your folders to get to your files. To work faster, you can assign a keyboard shortcut for all of your favorite folders. If an Open and Save dialog isn't open, then you can use Default Folder X's menu bar, Dock icon, or keyboard shortcuts.
- Real time saving: If you're constantly saving things inside the same folder, Default Folder X can remember that folder for you. You can even set a different default folder for each application you use. That way, you'll already be in the right folder when you're working.
- Finder management: Have you ever wanted to save a file to an open Finder window? Default Folder X lets you open up or save to any Finder window with a single click. It also lets you get info on, rename, and delete existing files, putting the Finder's power in every Open and Save dialog.
- Instant Recall: To help you quickly return to folders you've recently used, Default Folder X remembers them for you. It can even rebound to the last file you used in all your recent folders. With Default Folder X, you'll never forget where you put something.
- Spotlight on the spot: Mac OS X delivers amazing search capabilities with Spotlight, but adding your own search keywords requires a trip to the Finder's Get Info window or to an application like Tags, Fresh, or Tag Folders. No more! Default Folder X lets you add Spotlight keywords, OpenMeta tags, and Finder labels on the spot, while you're still in the Save dialog. It even remembers keywords you've used before and automatically completes them as you type.
- Information central: Leopard delivers amazing previews with QuickLook, but in Open dialogs they're small and you can only see them in column view. With Default Folder X you get previews below every Open dialog, expanded to fill the available space. Need to see more detail? Click on the image and it zooms up to full size. And if you'd rather have words instead of pictures, Default Folder X delivers those details too. The file's size, the date you created and modified it, the Finder label, Spotlight comments, OpenMeta tags, access permissions - they're all there too.
- Workflow without work: Rather than make you learn and set up a new application, Default Folder X blends into Mac OS X. Its pop-up menus and Finder integration will start saving you time immediately, and it will put your pre-existing Favorite folders in its toolbar right away. When you do decide to start customizing it, Default Folder X lets you set default folders and assign shortcuts right from its toolbar. Finally, effortless workflow.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 4.3.9:
- Fixes a single bug that could cause a crash in Default Folder X 4.3.8 (released 2 days ago).
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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| Default Folder X User Reviews (207 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Aug 21 2010 |
FVDG Not Only Photoshop, InDesign as well: InDesign hangs and parts of the Default folder dialog stay on screen (placing EPS)...
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 | Aug 24 2010 |
ST. CLAIR SOFTWARE It sounds like both of you have some sort of data corruption in your preference file (which is a little worrying). I'd appreciate it if you could actually send us your old prefs files at support@stclairsoft.com after you remove them using this procedure http://www.stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/faq.html#troubleshooting | |
 | Aug 21 2010 |
HIPPEMAN It seems like this version is causing Photoshop CS5 to crash sometimes when placing files. It happens when the DF dialog pops up and no files or preview appears, so I'm wondering if there's a conflict between DF en Adobe's dialog box. Is anyone else experiencing this..?
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 | Jun 25 2010 |
FISHSCALE Great app, I could not live w/o it. Never again will I have to switch between finder and open/save prompts anymore. Really a special app. Give it a try.
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| Jun 24 2010 |
JAYAII Absolutely *love* this utility! Version 4.3.8 is the first one that has ever crashed on me. I've gone back to the previous version (4.3.7) for the time being. I'm certain the developer will address the source of the problem in due course.
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| Jun 25 2010 |
JAYAII Thanks to the developer for a very quick fix on that rare "crashing" bug!
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| Jun 24 2010 |
MACLOVER1.1 Sorry for the typing mistakes...
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| Jun 24 2010 |
MACLOVER1.1 Feature request.. I wish we could have SETS WITHIN SETS... as now my list of sets is getting mighty long.. and I could thus have say a CLIENT set in which I'd have a set per specific client (and further even JOB SETS per client).. then a PERSONAL set in which I could have .. whatever.. and so on... Apart form that I still cannot live without DF ;-)
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| Jun 23 2010 |
PHALERON I used to use DF in OS8, and a couple of years ago I re-bought it via a MU bundle. But I have not installed it on my machine for 2 reasons: 1. Contrary to opinions here, the MacOS X Save Dialogue has similar features. It has your favourite folder list to the left, where you can drag folders and store them as favourites while in save mode, just like in DF. It has your Recent Places to the end of the menu (when menu is collapsed) just like DF. You can browse in 3 different type of views using command-1, 2 or 3. You can navigate using the command+arrow keys. You can get to the desktop using shift-command-D, to Applications using shift-command-A, to Home using shift-command-H, and geeks can go to any folder using shift-command-G . You can search for a specific places, locally or globally, through the search field just as in DF. You can also save that search without having to close the dialogue. You can copy the title of a shown file just by clicking on it, as in DF. You can create a new folder while in save mode by using command-N and entering a name (I believe just like DF). If you want to navigate to an already open folder in the Finder, go to the Finder and drag its folder icon (in its window) to the open Save dialogue box. Admittedly, DF does all this more elegantly, but it's not like they can't be done at all through the OS. 2. My second and most important reason my DF copy is still on the shelf is that it adds to a list of utilities that demand system memory. When I upgrade my station (and memory) I plan to happily install DF. Until then the Finder is sufficient in taking care of navigating for me.
