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Modern File Explorer

‪paul.tallett‬

Windows Store version of Windows File Explorer using Modern style. Completely redesigned for Windows 10 following new style guidelines. Manage your files with a beautiful, fully customizable File Explorer! See also Fluent File Explorer and Modern File Explorer 2. Copy, move, rename files and folders on all your drives and network drives. Built in PDF viewer. Has integrated Box, Dropbox, Box and compressed file support (ZIP, 7z, TAR, RAR, GZ). Also allows writing/modifying ZIP format files. Allows you to easily navigate your file system using a tree view/list view with or without touch. Copy, move, rename, create and delete files and folders. Also supports sharing so you can share your files with other Windows Store apps so you can email files etc. Allows you to manipulate files anywhere on your computer, including removable media such as USB drives, and also network drives (mapped or UNC path). Note that the trial version of MFE is fully functional for 7 days. No features are added or removed when you go from trial to paid. Please report bugs or new feature requests through email link so I can work with you to fix/implement. If you don't see your favourite colour scheme, mail me and I'll try and get it in. Some people have experienced problems with Windows display drivers. If you are having problems, try uninstalling and reinstalling as this resets everything, and please email a screenshot of the problem.

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Modern File Explorer

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What's new in this version

(2-Aug-2020) Bug fixes (23-Jun-18) Bug fix (12-Apr-18) Bug fixes (4-Feb-18) Show folder sizes (21-Nov-2017) Office viewer, SharePoint, launch EXE (where allowed by the OS) (19-Nov-2017) UI Cleanup (23-Mar-2017) Add Box support (16-Mar-2017) Add Dropbox support (13-Mar-2017) Add Google Drive support (3-Mar-2017) Fix flipview bug (24-Feb-2017) Fix paste bug (13-Oct-2016) Content searching (1-Oct-2016) List and details views (30-Sep-2016) Tear off tabs Drag to select Blue theme Motion design (26-Sep-2016) Multi-window support Custom colour scheme (30-Aug-16) Allow launching using mfe://<target folder> protocol (19-Aug-16) Add folders to search results (7-May-16) Bugfixes (25-Nov-15) OneDrive and ZIP now free! $0 (16-Nov-15) Improve app launch dialog (1-Nov-15) Bundle OneDrive and Zip into base license (9-Sep-15) Reorder favourites with drag and drop (4-Sep-15) Picture viewer (31-Aug-15) Drag/drop and cut/paste with desktop (29-Aug-15) New Win10 version (15-Aug-15) PDF viewer, Win10 changes (12-Dec-14) Compressed file support (28-Nov) Paste to same location Settings Button New license handling code Warn that OneDrive costs extra in trial Sort OneDrive items Show thumbnails for OneDrive items Tooltips Collapse NEW menu Fix tree selection logic

Features

Manipulate folders and files anywhere on your computer
Copy, move, rename and delete files and folders and create new folders.
Drag and drop files
Share files with other apps
Add network shares by UNC path
OneDrive support at extra cost
Launch files (EXE etc. is not allowed by Windows)
Search contract
Pin folders
Sort by name, date, type or size
Compressed file support (read ZIP, 7z, TAR, RAR, GZ, write ZIP) at extra cost.
Internet Shortcut support (rename URL file to URI or contact support for details)
Built in PDF viewer
Dropbox
Box

Additional information

Published by

paul.tallett

Copyright

Developed by

Paul Tallett

Release date

10/15/2012

Approximate size

41.6 MB

Age rating

For all ages

This app can

Access all your files, peripheral devices, apps, programs and registry
Access your Internet connection
Access your home or work networks
Use your pictures library
Use your music library
Use data stored on an external storage device
Use your video library
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Installation

Get this app while signed in to your Microsoft account and install on up to ten Windows 10 devices.

Language supported

English (United States)
English (United Kingdom)
Deutsch (Deutschland)
Español (España, Alfabetización Internacional)
Français (Canada)
Français (France)
Italiano (Svizzera)
Italiano (Italia)
日本語 (日本)
Nederlands (Nederland)
Português (Brasil)
Português (Portugal)
Русский (Россия)
中文(中国)
English (Canada)

Publisher Info

Modern File Explorer website
Modern File Explorer support

Additional terms

Modern File Explorer privacy policy
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Modern File Explorer license terms
You may not disassemble or reverse engineer this app. This app and information is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. Use of this app is at your own risk and no liability for data loss is accepted however caused.

