I recently tried out UltraExplorer 2.1.0 beta on my Windows7 64bit system. It’s not listed yet on their download section, but I’ll show you where to find it and how well it works on Windows 7.

I downloaded it and accepted all of the defaults on the installation.

The first thing you’ll notice is the busy interface, hence the name UltraExplorer.

Here are just a few of the features and my experience with them.

UltraExplorer window

DropStack:

The DropStack is like a clipboard. You can drag files from multiple locations to the DropStack box and then move them all at once to their final location. As a note, when you drag them to the DropStack, only links are copied to the list, the actual files stay in place until you copy them out of the DropStack.

Tabbed Explorer:

I used to QTTabbar with Windows XP to get the tabbed browsing feature. UltraExplorer, however does this as well, and very smoothly at that. Double-clicking the blank space next to the initial tab will create another tab for you to use. Using tabs makes it very easy to copy/cut/paste files and the impact this has on your tasks is just as large as going to a tabbed web browser. Get used to it and you’ll never go back.

Copy Path button:

Next to your current folder location, you’ll find a Copy Path button. This does exactly as you’d expect, copying the full path to the windows clipboard. It also gives you the option of copying the DOS 8.3 version which comes in real handy for creating batch files, or using the command prompt.

Copy Bitmap of current folder:

Copy Bitmap of current folder

Under Edit, you’ll find this option. It creates a screenshot of the current folder contents as you can see in the second image.From this, you can easily paste into your favorite photo editor, or demo/tutorial tool.

Commandline window:

Clicking View, Windows, Commanline window will bring up a lower pane containing a Windows commandline in the current folder you are viewing. Very handy for performing file operations, testing batch files, or running programs with startup switches. The neatest part of this feature? Changing folders in UltraExplorer automatically syncs the commandline pane to the same folder.

Commandline pane

The bottom line with UltraExplorer is, get it. I’ve found it to be an extremely useful tool and surpasses Windows Explorer in everything I use. While bugs may exist since it’s still in beta, I didn’t encounter any while trying it out.
It’s a free download and UltraExplorer 2.1.0 beta, can be found on the forum of the Mustangpeak website.

Try it out and let me know your experience in the comments!