Default Folder X for Mac

CNET Editors' review

by: Jason Parker on December 01, 2008

For all the wonderful things that OS X does, flipping through folders while opening and saving documents remains a hassle. This award-winning app attaches a toolbar to the side of all your Open and Save dialogs, providing quick access to multiple folders and commands. You can jump to favorite and recently used folders, or even manage files and folders right from the dialog (so you don't need to go to the Finder for simple tasks such as renaming and deleting). Default Folder also lets you assign hot keys and work with recent items right from the Dock. We're not crazy about the price, but this kind of smart, time-saving functionality is difficult to pass up.

Publisher's Description

From St. Clair Software:

Winner of the 2002 Macworld Editors' Choice award for Best System Enhancement Utility, Default Folder X attaches a toolbar to the right side of the Open and Save dialogs in any OS X-native application (both Carbon and Cocoa). 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.

What's new in this version:

  • Fixed the bug that was causing aliases to be incorrectly deleted in the Recent Folders and Favorites folders.
  • Open and Save sheets are now correctly enhanced by Default Folder X i... See all new features

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    4.4 stars

    out of 155 votes

    • 5 star: 108
    • 4 star: 22
    • 3 star: 12
    • 2 star: 9
    • 1 star: 4
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