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Re: Show HN: Fast, native Mac file manager (filters, fuzzy find, 9 MB, no Electron)

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Post by jwr »

I really, really need a better Finder. I've been using Path Finder for many years, but it was always a so-so replacement and the company wasn't very interested in moving it forward (even fixing bugs took many years). I eventually gave up and stopped paying for it.

I now use the Finder (column view) and it sucks.

At a first glance, I like this app. The problem I have is that I tend to think about the long term: will this app be around in 5 years? There is a plethora of AI-coded apps (this in itself doesn't bother me) where the author loses interest after just a couple of weeks.

And (here come the HN downvotes, because this is really unpopular on HN) the one-time pricing model doesn't lend itself to long-term sustainability, unfortunately. I know people hate to hear that, but ask anyone who tried to run a small or solo-founder business whether it's possible to make ends meet with one-time purchases.

Re: Show HN: Fast, native Mac file manager (filters, fuzzy find, 9 MB, no Electron)

#42

Post by whalesalad »

msephton wrote: post #28

I like many of the ideas in this app, but IMHO it does not yet look like a macOS app: eg. strange blue focus outlines to denote active state, which on my system are larger vertically than the button they contain but not horizontally which results in a very untidy display, some buttons are smaller than the required/recommended minimum size. Some other things I've noticed, compared to Finder: far less items in the same…

https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guideline...

Re: Show HN: Fast, native Mac file manager (filters, fuzzy find, 9 MB, no Electron)

#43

Post by cosmic_cheese »

jwr wrote: post #41

I really, really need a better Finder. I've been using Path Finder for many years, but it was always a so-so replacement and the company wasn't very interested in moving it forward (even fixing bugs took many years). I eventually gave up and stopped paying for it. I now use the Finder (column view) and it sucks. At a first glance, I like this app. The problem I have is that I tend to think about the long term: will t…

Would you mind elaborating on how the Finder isn’t your cup of tea?

I’m curious, because at this point I’ve used everything from the spatial Classic Mac OS Finder to to every OS X Finder to every Windows Explorer version since to Windows 95 to Dolphin to the menagerie of Nautilus forks, and I don’t quite understand the discontent with the Finder for the most part. If anything I find the W11 Explorer overall more frustrating these days.

Re: Show HN: Fast, native Mac file manager (filters, fuzzy find, 9 MB, no Electron)

#44

Post by abakso2824 »

ttoinou wrote: post #3
jaffa2 wrote: post #2

does this index the disk to do this ? So the filemanager is working with an index rather than the files ? It could be stale ? I haven't found a good file manager for mac since 15 years now. They all just about do the things I need but not good enough. I've never really done the dual pane thing, my favourite gui for file management was Windows XP. Every iteration of explorer since has gotten objectively worse. On mac…

I’m in the same boat, I don’t like Finder (better than Windows Explorer though), nor do I like default macOS files / folders dialogs, and I really dislike drag and drop behavior on macOS I dont understand why we are stuck in stone’s age with filesystems GUI

I prefer Windows Explorer's interface, where the folders are on the left side and the files on the right.

I wish Finder had that view.

Re: Show HN: Fast, native Mac file manager (filters, fuzzy find, 9 MB, no Electron)

#47

Post by frizlab »

hurril wrote: post #32
frizlab wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most people having issues with the finder do not know half of what it can do; it’s interesting, really.

Do you have anything in particular in mind here? Long time macOS user but I like a good pro tip :)

I don’t have much actually, but at least:

    - Batch rename files (select multiple files, right click, “Rename…”);
    - Show/hide hidden files: `shift-cmd-.`;
    - Go to folder: `shift-cmd-G`;
    - `cmd-1` to `cmd-4` to quickly change view.

Re: Show HN: Fast, native Mac file manager (filters, fuzzy find, 9 MB, no Electron)

#49

Post by jaffa2 »

frizlab wrote: post #17
whimbyte wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> and I really dislike drag and drop behavior on macOS In the app you can have a dual pane with two folders side-by-side and select the file(s) you want to move/copy to the other folder and right click or open the command palette to do the operation, so you do not have to drag them (though dragging still works too). It's also possible to cut files with CMD + X and paste them somewhere else with CMD + V.

Most people having issues with the finder do not know half of what it can do; it’s interesting, really.

Is there any way to stop /prevent it enumerating tif files over the network ?

When i open a directory of 400 30MB tif files it grinds to a halt while it thumbnails them all over the network. Its unusable.

Re: Show HN: Fast, native Mac file manager (filters, fuzzy find, 9 MB, no Electron)

#50

Post by stasomatic »

nottorp wrote: post #26
HeavyStorm wrote: post #5

Just switched from windows to Mac and the rumors are true. Finder is terrible.

it's only port install mc that keeps me from reviewing all alternative file managers for mac os :)

Or just plain fzf/yazi.
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