Considering how long this has been going, it’s surprising I had not heard of this before. The intention is to replace and improve on the Windows explorer. And it does this in spades.

It’s configurability is up there with the DAW Reaper. In it’s basic mode, it presents two panes, where files can be moved from one folder to another.

As a long time user of Total Commander, the question is… is it better.

The easy answer is yes, while Total Commander retains it’s 1990’s design aesthetic, Directory Opus is very much a modern program.

And it does the common job I expect it to  – file renaming. It does this to a programming level of detail.

It also boasts a lot of extra features:

Advanced searches

Creating Archives of files

Duplicate finder

Empty folder remover

MP3 tagging

Image viewing, resizing, rotation.

However in the end I’m not buying it as the advanced features it has, I already have in existing free and paid software.

Advanced searches [jRiver, DOS, Total Commander]

Creating Archives of files [abeMeda]

Duplicate finder [Duplicate Cleaner Pro]

Empty folder remover [Duplicate Cleaner Pro]

MP3 tagging [mp3tag & jRiver]

Image viewing, resizing, rotation. [FastStone Image Viewer]