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Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Open Source, Windows x64

Open source Filebox eXtender speeds open/save folder navigation


Windows 7 already includes some built-in features (like Libraries and Favorites) to make browsing for files and folders from a dialog box easier. Heck, Favorites been around forever. If you'd like a bit more flexibility, however, give FileBox eXtender a try.

The app can embed two icons to the left of the close button - one for your custom list of folders and another that displays recently used locations. Submenus and separators can be added to keep your menu organized. Pinning individual files is supported as well and it makes short work of re-uploading or launching from the run box.

If there are cases when you don't want the buttons displayed, eXtender also allows you to add program exceptions.

A nice option if you're using a netbook with an undersized touchpad is to assign hot keys. Doing so enables you to select a location with a few quick keystrokes. Apart from providing convenient links to your files and folders, the program also includes to window arrangement features: always on top and Linux-style roll-up.

Downloads are available for both 32 and 64-bit Windows systems. Since Hyperionics no longer provides support for Filebox eXtender, they decided to make the program's source code available as well.

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware

Adjust Windows behavior with XNeat Windows Manager

XNeat

XNeat Windows Manager is a nifty little shell utility for WIndows XP and Vista that adds a few extra options to your taskbar, toolbar, and right-click context menus. For example, you can click on the toolbar of any window and set it to always display on top of other windows, minimize the window to the system tray, or hide a window from view entirely. You can also change the window's transparency level and behavior, or alter the priority of the window or the running process.

You can also use XNeat to change the appearance of your Windows taskbar by hiding elements like the start menu or the clock. You can even change the taskbar transparency/opaqueness level so that you can see through the taskbar to your desktop when it's not in focus.

These features are just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many things you can do with XNeat that the developers haven't even bothered to list them all on the product website.

[via Freeware Genius]

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware

Shell Tools: Add copy URL, copy file name and more to Windows shell

Shell ToolsTired of right-clicking on a file and selecting properties or rename in order to copy the file name to your clipboard? Shell Tools adds a Copy Filename feature to the Windows right-click context menu, plus several other useful utilities.

You can choose which components to install, and once they're installed, you can choose selectively which ones to enable, so there's no need to clutter your context menu any more than you're comfortable with.

Here are a few of the tools included:
  • Copy Filename - Does pretty much what you'd expect
  • Filenote - Adds notes to a file by creating a text file with the same name
  • Show hidden files - Quickly toggles the Windows show hidden files option
  • FontLoader - Adds load/unload/install/uninstall options to the context menu for font files
  • CopyURL - Copies URL information from favorites/internet shortcuts to the clipboard
  • Fresh Icons - Forces Windows to rebuild icons when for shortcuts and files with the wrong shortcut
  • Register Server - Adds register/unregister server commands to the context menu for some DLL, OCX, and EXE files
[via Shell Extension City]

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware

Preview file information with InfoTag Magic

InfoTag MagicEver wish you could find out more about a file without actually, you know, opening it? InfoTag Magic is Windows shell extension utility that lets you read file information for certain file types just by hovering your mouse over a file.

For example, with music files including MP3, WAM, OGG Vorbis, and other audio types, InfoTag Magic will show you the ID3 information including artist, title, album, duration, and year.

With plain text files including TXT, INI, LOG, and BAT files, InfoTag Magic will display a preview of the text contained in the file when you hover your mouse. The program will also display properties like target file name and location for Windows shortcuts and version information for executable files.

[via freewaregenius]

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