Explorer Mate 0.1.0

First release of Explorer Mate: three extra commands for File Explorer on Windows 11.

What it does

• New folder with selection – move the selected items into a new folder.
• Bulk rename – name masks in the style of Total Commander ([N], [E], [C], [P], character ranges), a counter, search and replace, and a live preview.
• Duplicate – copy the selected items next to the originals.

The commands are in the right-click menu of File Explorer, available as keyboard shortcuts through a tray agent (active only in Explorer's file list, configurable from the tray icon), and from any terminal as explorermate (explorermate --help).

Operations go through the Windows shell, so the standard progress window, conflict prompts and Ctrl+Z apply. No network access, no telemetry.

Getting it

• Microsoft Store (recommended): https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PB48F4K2G29
• WinGet: winget install 9PB48F4K2G29 --source msstore
• ExplorerMate_0.1.0.0_x64_unsigned-dev.zip below is for developers and testers only. The programs in it are not signed: it installs only with Developer Mode on, and Smart App Control blocks it. Read the README.txt inside. A signed download for everyone needs a code-signing certificate, which the project does not have yet.
• From source: clone the repository and follow the developer guide in the README.

Requirements and limits

• Windows 11 on x64. Windows on ARM is not supported yet; help is welcome.
• Items on local drives. Online-only cloud files, links and junctions are refused.

Details

• Full list of changes: CHANGELOG.md
• Privacy: PRIVACY.md
• Third-party notices: THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
• The developer zip contains the files of the unsigned package built from this tag by the release workflow run (package SHA-256 46914128c32df877717fb9ce951c4153cfb9b82ecdd970ab280150b12ef271f7, with a build-provenance attestation).