FolderGlance

FolderGlance 2.6.2

Your folders at a glance!

What is FolderGlance?

FolderGlance allows you to control- or right-click folders in the Finder to see and open their contents directly from the Finder's contextual menu, as well as examine the contents of sub-folders down an unlimited number of levels. FolderGlance also has the following features:

Adding your own custom folders to the contextual menu, enabling FolderGlance to act as a very versatile launcher
Moving, copying and making aliases of the currently selected files in a folder you browse to
Control-free popups: Open the contextual menu without holding down the control-key or using a two-button mouse
Drag-and-drop of files and folders directly from the contextual menu

In-menu and hover previews of arbitrary files
Opening files with an application different than the default by using an "Open with..." menu you can tailor to suit your own taste
Changing the font size used in contextual menus
Browsing into package contents
Customizable sorting and customizable display of hidden files and folders

Screencast: A brief overview of FolderGlance

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Screenshots

FolderGlance in action.

The FolderGlance preference panel.

Pricing

The full version of FolderGlance is $20. Please purchase a license if you find FolderGlance useful. You will receive a license key which enables digging into an unlimited number of sub-folders and removes the purchase reminders.

Requirements

FolderGlance requires Mac OS X 10.6 or later and an Intel-based Mac. Earlier versions of FolderGlance are still available for free if you are not yet running Mac OS X 10.6 (see the sidebar).

Version history

Version 2.6.2

Improved move/copy handling: FolderGlance is finally able to move files across volumes without turning the move operation into a copy operation.
Improved placement of Hover Previews on screen.
The installer now opens the preference panel after installation.
FolderGlance no longer shows the move/copy/alias item if no selection is present.
Fixes an issue where Hover Previews would not be shown.
Fixes an issue where some users would get a "downloaded from the internet" warning every time they log in.
Under-the-hood: Control-free popups can now be brought up by emulating a Control + Regular mouse button combo, rather than emulating a Secondary mouse button click. The default remains to use Secondary click to bring up control-free popups, but the alternative behaviour can be enabled by setting the "controlKeyClickInsteadOfRightClick" preference key to 1. This functionality is currently not exposed in the user interface.

Version 2.6.1

Fixes an issue that could disable the ability to bring up Hover Previews or drag files from FolderGlance's menus.

Version 2.6.0

Adds the ability to integrate FolderGlance's menus with the Finder's own context menu.
Adds hover previews, where previews are shown automatically if the cursor hovers over an item for more than about one second.
Removes a couple of memory leaks.
This version is a free upgrade to registered users.

Version 2.5.10

Fixes a bug that could make the Finder crash.

Version 2.5.9

Applications now optionally get a submenu containing each application's most recently opened documents.
Fixes an issue with font and font size when displaying a file or folder name with its designated label color.

Version 2.5.8

File and folder names are now optionally displayed in their label color.
The move/copy/alias items can now be hidden.

Reviews

Macworld - "Mac Gems," 4/5 Mice: FolderGlance lets you peek inside files (and folders)

Mac360: Mac Power User Alert: The Folder Tool With Power. FolderGlance is a Mac power user's file and folder dream utility.

TUAW: Friday Favorite: FolderGlance

Download

FolderGlance 2.6.2 (Intel-only)
(3.0 MB, Zipped Disk Image)

Requirements

Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" or later
Intel-based Mac

Purchase a license

A single license for FolderGlance is $20: Purchase FolderGlance!

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Testimonials

"FolderGlance is so valuable and works so flawlessly, that every time I use it (which is all the time!) I wonder why the Mac Operating System doesn't come with it already built in..."
- Julian Krainin's review on VersionTracker and MacUpdate

"What a great app! It offers all the features I need, and I prefer the way it is configured as compared with FinderPop. The developer has been extremely responsive as well, which is always nice to know when making a financial commitment to an application by purchasing a licence. Highly recommended!"
- Richard Drdul's review on MacUpdate

"brilliant!"
- fKing's review on VersionTracker

"this is a MUST have application."
- attentionwandered's review on MacUpdate

"Flawless, Stable, Lightning-Fast on my MacBook Pro..."
- yeomansg's review on VersionTracker

Pre-Snow Leopard version
Versions 2.5 and later of FolderGlance only run on Snow Leopard or later. If you need to run FolderGlance on earlier versions of Mac OS X (10.3-10.5), you should download version 2.1 available here (1.9 MB, Zipped Disk Image). This version runs on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs but does not run on Snow Leopard.