Default Folder X

December 9, 2024
Default Folder X 6.1.3 addresses issues with Sequoia, improves support for AppleScript and Shortcuts.
What's new in version 6.1.3:
Eliminated a crash that could occur upon opening a file dialog when tag information in your Finder settings was corrupted or missing.
Fixed a bug that could result in crashes when the macOS window server delivered unexpected or erroneous data.
Correctly detect Sequoia save dialogs that include a format popup (such as when saving RTF files in TextEdit).
Default Folder X accurately tracks recent Microsoft Word documents stored on OneDrive and Sharepoint.
Fixed a bug that could cause crashes when closing previews of certain media files.
The construction of Default Folder X's hierarchical menus is faster.
Fixed a crash that could occur when quitting Default Folder X.
You can now bring up the Quick Search window using AppleScript or Shortcuts.
The "defaultfolderx" URL scheme can be used to bring up Default Folder X's menu, Quick Search window, Finder drawer, and settings. These URLs will work after installing version 6.1.3:
defaultfolderx://Menu
defaultfolderx://QuickSearch
defaultfolderx://Drawer
defaultfolderx://Settings
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November 18, 2024
Default Folder X 6.1.2 addresses problems with Sequoia, improves Quick Search and Finder label support.
What's new in version 6.1.2:
Corrected an issue on Sequoia that could result in various problems, including the failure of Finder-click, items not activating in Save dialogs, and user interface elements showing when they shouldn't.
The handling of Finder labels has been completely revamped. Label colors now show correctly in Default Folder X's menus and Information panel.
Fixed a bug in the Recent Folders and Recent Files menus that could cause errors if you delete a large number of recent items on disk.
Default Folder X would sometimes keep the last previewed file open after using an Open dialog. This has been fixed.
Quick Search puts more weight on how recently you used an item when sorting your search results.
A warning is displayed when Default Folder X encounters a conflict with BetterMouse.
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November 1, 2024
Default Folder X 6.1.1 improves Quick Search, refines features, and addresses issues with Sequoia, Skim and Bean.
What's new in version 6.1.1:
Pressing the Quick Search keyboard shortcut a second time will hide the Quick Search window.
Quick Search now considers sequential character matches to be more important, making the order of search results more intuitive.
The AddFavoriteFolder AppleScript verb can add separators to Default Folder X's Favorites menu. Use the name "DXMenuSeparator" to add one.
In file dialogs, holding down the Command key while selecting an item from Default Folder X's menus will reveal it. Note that some Open and Save dialogs cannot highlight some items, and will just take you to the folder enclosing that item instead.
Fixed a bug that caused Default Folder X to replace the Format menu in Save dialogs with its path menu. This occurred on Sequoia in specific apps, including TextEdit, Skim and Bean.
Corrected a problem that made Default Folder X's Finder toolbar buttons return to their default locations after you manually moved them.
Default Folder X's Finder drawer will now appear correctly when Stage Manager is active with its app icons displayed on the right side of the screen.
A conflict with the uBar and Sidebar apps would result in the path menu failing to update in Open and Save dialogs when running Sequoia. This has been fixed.
Worked around a bug in Sequoia that disables Default Folder X's ability to track some user interface objects. This could confuse it or get its Finder Windows menu out of sync.
In the Information panel below Open dialogs, the Finder label menu shows your favorite labels (set in your Finder settings) rather than the system's default labels.
The Information panel now correctly shows the labels assigned to files stored in iCloud.
Icon rendering in the Quick Search window has been made less CPU intensive.
A few graphical glitches that occurred on Sequoia have been fixed.
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September 4, 2024
Default Folder X 6.1 adds Sequoia compatibility, enhances access to favorite URLs and fixes bugs.
 
If you already bought Version 6, this update is free.
If you're new to Default Folder X 6:
Support for macOS 15 Sequoia. Yes, it's compatible with Apple's latest and greatest.
What's new in version 6.1:
Compatible with macOS 15 Sequoia.
Quick Search can be used to open web URLs that are saved in your favorites.
You can now open folders in the Warp terminal app as well as in Terminal and iTerm.
When selecting a web URL in Settings > Folders > Favorites, the full URL is displayed.
Fixed a hang that could occur when clicking on the Recent Files menu in the menu bar when there are no recent files for the current app.
Resolved an issue with Default Folder X losing track of a file dialog's current folder if the folder has a localized name (like ~/Movies/TV/Media/).
