Use a Finder alternative with ForkLift 1.5 beta

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Use a Finder alternative with ForkLift 1.5 beta

January 31, 2008 in Apple | Permalink

Screengrab_5 Mac OS X is designed to be so straightforward that users can get in to the operating system with the minimum of fuss. Some could say it's a tad too 'glossy', which means that hardened users work with the command, rather than the Finder. The Finder was improved with Leopard, but still doesn't please all. Anyone who has used Directory Opus on Windows will know that this true Explorer replacement offers so much flexibility and power over the standard Explorer based system. For instance, simply double-click on the desktop and an Opus window will launch.

ForkLift 1.5 beta is the first public preview of the forthcoming Finder alternative for Mac OS X. Note that it's an alternative rather than a replacement, so if you click on your Macintosh hard drive, Finder will still launch. ForkLift goes far further than Finder and is a powerful alternative. Hopefully even more functionality will be included in the future and, we hope, an Opus-like double-click on your desktop to open a ForkLift window.