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File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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Post by hermitcrab »

progbits wrote: post #74

Wow that TortoiseSVN in context menu is a blast from the past! Looks like it's still under active development. Is SVN still being used in some industries? I know it used to be big in gamedev but I would have expected everyone to have moved on by now.

I still use TortoiseSVN. I have run my own 1-man software company for the last 20 years and don't see any advantage in switching to Git or similar.

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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Post by Sweepi »

Cloudef wrote: post #60
V__ wrote: post #10

It looks really great. Is there something similar for Linux?

Not really, linux doesn't really have a good file manager. Dolphin probably gets you closest. I'd like to scratch the itch, but I don't have time to start such a project at the moment.

Really, dolphin is best? Using Dolphin on Nobara right now, and the pinned items in the left pane are not there in the systems "file open" dialog, the dialog does not even have breadcrumbs(!!). Or am I holding it wrong?

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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Post by code_biologist »

CharlesW wrote: post #16
willaaam wrote: post #11

Please, I beg you dear developer, replace my stupid MacOS finder with your superpowers!

There are a few good Finder alternatives for macOS, including Path Finder, ForkLift, Commander One, and Double Commander (FOSS).

Path Finder went to a subscription-only model, no way to outright purchase a license sadly.

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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Post by tobwen »

eviks wrote: post #46

Does it integrate with Everything allowing for instant search results for any file anywhere? Plans to have extensions? A detailed comparison with Directory Opus would be welcome

That's exactly what I've been asking myself and I wish I could. I index our huge, nested network drives every night with Everything and can search & find within seconds.

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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Post by Sweepi »

BLKNSLVR wrote: post #50

If there's a portable version of this I can run on my work computer, I will! (stand-alone version, it's so fast!) The Windows built-in File Explorer is godawfully slow. Like, slower than I remember it being in the late 90's. Motivation-sappingly slow. But I think it's because my work computer has it's inescapable synchronisation to OneDrive, and so every folder and every file it has to scan for a thumbnail or whateve…

There seems to be one, at least the "installer" asks you if you want to install or have a portable installation.

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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Post by guilamu »

BLKNSLVR wrote: post #50

If there's a portable version of this I can run on my work computer, I will! (stand-alone version, it's so fast!) The Windows built-in File Explorer is godawfully slow. Like, slower than I remember it being in the late 90's. Motivation-sappingly slow. But I think it's because my work computer has it's inescapable synchronisation to OneDrive, and so every folder and every file it has to scan for a thumbnail or whateve…

It is portable by default, no need to install anything, just run the main and only exe.

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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Post by pjc50 »

stavros wrote: post #78
nipperkinfeet wrote: post #28

Wow, after so many useless bloated Electron based applications over the years, this is like a breath of fresh air. This is so fast, lightweight, portable, and uses only 17 MB of memory with XL icons of over 10k photos. Very impressive. If only more developers would quit their laziness and make such software again.

What GUI framework did they use for this?

It looks like WPF but isn't. Sibling comment suggests sui generis, which explains the tiny size and lack of dependencies. This does make it blindingly fast but makes the keymappings different from what you'd normally expect. Haven't tested annoying cases e.g. two monitors with different DPI.

edit: report of poor CJK support https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43100494 ; Windows file system encoding is annoying because it's UTF-16.

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