Explorer 0.11.3

Explorer 0.11.3

• Open With lists the applications macOS registers for your selected files, with the shared default first and an Other… chooser. Open files in another app without changing their default association.
• Compress to ZIP creates an archive from selected files and folders. Files selected across search results keep their relative folder paths.
• Extract All… unpacks a ZIP into a named folder at your chosen location. Compression and extraction support existing-file conflicts, cancellation, and Undo; edited output is protected from Undo.
• Properties opens Finder's native Get Info window for files, folders, sidebar locations, and drives. Use ⌘I or the right-click menu. macOS may ask you to allow Explorer to control Finder the first time.

ZIP support includes standard files, folders, and symbolic links. Password-protected archives, Finder tags, extended attributes, and resource forks are not supported in this version. Download quarantine is preserved when extracting.

Existing users can install this release through Explorer → Check for Updates….

Requires macOS 14 or later. One signed and notarized download supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Explorer 0.11.2

Explorer 0.11.2

• Open a folder in Terminal, iTerm2, or your preferred terminal from the right-click menu. For a selected file, open its containing folder; right-click empty space to use the current folder.
• Open text, code, JSON, YAML, scripts, and configuration files in TextEdit or your preferred editor. Other regular files offer Open as Text.
• Choose your terminal and editor in Settings → Applications, with installed-app discovery and a Choose Application… option. Terminal and TextEdit are the defaults; normal macOS file associations stay unchanged. Custom terminals must support opening folder URLs.
• Use a Windows-style context menu with a compact Cut, Copy, Paste, Rename, and Trash icon row, grouped commands, Copy as Path, and Open in New Window.

Existing users can install this release through Explorer → Check for Updates….

Requires macOS 14 or later. One signed and notarized download supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Explorer 0.11.1

Explorer 0.11.1

• Adds a native About Explorer window with the app icon, version and build number, and a short product description.
• Adds links to the Explorer website, source code, and Binary Quest, along with MIT license attribution.
• Supports closing the About window with ⌘W without closing a folder tab behind it.

Open Explorer → About Explorer to see the new window. Existing users can install this release through Explorer → Check for Updates….

Requires macOS 14 or later. One signed and notarized download supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Explorer 0.11.0

Explorer 0.11.0

• Adds Check for Updates and update preferences, powered by Sparkle.
• Adds signed DMG releases for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
• Preserves preferences, favorites, and saved tabs when moving from the development app to io.bquick.explorer.
• Waits for active file operations to finish before restarting for an update.

Requires macOS 14 or later.