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System Requirements

Minimum
Your device must meet all minimum requirements to open this product
OS	Windows 10 version 10240.0 or higher, Windows 10 version 14393.0 or higher, Windows 8.1
Architecture	x86, x64, ARM, ARM64
Notes	Not specified

Recommended
Your device should meet these requirements for the best experience
OS	Windows 10 version 10240.0 or higher, Windows 10 version 14393.0 or higher, Windows 8.1
Architecture	x86, x64, ARM, ARM64
Notes	Surface;Dell Venue 8 Pro

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Most helpful favorable review

Steve

5/17/2016

Very Sleek looking app. Lacks a few features

Just purchased the Modern file explore and love how easy it is to set up and customize the appearance. There are a couple of much needed features. Firstly, can’t seem to be able to open more than one window. This is sort of a deal breaker as I need to be able to copy files from one window to the other without browsing each time to the location. Secondly, It would be nice to be able to see the items in list mode instead of the large icon. Lastly, if there is no option to open more than one window, like window(s) explorer, pun intended, then a tab option or split pane would be nice. I see that you can put short cuts on the side and top which are handy but it’s still a lot of unnecessary mousing around. I beta test for sever high end professional audio companies and would love to help beta test anything you’re working on the above departments.

17 out of 17 people found this helpful.

Most helpful critical review

Blake

4/16/2013

Doesn't see mounted drives,

On Surface Pro I mounted a SD card in the C drive but this app doesn't see it. That is why I bought it, to access files I save there for work. Wasted 2 bucks so I'll convert that to 2 Stars. Also, they charge you AGAIN to access skydrive. Gee thx :\

12 out of 14 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed BySteve

5/17/2016

Review title of SteveVery Sleek looking app. Lacks a few features

17 out of 17 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByBen

5/3/2014

Review title of BenGreat but for one annoying minor bug

I love this app. I use it quite often on my Surface Pro 2. It's very full featured and easy to use. However, one thing I use it for somewhat often seems to be a big buggy. It's just a cosmetic bug but it's disruptive. If I share something to this app via the share charm (usually screenshots), the list of folders to save to is white text on a white background. It's not unless I open the app first that the background isn't white and I can read the options. It's a long-standing bug that hasn't yet been fixed. I hope it does. Other than that, it's a very useful app.

17 out of 18 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByBob

4/20/2014

Review title of BobGreat UI, and quick, but needs a few improvemens

Love the look of the UI, and the app is responsive. However, it would be great if you could rename and reorder your favorites. Or if at least they were ordered alphabetically. Seems they are ordered in the order you added them. Also, for long running operations (like copying several files from a network drive), it blocks the app and there is no status or feedback on how long the operation is going to take. The Explorer8 has a great feature where it allows multiple operations at once and they don't block the UI. However, I would rather use this app as the UI for me is more pleasing and seems snappy.

10 out of 10 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByWilliam

3/9/2016

Review title of WilliamGood start

This is the closest thing to a real Win10 file manager. The others I've tried are terrible. But this could still use some work. Like a list view similar to a details view instead of tiles. Man I hate tiles. So good work and hopefully it will get better. If so, I might purchase it. Until then, I'll keep trying to make my own.

paul.tallett responded on 10/2/2016

I've added list and details views in the latest version. Hope you like it! Thanks for the feedback.

7 out of 7 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByBlake

4/16/2013

Review title of BlakeDoesn't see mounted drives,

12 out of 14 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByAli

5/2/2017

Review title of AliUpdate to the Project Neon design!

Really Love this app! I have couple of recommendations to make this already great app richer and finally replace it with windows default File Explorer: 1) Make tabs bold and make the current tab highlighted 2) Highlight the current file when previewing a file (e.g. PDF, Image) 3) Redesign the UI based on Project Neon. It would be so Awesome!

paul.tallett responded on 9/3/2017

Please see Fluent File Explorer for Neon design!

5 out of 5 people found this helpful.

Reviewed Bypeter

3/1/2016

Review title of peterMissing many features!

Looks great, and is very fast. However: 1. Can't access network resources unless they are specifically mapped (can't add "Network" to the list 2. Must add all drives to access anything other than pictures, movies, cloud, by default. 3. No keyboard integration. if you want to walk the folder tree with a keyboard, you can't. 4. Can't launch files due to Windows permissions (this is the deal breaker) "Windows Store apps are not allowed to launch EXE files. The is a Microsoft restriction on all Windows Store apps". So then what is the point of this app anyway? Kudos to the developer for a great implementation of the current features set - but the app as a whole is not usable IMHO. 5. Can't change the view from icon/list/details etc.. Only icon view is available.

8 out of 9 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByJosh

4/15/2014

Review title of JoshIts okay

I tried using this to design a folder structure for work. Great ideas/interface, but not a finished product. I quickly encountered more quirks than I can tolerate

7 out of 8 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByC

3/27/2013

Review title of Cpretty face but where's the power!

nice looking, but I can't find uses that are clearly superior to the windows file explorer, therefore I don't use it.

7 out of 8 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByJ.

4/27/2017

Review title of J.This File Explorer should ship with Windows

This app is awesome. And I'm shocked that no one, especially at Microsoft, has thought of doing this yet. It's simple, it performs well, it's designed beautifully and despite the limitations of universal apps, the developer manages to get around them enough to make this the app that should be your full time replacement of the File Explorer that ships with Windows. And the 3rd party cloud storage compatibility is awesome.

2 out of 2 people found this helpful.

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