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| Aug 3 2010 |
JP3421 > 1. Contrary to opinions here, the MacOS X > Save Dialogue has similar features…. Yes in some ways, but DF also has extra features that speed things up in a long run. DF actually opens a Dialogue with the last item already selected. It lets me navigate back to recently visited folders with just a keystroke. It lets me rename files, etc. right in the dialog. OS X's Recent Place has never been consistent in terms of what gets registered in there, it usually doesn't list the folder I need to get to, but DF's Recent Folder tracks recently visited folders accurately AND make them accessible from Finder via keystroke. I can assign keyboard shortcuts to a few more folders in addition to what OS X gives me. These things seem so insignificant at first but it makes a huge difference when you use your Mac for living, using Open and Save Dialogues hundreds of times a day in various programs. It's all about friction: The less friction the better, and that's one of the reasons people use/want this type of utilities. There are many things OS X can do without extra software: i.e. You don't need a good HTML editor to write HTML code, you can just use TextEdit or whatever, but why not use a specialized editor if it helps you to do so much more efficiently? The DF developer certainly isn't claiming it's for everyone. But I find his productivity claim to be very true especially in work situation in which you have to visit Open and Save dialogs so many times. > 2. My second and most important reason > my DF copy is still on the shelf is that > it adds to a list of utilities that demand system memory. The amount of RAM it requires is so insignificant (29.5MB out of 4GB for its helper app in my case) I would rather put my Mac to work and help me make things faster. Plus, this number really doesn't mean anything most people seem to think: OS X is designed to grab as much RAM as it thinks a certain app might want, and it grows and shrinks. Safari, for example, starts off very small and then it grows to well over 500MB sometimes not because that's how much RAM it requires to run but because it's caching visited pages and media files in there. There is no slowdowns or anything, and if other apps need RAM Safari would release some of that and OS X would just grab it. It just doesn't matter.
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| Jun 23 2010 |
REVCO 4.3.8 not working for me. Default Folder styled open/save dialogs work the first time but not subsequent attempts. Will wait for 4.3.9.
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| Jun 23 2010 |
ST. CLAIR SOFTWARE Please drop us an email at support@stclairsoft.com. There's obviously something that's not working correctly - It's probably something simple like a corrupted preference file or that you need to log out and back in again after installing the new version.
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| Jun 23 2010 |
REVCO Okay, I will. I did reboot after installing the update. Switching back to 3.4.7 fixed the problem though.
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| Jun 21 2010 |
NICKWB Default folders is a great utility, but as a previous contributor mentioned, the price is far too high.This is a shareware utility, not an app. At £27.95 / $42 (this is the eSellerate cost, to me in the UK) this is far more expensive than the incredibly comprehensive Transmit FTP app - by $10 $20 and it is a nobrainer
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| Jun 23 2010 |
RINCKER Use it a few years and you'll see why it's well spent money. | |
| Jun 23 2010 |
ROBOTANK What a truly absurd and thoughtless post. First of all, whether you call Default Folder an "app" or a "utility" doesn't change its functionality or quality. You imply that an "app" is worth more than a "shareware utility," as if a program that runs in the foreground is automatically better than one that runs in the background, and you provide no other argument for why Transmit should be worth more than DF. Second, comparing the prices of DF and Transmit makes little sense, since they are completely different programs with completely different purposes. Man, Aperture is such an overpriced app at $200. There's a utility called Default Folder X that is totally awesome and only costs $35!
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| Jun 24 2010 |
NEUTRALZONE Your assessment of value vs price is flawed. I use Transmit as well, and it's brilliant. But I don't need it all the time. I just kick it open during those times I need to do an FTP transfer. And for my job I do need that. But most of the time, Transmit is closed, not doing anything. Default Folder is on all the time and I use it all the time. Every hour of every day. It's always saving me time. The dollar value of the time it saves me far exceeds the price of the software and it's been doing this for me since OS 9. Unlike Transmit there are not many other apps that do the same thing as well. I think the few dollars I send every few years are completely worth it for DF. You might not want to blindly assign dollar values based on arbitrary categories. You might miss the actual ways software saves you or costs you based on their actual impact on your daily workflow.
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| Jun 3 2010 |
MIKETHEMACGUY I've owned Default Folder for a very long time. If I could give it 10 stars out of 5 I would. When I set up a new machine or hard drive, after the OS updates this is the #1 no-brainer 3rd party program to install on my list. I've seen many 3rd party "helpful" utilities through the years that later become part of the next Mac OS X and are put out of business - why Apple has never done this with Default Folder I will never understand, it's such a natural extension of the OS it really should come with every mac. BUY IT. BUY IT NOW.
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