Make Smart Folders Even Smarter With HoudahSpot for Mac
Want to find more on your Mac? HoudahSpot is a Mac app that turns smart folders into super smart folders with a simpler user interface and smart search templates.
How to Use Custom Icons in Mac OS X (And Where to Find Them)
Brighten up your Mac by installing your own custom icons for favorite software and system components — it's easy!
Access FTP Servers Using Your Native File Browser
While there are a huge number of good FTP clients out there, sometimes you can get by without installing any third-party software at all. An FTP client like those mentioned above makes sense if you're an avid user, but you can avoid cluttering your system with another piece of software if you only need FTP access every now and then. Specialised FTP clients are stronger and more versatile, but the standard file browser on each of the three main operating systems can connect to FTP servers as well!
Access Files & Folders In Record Time With Default Folder X
The Mac Finder includes several shortcuts and features for navigating to recently opened files and folders, but if you are always manually navigating everywhere you might want to try out Default Folder X. The app is a directory assistant that you can access either from the menu bar, via assigned keyboard shortcuts or from the application's icon in the Dock. This Finder-connected application provides some powerful enhancements to the way you navigate regularly used folders and locate and save your most used files, and much more.
TotalFinder Is The Finder Of The Future
Finder, the official Mac OS X file browser, is likely one of the most used applications on your computer. That's really not surprising. What is surprising, is how outdated the this part of Mac OS X really is. Apple plans to bridge the gap with Mac OS X Mavericks, but you'll get more bang for your buck by replacing Finder with software like TotalFinder or XtraFinder. Perhaps, in five more years, this is what Finder will look like. You're welcome to wait, but we definitely won't.
Finder for the Cloud? Collections Brings Online Services To Your Mac Desktop
Love it or hate it, the OS X Finder is a capable tool when it comes to browsing local files, previewing media and connecting to network shares. There are actually a good number of Finder replacements out there, but for most people Apple's stock offering does the job just fine. One thing Finder doesn't (yet) do is integrate with online services, email or Twitter.
Give Finder The Upgrade It Sorely Needs With XtraFinder [Mac]
People are always going on about the Mac user experience; how it just works. For the most part, I agree with them. The operating system is like a smooth breeze, and most of the default applications are top notch quality. There's really only one standard application that's painfully lacking in power: Finder.
Tweak The Mac OS X Finder And Find Files Even Faster!
A major part of our time is spent on the web, but for a lot of people the computer file system makes for a close second. Finder, Apple's file browser, provides a very slick way to do this by default, and you'll be able to clock good time even if you don't know all the finer points of the application. Getting to know those fine points, however, can provide an additional (and always much welcome) boost to your productivity and overall file-handling speeds.