Fixed problems with text color when selecting favorite and default folders in Settings > Folders.
Default Folder X could hang when adding some https:// URLs as favorites. This has been fixed.
Fixed flickering of the preview image displayed below Open dialogs.
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July 8, 2024
Default Folder X 6.0.8 previews audio and video, supports web URLs as favorites, and warns about unsupported OS versions.
To get compatibility with Apple's latest Sequoia beta, download the beta version of Default Folder X 6.1.
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.
What's new in version 6.0.8:
The previews below Open dialogs can now play audio and video content.
You can add web URLs as Favorites and Default Folder X will open them in your browser.
There's now a warning when Default Folder X is run on an unsupported version of macOS.
A keyboard shortcut is available for opening Default Folder X's settings. Set it at the bottom of the Shortcuts tab in your settings.
Quick Search queries for Recent items will show recently closed Finder windows as well as recent files & folders.
The information pane below file dialogs truncates very long filenames in the middle instead of at the end.
The Shortcuts settings are more intelligent about keeping the Quick Search and Search All shortcuts in sync.
The layout of the information pane has been improved to accommodate very long file and folder names.
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May 17, 2024
Default Folder X 6.0.7 corrects issues that could cause problems in Open and Save dialogs and adds a way to use the arrow keys to edit in Quick Search.
What's new in version 6.0.7:
Fixed a bug that could cause folder switching to fail in Open and Save dialogs. This could result in the mouse cursor disappearing or the file dialog hanging until you clicked on it.
Corrected two issues that could leave Default Folder X's toolbar displayed even when a QuickLook window popped up in front of an Open or Save dialog.
Improved error handling when Default Folder X is unable to select the last selected file in an Open dialog.
Fixed a problem with Open and Save dialogs hanging when using the macOS Accessibility Zoom feature.
Improved the wording in the "Launch Default Folder X automatically when you log in?" dialog.
Fixed the text alignment in the menu configuration sheet.
Added a setting so you can use the left and right arrow keys to edit text in the Quick Search window. To move into and out of folders in the search results, use the Tab and Shift+Tab keys instead. Use this command in Terminal to enable the setting:
defaults write com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX5 quickSearchTraversesWithTabKey -bool YES
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macOS 10.13 through 14.5

April 19, 2024
Default Folder X 6.0.6 improves support for cloud-synced folders, handles paths pasted into Quick Search, makes its Finder drawer smarter and more.
What's new in version 6.0.6:
Fixed a bug that could cause slow performance when gathering information about files and folders in Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive or Box Drive.
In Microsoft Word Save dialogs, "Default to the current document's folder" now works with files saved in OneDrive.
What was new in the recent 6.0.5 release:
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April 15, 2024
Default Folder X 6.0.5 improves support for cloud-synced folders, handles paths pasted into Quick Search, makes its Finder drawer smarter and more.
Version 6 has new time-saving features and an updated look. It supports macOS 14 Sonoma while still running on macOS 10.13 High Sierra and later.
What's new in version 6.0.5:
You can paste or type a complete path into the Quick Search window to open an item at that location.
Default Folder X now shows the correct name, icon and location for OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox and Box folders.
The history of recent Finder windows is updated when any tab of a Finder window is closed, not just when a window or its frontmost tab is closed.
Items that you've added to the Finder drawer or Drag Zone are updated instead of being removed when the items they refer to are moved or renamed.
Fixed a bug that could cause a Finder window to jump back to its previous location and size after being resized if Default Folder X's drawer was attached to it.
If you've customized the name of a Favorite, changing that Favorite to point to a different folder will not change its name.
The ToggleFinderDrawer AppleScript command returns a boolean result indicating whether the drawer is open.
Fixed a bug in Finder-click that prevented it from recognizing QSpace windows on a second display.
There's a new Info button in the Folders tab of the settings to explain what a Folder Set is.
Updated support for Alfred 5.
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January 2, 2024
Default Folder X 6.0.4 adds support for QSpace, refines Quick Search, and fixes slowness in Save dialogs.
Version 6 delivers new time-saving features and an updated look. It supports macOS 14 Sonoma while still running on macOS 10.13 High Sierra and later.
What's new in version 6.0.4:
Eliminated a delay that could occur when Save dialogs initially pop up.
In the Menus settings, you can specify the app you want Default Folder X to use when opening folders.
