FreeCommander XE Build 570 Beta

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FreeCommander XE Build 570 Beta is now available.

Note that the stable version available at their official website is Version 2009.02b, which was released on 12.09.2010.

If you wish to download the XE Build 570, please go here

Info (quoted from their official link):

FreeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager. The program helps you with daily work in Windows. Here you can find all the necessary functions to manage your data stock. You can take FreeCommander anywhere - just copy the installation directory on a CD or USB-Stick - and you can even work with this program on a foreign computer.

Main features in FreeCommander:

Dual-panel technology - horizontal and vertical
Tabbed interface
Optional tree view for each panel
Built in file viewer to view files in hex, binary, text or image format
File viewer inside archives too
Built in archive handling: ZIP (read, write), CAB (read, write), RAR (read)
Nested archive handling
Built in FTP client
Easy access to system folders, control panel, desktop and start menu
Copy, move, delete, rename files and folders
Multi rename tool
Wipe files
Create and verify MD5 checksums
File splitting
File properties and context menu
Calculation of folder size
Folder comparison / synchronization
Modification of file date and attributes
Folder / program favorites
File searching (inside archive too)
File filters for display
User defined columns for detailed view
DOS command line
Multiple language support

As for FreeCommander XE Build 570:
Source:

FreeCommander XE is a totally new developed version of the program. The development is not finished, yet. This version is supposed to give a preview to the future version to present and new users.

What is done:

Dual-panel technology - horizontal and vertical (one panel possible too)
Tabbed interface
Full access to desktop
Optional tree view for each panel
Built-in file viewer to view files in hex, binary, text or image format
File viewer and thumbnail view inside archives too
Built-in archive handling: ZIP (read, write)
Nested archive handling
Plugins for other archive (RAR, 7z, ...)
Plain view - structureless view for files and folders
Linked browsing
Easy access to system folders, control panel, desktop and start menu
Copy, move, delete, rename files and folders (alternatively as Windows or FreeCommander operation)
Drag&drop
File searching (inside archive too)
Create and verify MD5 checksums
File properties and context menu
Calculation of folder size
Folder comparison
Modification of file date and attributes
Folder / program favorites
File filters (regexp possible too) for display and file operations
User defined columns for detailed views
DOS command line
Quick viewer
Quick search
Quick filter
Quick starter
All shortcuts are definable
A lot of settings - you can configure almost all
Multiple language support.

What is planned:

Multi rename tool
Content plugins
Wipe files
File splitting
Folder synchronization
Layouts
Screenshots
FTP client

Now I have been a TotalCommander user for a few years now, but this tool is also promising!