What's New in Version 4.2

  • Updated look and feel.

  • Windows 8 compatibility.

  • Updated Preview functionality.

  • Enhanced stability.

  • Dispay small folder icons in columns showing thumbnail images.

  • Windows shortcut hyperlinks.

  • Updated theme preference items.

  • Bug fix: Show correct filename case for short filenames.

  • Bug fix: Show correct name after updating drive name.

  • Architecture updates.

  • Additional performance and functionality updates.


What's New in Version 4.1

  • Enhanced multi-file rename functionality.

  • New Adobe PDF file viewer.

  • File viewer updates.

  • New file sort order hot-keys.

  • Enhanced font support.

  • Optional 'New folder' hot-key setting.

  • Bug fix: Missing menu item in preview window.

  • Bug fix: Display in Windows 125% zoom mode.

  • Architecture updates.

  • Additional performance and functionality updates.


What's New in Version 4

  • Enhanced stability.

  • Full support for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

  • Support for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.

  • Many bug fixes.

  • Full Unicode support.

  • Support for even larger icon sizes in Windows 7 and Vista.

  • Full support of Windows XP, Vista and 7 Themed user interface styles.

  • More efficient use of system resources. 

  • Active X File Viewers (including support for GXExplorer File Viewers) allow previewing of more than just image file types.  Can now preview image, web, text, and multi-media files.

  • Active X media viewer can continue playing as a toolbar while you browse other files.

  • Can now preview file in the browser columns as well as in a separate window.

  • New Back and Forward buttons allow quick navigation to previously visited folder locations.

  • Next and back buttons on the file viewer window allows for simple viewing navigation.

  • Support for Zip folders.

  • New forward and back buttons on the file viewer window allow for easy viewing navigation.

  • New thumbnail view for folders containing images.

  • Added ability to choose which buttons are included on the toolbar.

  • Cleaner visual design.

  • Web-based Automatic software update checks.

  • Smooth resizing of main window automatically updates the number and size of browser panes to fit new window size.

  • New Multiple File Rename capability to rename files using wildcard characters.

  • FTP site support (supports browsing and copying).

  • Can now re-order shelf tabs.

  • New option to allow file viewer window to stay on top of main window.

  • Fully functional "Open With" menus in the context menus.

  • "New" menu to create new files in the selected folder such as text files, bitmaps, and Office documents.

  • Pressing <Alt> key while using the preview window hides viewing window to allow for navigation with main window.

  • Choice of either system or custom fonts.

  • Optional CPU Usage guage on the status bar.

  • Revised menu system.

  • Separate checkboxes to view hidden files and system files.

  • Ability to copy the selected filenames or file paths to the Windows clipboard.

  • Automatically detects changes in network file systems and non-file folders.

  • Automatically detects when disks are loaded and unloaded from removable drives.

  • Automatically detects when file associations are changed.

  • Browser selection extended to include Ctrl-Shift key combination and Shift-Arrow Key.

  • Improved multi-tasking for copy, move, delete, and open operations 

  • Icons are now hilighted when clicked or double-clicked.

  • Drag and drop operations now drag full icons and images representing items being dragged.

  • Multi-character search in file lists.

  • Improved mouse wheel support.

  • Folders can now be sorted by date.

  • New preference to show all items in Desktop folder or only folder items.

  • Improved performance when selecting items from folders containing very large numbers of items.

  • Improved performance on slow network and removeable drives.

  • File Wrappers now support the use of the folder name prefix when specifying the wrapped filename.  For example, can now specify *.txt as wrapped filename where the * represents the folder filename prefix.

  • Additional WinBrowser windows no longer open up at the same screen location as the currently open one.

  • Changes to the Shelf show up on newly opened WinBrowser windows.

  • Improved display quality of custom icons.

  • Improved display quality with large fonts.

  • New higher quality multiple selection icon.

  • New application icon.

  • Enhanced overlay icons.

  • Additional items now available in context menus including Extended context menus (<Shift> right click).

  • Custom folder icons (.dir.ico) now work for drives too.

  • Text editor is available when folders are selected and will optionally create a new, empty text file in the current folder.

  • Added ability to startup WinBrowser automatically when Windows starts.

  • Splash screen is now optional.

  • Additional toolbar skins.

  • Additional performance and functionality updates.