Every new trick, fixed annoyance, and tiny act of rebellion—kept in one place from here on out.
LATESTv0.3.1
The “No, Really, Search Everywhere” Release
Search has graduated from filtering the folder already on screen to actually going out and finding things. Choose the territory, search names or contents, pile on useful filters, and keep working even when Spotlight decides it is on break.
Search that goes looking
Searches the current folder, all folders below it, Home, or the entire Mac
Defaults to searching subfolders so deeply nested files are not invisible by technicality
Uses Spotlight for fast indexed results and falls back to direct filesystem search when needed
Finds indexed file contents in addition to names
Search with receipts
Adds contains, glob, and regular-expression matching
Filters by file type, size, and modified date
Shows a live result count and path context for recursive results
Adds Command-F to focus search and Option-Command-F to clear it
Tidier chrome
Removes the duplicate View menu from the menu bar
Hides the active-pane outline when there is only one pane to choose from
Freeloader now remembers entire ways of working, not merely the last folder you wandered into. Save named workspaces, teach bookmarks how you like a folder displayed, and handle everyday image chores without hiring another app.
Save your place
Saves named workspaces with both panes, tabs, view modes, sorting, and folder-tree state
Restores complete layouts from the new purple workspace menu
Renames and deletes workspaces and optionally opens one at launch
Bookmarks with a memory
Saves view mode, visible columns, and multi-criteria sorting with custom Favorites
Restores that presentation whenever the bookmark is opened
Updates a bookmark’s saved view from the sidebar context menu
Pictures without paperwork
Rotates one or several selected images left or right
Creates aspect-preserving resized copies
Converts copies to PNG or JPEG without touching the originals
Better-behaved windows
Restores split windows at a useful size
Keeps list content and active-pane outlines confined to their side of the divider
Pane focus now follows your actual mouse, and image folders get a proper gallery. Freeloader can also turn that gallery into a contact sheet—because sometimes your pictures deserve paperwork.
Every click counts
Focuses either pane when clicking anywhere in its visible area, including empty list space
Shows a subtle purple outline around the active pane
Clears file selections when clicking pane chrome or outside the file list
Keeps pane targeting compatible with rows, scrolling, dragging, and context menus
Pictures, assembled
Adds a folder gallery with contact-sheet and focused viewer modes
Supports arrow-key and button navigation with wraparound
Exports contact sheets as high-resolution PNG or paginated PDF
Prints contact sheets through the standard macOS print panel
Stops archive files such as ZIPs from entering the preview pipeline
Split panes now behave like two capable file browsers instead of one browser and its unpaid intern. Selection, dragging, views, and sorting all respect the pane you are actually using.
Pane and simple
Makes Command-A select every item in the active directory instead of the path bar
Moves every selected file and folder when dragging a group between panes
Moves view and multi-criteria sort controls into each pane’s navigation row
Keeps view and sorting choices independent for each pane
Keeps Back, Forward, and Up beside the controls they affect
Folder renaming now works everywhere, including icon and compact views. A folder should not need to become a file before Freeloader lets you change its name.
Name-calling, restored
Shows the inline rename editor for folders in icon view
Shows the inline rename editor in compact view
Makes Return start renaming in every view mode
Keeps double-click responsible for opening folders
Adds regression coverage for renaming a folder and keeping it selected