Default Folder X 6.1.4 addresses problems, improves Quick Search, drag and drop, iCloud sync and more.
If you already bought Version 6, this update is free.
If you're using version 5.7.8 or earlier, this may be a PAID UPGRADE.
If you have a Default Folder X license purchased on or after March 1, 2023, this upgrade is free. Your existing license number will work in version 6.
If your license was purchased between September 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023, the upgrade is $9.95. For licenses bought prior to that, upgrades are $19.95.
If you're new to Default Folder X 6:
If you're still running version 5, here are the major changes you'll see when upgrading to version 6. More details and screenshots are on the Default Folder X 6.0 Tour page.
Use the keyboard to quickly access favorites, recent files, folders, apps or Finder windows. Pop up Default Folder X's new Quick Search window with a keyboard shortcut, type a few characters of an item's name, and then quickly go to it in a file dialog or open it in the Finder.
Wide filename field when saving files. Pretty self-explanatory - the default macOS Save As dialogs have an edit box that's way too narrow to accommodate a descriptive file name. Default Folder X 6 makes it bigger.
Drag and drop files and folders to Default Folder X's icon in the menu bar to move or copy them to another location. Pick a destination folder quickly from DFX's Recent and Favorites menus, or drill down to any folder using it's hierarchical menus.
Customize Default Folder X's menu in your menu bar. Add, remove and reorganize menus and menu items to fit your workflow.
Perform actions on files after saving them. Automatically open the saved file, attach it to an email, or run AppleScripts, Automator Workflows or Shortcuts on it.
Sync your Default Folder X settings between Macs. If you've got more than one Mac with the same file and folder organization, sync your settings via iCloud so Default Folder X works the same on both machines.
More powerful drawer in the Finder. Default Folder X's Finder drawer has been rewritten to be more useful and intuitive. Use it as a temporary drag-and-drop holding space, or as a location for often used files and folders.
Support for macOS 15 Sequoia. Yes, it's compatible with Apple's latest and greatest.
Corrected a bug that could cause Default Folder X to hang when you opened a Microsoft Word file stored on a SharePoint volume.
After dragging items to a folder in the Finder drawer, the destination folder is opened with the newly moved or copied items selected.
When dragging multiple files and / or folders to Default Folder X's menu bar icon or Finder drawer, the prompt to replace existing items now has an "Apply to All" checkbox.
You can restrict searches in Quick Search by preceding them with "all:", "files:", "folders:", "apps:", "recent:", "favorite:", "finder:", "spotlight:". This works when typing in the Quick Search window or when invoking saved searches using URLs like defaultfolderx://QuickSearch?folders:searchstring, and is the same as selecting those options from the search menu.
Corrected problems with Default Folder X failing to list and show Finder labels and colors if your Finder preferences were incomplete.
Quick Search could sometimes include results that didn't completely match the current search. This has been fixed.
Fixed a problem that prevented the Copy 'Em app from working properly in Save As dialogs.
Improved error detection and reporting when syncing Default Folder X's settings via iCloud.
There's an option in the Additional Settings to always hide the sidebar in file dialogs. Hold down the Option key when choosing "Settings" to get to it.
The "defaultfolderx" URL scheme has new options to check for updates and bring up Default Folder X's About box:
As a long-term Mac user, i have installed demo software beyond count. Yours is one of the few that I've seen the worth in investing in.
- Daniel Kennish
It's one of those programs that I wonder how I lived without for so long. Before I was constantly clicking through directories every time I wanted to open, save or attach a file. Now I do almost everything in just a few clicks.
