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- Price: Free to try (21-day trial); $34.95 to buy
- Operating system: Mac OS X 10.4 Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
- Date added: April 23, 2006
- Total Downloads: 14,226
- Downloads last week: 35
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 6 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
For many Mac users, the Finder provides plenty of functionality. But if you're looking for more powerful control over your files and desktop, Path Finder can be an attractive alternative. This standalone file browser complements and improves on the Finder, with scores of useful integrated features. The program lets you quickly access favorites; view the contents of almost any file in a preview drawer; and move files more easily using the Shelf and Drop Stack. Other features include the ability to compress and decompress files; mount disk images; view invisibles, securely delete files, and work from the command line. You can even put a Trash on your desktop. This latest version is Tiger-only but adds several important new features. This Finder alternative is great for those who have always wanted more control over customizing Mac OS X. Watch the CNET video review of Path Finder:
Publisher's description
From Cocoatech :Path Finder is a comprehensive file browser for Mac OS X, which combines the best of Apple's Finder (viewing, moving, and manipulating your files) with some powerful, integrated utilities. Some of the many features of Path Finder include:
- Compress / Decompress files via integrated Stuffit Engine
- Built-in disk image mounter and creator
- Integrated Media burning
- Secure file delete for better security
- Path Navigator with gives speedy access to folders above the one you are in
- Launch applications as root user
- Preview drawer (view images, multimedia, file info, etc.)
- Open any file with any application on your hard drive
- Shelf and Drop Stack for fast and easy file access / moving
- Delete as root user
- View invisible files
- "Smart" file list sorting
- View files as hex
- Basic image editor / convertor
- Built-in text editor
- PDF Viewer
- Integrated Terminal Window / Drawer
What's new in this version:
Path Finder 4.1.1 is a maintenance release that addresses a small number of recently reported issues. It is a free update for all registered Path Finder 4 customers.
- Fixed a strange launching issue if Movies folder was missing from the home folder
- Fixed window activation when dragging in column view
- Fixed information refresh in burn window
- Potentially fixed an issue with launching on HFSX (case sensitive) volumes â?? please co... see all new features
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Version: Path Finder 4.1.1
"This is the God of File Browsers."
Pros: Way too many to name all of them. I'll throw in some highlights.
Columns view. Not an improvement over the Finder, but better than any other file browsers I've seen.
Tabs. Yup. You can view folders in tabs, and even save tab sets. Only other file browser I know that can do that is Konqueror on Linux.
Shelf to store commonly used folders on.
File History
Folder History
Built in command line.
Built in text editor
Shelf for volumes.
Ability to add folder contents in side bar.
Firefox/Safari style bookmarks bar.
Shows path for folder.
Can easily change how data is displayed.
A stack to temporarily drop files before moving to another folder.
Cons: It's not free.
I've had a few issues mounting some volumes.
The shelf on the save menu will use the shelf from the Finder. Not Path Finder.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Path Finder 4.1.1
"Superb File Manager for OSX, loads of features"
Pros: In fact there's so many features you only discover them as time goes by. This product makes the Finder look clumsy and over-simplistic. There's multiple panes and drawers, all customisable. Built in image-viewer, text, rtf and word file viewer, compression algorithms, image manipulation, more info than you could ever use, manage file permissions etc.... My first response was I'm not spending 35 bucks on a file manager, but I used the trial period and I bought it half way through...an excellent product. You'll find discussion of it on 43folders and other Mac-focussed productivity sites. The one bummer is the manual or singular lack there of. Cocoatech's forums and hosts are excellent however.
Cons: Needs a great manual. Deserves a great manual....
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