Added Finder-click support for QSpace and QSpace Pro. You must be using at least QSpace 4.2.1 or QSpace Pro 4.2.2.
Quick Search results now include an icon to indicate whether the result was found in your favorites, recent items, or apps.
When there is nothing in the search field, Quick Search will show a list of recently used items in all modes except Spotlight search.
There's a new command in the Quick Search contextual menu to copy a file or folder to the clipboard so you can paste it in the Finder, into emails, etc.
The Quick Search contextual menu contains commands to add or remove an item from favorites or from your recent history.
Pressing Command-, (comma) in the Quick Search window will bring up Default Folder X's settings window.
Added a keyboard shortcut to pop up the menu in the Quick Search window.
Disabled "smart" insert and delete in the wide filename field in Save dialogs so extra spaces aren't added or removed when cutting and pasting.
The menus for recent files, folders, apps and finder windows would display incorrectly after clearing all items in the menu. This has been fixed.
Fixed a bug that prevented you from entering comments or tags in a Save dialog on Monterey or earlier.
Improved the tracking of recently used files, folders and applications.
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December 7, 2023
Default Folder X 6.0.3 adds convenience features and fixes a number of issues.
What's new in version 6.0.3:
Any folder or file opened or revealed using Default Folder X will be added to its appropriate "Recent" menu. Previously, items selected from Favorites would not be added.
When selecting text in the filename edit field within Save dialogs, periods are treated as word boundaries in all cases, rather than just between the filename and extension.
In the Quick Search window, pressing Option+Return copies the path of the selected item. This is reflected in the keyboard shortcuts shown in the contextual menu.
Items dragged and dropped to Default Folder X's icon in the menu bar are added to its "Recent" menus.
Command+S works correctly to confirm a Save As dialog with the wider filename edit field enabled.
Added a "Close Drawer" command to the contextual menu for the Finder drawer.
In the Tags pane below file dialogs, tags added using Default Folder X are listed before recent tags assigned to files and folders by other apps.
Worked around a bug in Sonoma that caused menu items to shift to the right when the Option key was pressed to change the sorting order.
In macOS Monterey and earlier, Spotlight, RayCast, Alfred and LaunchBar work correctly when invoked while a Save As dialog is on-screen.
Fixed errors that occurred when recent items (Files, Folders, Apps or Finder Windows) were included inline in Default Folder X's menu.
An alert is displayed if Default Folder X's menu bar icon is hidden behind the notch on newer MacBooks.
Corrected a bug that could prevent recent menus from being sorted correctly.
Added support for the Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) java app.
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November 22, 2023
Default Folder X 6.0.2 adds convenience features and fixes a number of issues.
What's new in version 6.0.2:
In the Quick Search window, you can now browse through all recent items by hitting the Down Arrow key when there's no search string.
Added Command-L as a default keyboard shortcut for "Enter Filename" in Save dialogs so you can easily move back to the filename edit field.
Changed the layout of items in the Finder drawer so they're clustered together in the center rather than distributed across the entire width of the drawer.
In Default Folder X > Settings > Recent, "Forget All Recently Used Items" now also removes recent Applications and the "rebound" history.
Corrected problems that could cause Default Folder X to switch folders in file dialogs slowly or not at all.
Resolved an issue that caused the cursor to disappear in file dialogs in macOS Sonoma.
Fixed a bug that could result in a default folder not working if it applied to only a specific file extension.
Fixed problems with keyboard focus and text selection in Save dialogs not working correctly under certain conditions.
Fixed a bug that prevented double-clicking on items in the Drag Zone from working on some systems.
Corrected an issue with Default Folder X's preview window failing to resize when a file dialog was moved.
Fixed a problem with Default Folder X getting stuck if you tried to go to a hidden iCloud Drive folder in a file dialog.
Resolved problems with slow or non-responsive file dialogs within Default Folder X's own settings window on Sonoma.
Fixed a bug that caused Default Folder X to show recent items in some system folders when it shouldn't have.
Resolved a bug when syncing settings via iCloud that could delete a folder set when iCloud Drive syncing failed in a particular manner.
Fixed a problem that could cause the keyboard to stop responding if you customized Default Folder X's menu to show recent items in the top level of the menu rather than in a submenu.
Corrected an issue that could result in Default Folder X's toolbar not aligning correctly with a file dialog after the dialog was moved from one display to another.
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