Q-Dir: A very flexible Windows Explorer Replacement

Be it Windows XP or Windows Vista, there’s always a need for a Windows Explorer replacement.   The weakness of the standard file explorer has always furnished a breeding ground for innovators.

Q-Dir is a freeware file manager that is really great if you have a lot of file copying and moving to do, since it can keep many windows and folder views open at the same time.  The default view is four windows, but it looks like anything is possible.

Views can be saved as favorites and you can add shortcuts to frequently-accessed folders.

There is also a an extension that can be added to your right-click menu for launching Q-Dir to view a folder.

Download Q-Dir [via lifehacker ]

More features from their web page after the jump.

Favorites:
Quick access to most often used folders.
Drag&Drop:
Move files by dragging in Q-views, and other programs such as MS Explorer.
Clipboard:
Copy/ Paste between the Q-Dir directory views, and other programs such as MS Explorer.
Folder-Type:
ZIP-, FTP-,cabinet-,network-, system – folders, shortcuts …
Views:
Large icons, tiles, list, detail, thumbnail (Vista: extra large symbols) .
Export:
to XLS, CSV, TXT, HTML.
Popup Menus:
Desktop, My Computer.
Screen magnifier:
anything on the screen can be enlarged.
Color Filter:
Different colors for different item types (e.g. *.log;*.txt).
Highlight-Filter:
Effective way for fast items highlighting.
File-Filter:
Allows for quick and easy filtering of the items.
Columns:
All columns support, and save function .
Quick-Link’s:
For fast folder access.
Folder-Select:
Fast & flexible folder selection address-bar/ desktop menu/ my-computer menu/…
Multi-INI:
Several INI files for Q-Dir.
Tree-View:
Simple and quadruple.
Preview:
Allows a quick preview.
Portable:
from 2.77 is Q-Dir portable.