Thursday, 15 June 2006

FileBrowse - a media browser companion for Finder


Romain Guy at The A le Blog has pe ed a nice walkthrough of an interesting new a called FileBrowse, which acts as more of a streamlined tool for media file browsing and manipulating tasks, as o osed to a full-fledged Finder replacement (cuz we all know how well that's going). FileBrowse makes use of subtle di lay and 3D elements to provide more information when rooting through folders of images, music and video. As you can see, it draws Windows XP-like thum ails on folders of images, allowing one to peek at what's i ide without actually having to crack it open. It also offers far more information (like metadata) when viewing items individually, and it even renders album artwork on music folders, along with video file previews, a unique visual grouping system, and more.

FileBrowse looks like an interesting a , so check out Romain's walkthrough if you've been feeling the Finder is a bit lacking in these departments lately. At $25 though, it probably won't be for everyone, but it's nice to see some new file browsing tools that focus on a few things, and doing them well.

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