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FilerFrog: Windows Explorer plugin to manage files easily

FilerFrog is a free plug-in for Windows Explorer that offers a handy set of tools that eases the task of everyday file management. It has been a while since I came across a good plug-in for Windows Explorer, and FilerFrog surely falls into the “good” category.

FilerFrog integrates into the Windows shell - all the tools are available from Explorer context menu, grouped under the “FilerFrog” heading.

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FilerFrog’s different tools can be broadly classified into File manipulation operations and Image manipulation operations. File operations include the following:

  • Extract From Folder: Moves all files within a folder to its parent folder, with an option to delete the empty folder afterwards.
  • Extract To Folder: Creates a new folder and moves the selected files into it.
  • Copy/Move: Copy or move files and folders to a specified destination. It’s similar to Windows built in Copy To and Move To commands. FilerFrog also remembers your most recently used folders enabling you to select them from a menu. 
  • Delete Empty Files and Folders: Searches and deletes empty files and folders
  • Copy Path To Clipboard: Copies the path of the current folder or selected file to the Windows Clipboard.
  • Invert Selection: Inverts the current selection in the folder. Probably the most simplest yet important addition ever.
  • Split and Join: Split a large file of any type into smaller pieces, making it easy to distribute on CD-ROMs, the Internet, or in email attachments. Split files can be joined back again.
  • List of Files: Create a text or html file containing a list of the files and folders selected, with options for simple or detailed listing.
  • Encrypt and Decrypt: Encrypt or decrypt files and folders using RC4 stream cipher encryption.
  • Renaming: Rename files and folders in bulk, with different naming schemes. These include replacing a string of text with another, Auto Numbering, Alphabetize, Append, Auto Numbering with Append, Alphabetize with Append, Make All Same Name, and Truncate

Image manipulation operations include the following.

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  • Image Manipulation – Resize: Resizes selected images into several preset sizes, with options to set a custom size and select the image quality.
  • Image Manipulation – Put Logo On Image: Adds a logo or watermark to all selected images. There are option to overwrite the existing images, or add the manipulated images to another folder.
  • Image album: Create simple image albums with thumbnails of images which are automatically saved as PDF files.

FilerFrog was previously a commercial application. Now the application is not only free but has been also made open source.

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