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Q-Dir

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Q-Dir makes your files and folder easy to manage. Fast and easy access, with an amazing Quadro-View (4 panes) technique. You dont have to renounce the usual, Drag and Drop, all Views, and other functions of your system. No!

Q-Dir default view on Windows 10

License model

  • FreeProprietary

Application type

Country of Origin

  • DE flagGermany
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Windows
  • PortableApps.com
4.3 / 5 Avg rating (20)
196likes
21comments
0news articles

Features

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Properties

  1.  Customizable
  2.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Split-screen view
  2.  Portable
  3.  Drag and Drop
  4.  Search Bar
  5.  Ad-free
  6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  7.  Works Offline
  8.  Built-in themes

 Tags

  • multi-pane
  • Color Filter
  • explorer-replacements

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Q-Dir information

  • Developed by

    DE flagSoftwareOK
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.3 (20 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    95 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • German
    • French

AlternativeTo Category

File Management

Our users have written 21 comments and reviews about Q-Dir, and it has gotten 196 likes

Q-Dir was added to AlternativeTo by phadrus on Apr 16, 2009 and this page was last updated Mar 13, 2024.

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Comment summary: Q-Dir is highly regarded for its lightweight design, speed, and customization capabilities. Users appreciate its multi-pane and tabbed interface, making it an excellent alternative to Windows Explorer and other file managers. Positive feedback highlights features like quad view, custom shortcuts, and integration options, though some issues like system crashes and incompatibility with symbolic links are noted. Despite minor drawbacks, Q-Dir remains a favored choice among users seeking efficiency and functionality.
Top Positive Comment
fotzenlecker
Jun 19, 2010
5

Extremely lightweight and damn fast. Supports multi-pane split windows, tabs, picture preview, favorites, quick-links, and many more stuff. Highly customizable. By far the best file manager among the lightweight explorer replacements. Strongly recommended.

Sam Lander
Jun 11, 2023
1

This is what I want in a file explorer. Being lightweight and fast. It is kind of buggy, especially if you mess with the colors. The UI is not very customizable and kind of ugly as well. I wish the buttons were more customizable as well.

The reason for 3 stars, rather than 4, is that it is not open-source. Even with it firewalled, because I cannot inspect the source, there is the possibility of it modifying files or opening my system up to security exploits.

kaekazeh
Oct 12, 2022
2

i have tried all the options in alternativeto and THIS ONE is the best file manager.

the only thing I could ask for would be an integration with QuickLook, even though it has already a preview.

orinari
Oct 9, 2022
1

Great program and definitely recommended. But beware that Q-Dir can't handle symbolic linked folders correctly. It will jump to the source folder instead of the symlinked location. I contacted the developer but he gave me vague uninterested answers. I guess he just won't fix the issue. That's a shame for a file manager.

TBayAreaPat
Jul 28, 2022
0

What's Great is that you can save a layout of multiple folders that you want to refer to for a task. Finding Quick View is tricky. Go to Extras, Click Tree View, and click either one of the first two options. They recommend an option way down to expand the system favorites.. you might like that better. A search bar would be nice.

Drconfused
Sep 11, 2021
0

I would give 5 stars because this has been my main file management software for a couple years but it does not play nice with Google Drive streaming and when it freezes a hard start is required. If you use Google Drive or the sync variant be cautious, otherwise this would be my top pick.

Lehuga ntaps
Jul 27, 2021
0

Awesome app, never crashed never shaky or buggy add search bar and it'll be unicorn

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What is Q-Dir?

Q-Dir makes your files and folder easy to manage. Fast and easy access, with an amazing Quadro-View (4 panes) technique. You dont have to renounce the usual, Drag and Drop, all Views, and other functions of your system. No! Q-Dir gives you other nice functions, that make you happy. One can save many hand moves and also time!

Q-Dir does not have to be installed and can be executed easily from the desktop. Rename Q-Dir_Installer.exe to Q-Dir.exe and GO.

It's a small famous utility for Windows PC-s and also an USB-stick friend :).

Features

Favorites: Quick access to most often used folders. Preview filter settings: ... Change the preview filter settings? Drag&Drop: Move files by dragging in Q-views, and other programs such as MS Explorer. Clipboard: Copy/ Paste between the Q-Dir directory views, and other programs such as MS Explorer. Folder-Type : ZIP-, FTP-,cabinet-,network-, system - folders, shortcuts ... Views: Large icons, tiles, list, detail, thumbnail (Vista: extra large symbols) . Export to XLS, CSV, TXT, HTML. Popup Menus: Desktop, My Computer. Screen magnifier: anything on the screen can be enlarged. Color Filter: Different colors for different item types (e.g. .log;.txt). Highlight-Filter: Effective way for fast items highlighting. File-Filter: Allows for quick and easy filtering of the items. Columns: All columns support, and save function . Quick-Link's: For fast folder access. Folder-Select: Fast & flexible folder selection address-bar/ desktop menu/ my-computer menu/... Multi-INI: Several INI files for Q-Dir. Quadro-View technique: Quad-Pumped x 16 Tabs, (-: quad core + :-). Tree-View: Single and quadruple. Preview: Allows a quick preview. Portable. Printing: List, Details ... . Folder size Column: file and folder size Column. Settings transfer: Improved transfer for folder and view settings. Faster edit: Faster edit or rename of the files. File association: Internal file association rules.