Default Folder X 5.3.3 – Enhances Open and Save dialogs.

January 22, 2019

Default Folder X attaches a toolbar to the right side of the Open and Save dialogs in any OS X-native application. The toolbar gives you fast access to various folders and commands. You just click on the buttons to go to your favorite and recently used folders, manage the folders and files shown in the list, and make changes to your settings. It also fixes a number of problems in Open and Save dialogs, “rebounding” to the last selected file, putting the path listing back in the top menu, and correcting bugs in scrolling column views.

Features

Directory assistant: You can access the contents of your recent, favorite, and open folders right from Default Folder X’s toolbar.
Real time saving: If you’re constantly saving things inside the same folder, Default Folder X can remember that folder for you.
Finder management: Default Folder X lets you open up or save to any Finder window with a single click.
Instant Recall: To help you quickly return to folders you’ve recently used, Default Folder X remembers them for you.
Spotlight on the spot: Default Folder X lets you add Spotlight keywords, OpenMeta tags, and Finder labels on the spot, while you’re still in the Save dialog.
Information central: With Default Folder X you get previews below every Open dialog, expanded to fill the available space. Need to see more detail? Click on the image and it zooms up to full size.
Workflow without work: Rather than make you learn and set up a new application, Default Folder X blends into OS X.

What’s New

Version 5.3.3:

Feature enhancements:

Default Folder X's toolbar icons now have names. Turn them on and off in the Open & Save preferences or by Control-clicking in Default Folder X's toolbar.
Holding down the Option key while clicking "Save" will open the current folder in the Finder, giving you immediate access to a just-saved file.
Default Folder X's drawer below Finder windows now shows the name of each item that you've dragged into it.
Keyboard shortcuts can be set to quickly move to the Tags and Comments fields below file dialogs.
The Finder Window feature now works with the version of ForkLift that is distributed through SetApp.
Default Folder X needs to be added to the Full Disk Access list in System Preferences > Security & Privacy. You'll be guided through the process when you launch Default Folder X.

Bug fixes:

The "Hide Extension" setting in Save dialogs has been fixed so it works consistently.
Standard folders like Desktop and Documents are handled correctly in apps that are running in a language different from the rest of the system.
Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to miss some Path Finder and ForkLift windows when creating its list of Finder windows.
Fixed a problem with Default Folder X's menus only being half-filled on some occasions.
Eliminated a crash that could occur when Spotlight’s index is damaged.
Corrected user interface issues in the preference panels.
Fixed dark-mode compatibility with QuickTime Player.
Resolved a number of crashes.