Default Folder X is a Finder companion that provides you with features which help you manage your files and directories a lot easier. This program improves the Open and Save dialogs in most Mac applications by offering you a quicker way to browse through folders.
The application also brings you a quick solution for adding tags to your files, renaming, deleting or compressing files directly from the Open or Save dialog windows.
The first thing you need to do after installing this utility is to head to System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Privacy and allow Default Folder X to control your Mac. Afterwards, you can launch the program and configure its settings according to your needs.
Default Folder X lives in your Menu Bar from where you can get immediate access to recently used files and folders, your favorite directories, etc. You can choose which folders to be displayed in the Open and Save dialog windows, define multiple global hotkeys, select the programs you wish to be ignored by Default Folder X, and so much more. Hence, the app gives you access to a wide range of settings to help you spend as less time as possible looking for the files and folders you need on your Mac.
My only concern regarding this tool is that it occasionally fails to display its options in the Open dialog windows. It doesn't happen often though.
In conclusion, you should try Default Folder X if you're looking for a smart way to improve the Open and Save dialogs on your Mac.
v4.5
- Fixed a problem in which some applications would mistakenly open both a blank document and the document you double-clicked to launch the app.
- Made setting of the initial folder for file dialogs smarter. If an application actually specifies a folder to start in, Default Folder X respects that.
- The menubar icon is now retina-ready - more retina compatibility is on the way.
- The iCloud icon now shows correctly in all menus.
- Fixed rebound.Earlier Beta versions:
- Fixed a bug that could cause repeated re-launching of AppleScript droplets and other applications that run and then quit quickly.
- Eliminated sandbox warnings in the Console for some applications, including QuickTime Player X.
- Corrected problems with the rebound feature that occurred in previous beta versions.
- Fixed loading problems on 10.8.2. Default Folder X should again be available in all applications.
- "Open and save to the same folder" and "Make save dialogs automatically default to the current document's folder" now work correctly.
- Folder sets are now sorted alphabetically.
- Fixed warnings from mach_override.
- Changed Default Folder X so that it now forces Open and Save dialogs to start in the last folder you used to open or save a document. It remembers separate "last used" folders for each application, and for each application, separate ones for Open and Save. If an iCloud-aware application creates a new document, the default save location will be your last Save folder, not iCloud (unless you last saved to iCloud, of course).
- Default Folder X now opens its preferences using NSWorkspace. This eliminates error messages about the Default Folder X preference pane being damaged.
- Added a new AppleScript verb: GetSaveName.
- Added support for iCloud. Note that you can get to iCloud using the computer menu (the second button from the top) in Default Folder X's toolbar.
- Worked around a problem with file dialogs hanging in sandboxed applications running on OS X 10.8. When editing OpenMeta tags or Spotlight comments, you must now hit the "Done" button next to the editing area to return to the Open or Save dialog. My apologies for this inconvenience - I hope to have a better solution in the future.
- Fixed problems with Default Folder X disappearing if you tabbed away from an application and then back to it while a file dialog was open.
- Fixed problems with Default Folder X appearing in the wrong Space when tab-switching between full-screen applications.
- Corrected a bunch of small issues with OS X 10.8.
- Fixed a problem with printers not automatically quitting after printing like they're supposed to.
- Added support for MailTab for Gmail.
- Added support for MailTab Pro.
- Added support for Concentrate.
