April 25, 2012

Default Folder X 4.4.12 resolves a single issue that could cause file dialogs in some applications to freeze.
Screencast: Default Folder X Overview		Default Folder X 4.4.12 fixes a single, but significant, bug. This update is FREE if you own a license for version 4, or if you purchased a new version 3 license or upgrade on or after June 1, 2007. If you have an older copy of Default Folder X, there is a $14.95 upgrade fee for this version. If you need to purchase an upgrade, you can do so by clicking here.

What's new in Default Folder X 4.4.12:

• Fixed a bug that could cause Open and Save dialogs to freeze in some applications, including DVD Player, Adobe Bridge, Flash, Vector Magic and others.

Other recent changes (4.4.10 and 4.4.11):

• Fixed a problem with Default Folder X not working in sandboxed applications (Preview and TextEdit) in the developer release of Mountain Lion.
• Worked around a bug in OS X's codesign utility that created an empty file named "/-" on your system drive.
• Added support for CodeKit.
• Compatible with the latest developer release of Mac OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion).
• Gmail attachment dialogs and other plugin-based Open and Save dialogs are now supported in Firefox 10 and 11.
• File dialogs will no longer appear slowly or temporarily freeze when displaying folders containing many items.
• Package sizes are calculated in the background to eliminate temporary hangs when selecting large packaged files (like iPhoto libraries).
• Default Folder X now dynamically detects sandboxed applications. This reduces overhead because Default Folder X will no longer try to install itself in sandboxed applications when it doesn't need to.
• Corrected a problem that could "steal" mouse clicks in Open dialogs, disabling rubber band selection mode.
• Worked around a problem with OpenMeta tags not getting indexed by Spotlight when you tag files in InDesign.
• Recent OpenMeta tags are now read separately from Leap and Yep because the new Mac App Store versions of these applications cannot share their recent tags via the standard OpenMeta mechanism.
• Worked around a problem that caused Mathematica to hang after it launched if Default Folder X was enabled.

Download Links

Download Default Folder X 4.4.12
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Japanese version of Default Folder X 4.4.12
localized by Takanori Taniguchi

German version of Default Folder X 4.4.12
localized by Eberhard Woentz

Danish version of Default Folder X 4.4.12
localized by Mogens Thyregod

French version of Default Folder X 4.4.12
localized by Philippe Bonnaure

If you have trouble contacting our servers, please let us know at support@stclairsoft.com.

Useful Helper Utilities

Tagging

You can tag your files in Default Folder X and then modify or search for those tags later using Spotlight or any OpenMeta-compatible tagging application. Any of the following applications work with Default Folder X to manage your OpenMeta tags:

• Tags from Gravity Applications
• TagIt from Ironic Software
• Tagger by Ali Rantakari
• Deep from Ironic Software
• Fresh from Ironic Software
• Leap from Ironic Software
• Punakea from nudge:nudge
• EagleFiler from C-Command Software
• HoudahSpot from Houdah Software
• PrimeFiles from Pointworks
• Together from Reinvented Software

The following applications will search for, but can not modify OpenMeta tags:

• Hazel from noodlesoft
• Tembo from Houdah Software

Get Info

Default Folder X can use the following utilities to provide enhanced capabilities for its "Get Info" command. Check these links for more information and downloads:

• FileXaminer from Gideon Softworks
• FileBuddy from SkyTag Software
• Path Finder from CocoaTech

Replacing the Finder

Default Folder X supports CocoaTech's Path Finder as a replacement for the Mac OS X Finder.