Explore Better v0.1.0

Explore Better v0.1.0

Initial public Windows x64 release of Explore Better, a fast dual-pane file manager and reversible Explorer replacement.

Highlights

• Independent dual panes, tabs, history, filtering, layouts, previews, and keyboard workflows.
• Transactional copy, move, overwrite, sync, trash, undo, and crash recovery.
• Hierarchical Disk Map with logical/allocated sizing and nested treemap navigation.
• Bundled normal-user Go filesystem helper for fast Win32 browsing and exact allocation data.
• Explorer integration center with reversible current-user context-menu and folder handlers.
• Persistent command center, trusted scripts, tools, hotkeys, indexes, collections, and workspace presets.
• Virtualized 100,000-entry folders with a verified 403.3 ms median first paint in the release acceptance run.
• GitHub Releases update feed configured for packaged builds.

Install

1. Download ExploreBetter-0.1.0-x64-setup.exe below.
2. Verify its SHA-256 against SHA256SUMS.txt.
3. Run the per-user installer. Administrator rights are not required for normal browsing.

Important Signing Notice

This initial public build is not Authenticode-signed because no trusted production certificate is available. Windows SmartScreen may report an unrecognized app. Only continue through More info and Run anyway after verifying the SHA-256 checksum.

Verification

• Consolidated acceptance: 31 pass, 0 fail.
• Release readiness: 31 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail.
• Speed health: 173 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail.
• 100k UI: 403.3 ms median first paint, 1,097.9 ms median hydration, 45 rendered rows.
• Installer SHA-256: 7c956339d4a48fa37361af1aad48a3929a92d889915c98601960dccf80ba91fe.

Physical MTP phone/camera certification and trusted production signing remain outstanding external release proofs. Explorer integration is optional and reversible from the Integration Center.