NOTE: New version 1.5.0.0 Beta 1 released.
We have already posted about "QTTabBar" in past when it was developed for Windows XP and Vista users. Suddenly its development was stopped by the developer.
Now a new version of QTTabBar is available for download which comes with lots of new improvements and support for Windows 7 as well.
QTTabBar is a wonderful shell extension adding tabs and many other features to Windows Explorer. The extension was written by a Japanese developer known as "Quizo" and now its being updated by "Paul Accisano".
What's New?
- Now works in Windows 7 as well
- Desktop Bar restored for XP/Vista
- F2 rename selection functionality restored
- "Use old ListView control" option enabled
- "Display column headers in all views" option enabled
- General stability improvements
- Tabbar/Toolbar positioning now works correctly on XP
- Search box no longer mysteriously shrinks when focused
- Full Row Select can be enabled/disabled when the SysListView32 is used
- Libraries can be dropped into
You can download it using following link:
Once you install it, you can add it to Windows Explorer by going to "View -> Toolbars" menu or by right-clicking on Menubar and selecting the option.
Thanks to our reader "tony bombata" for the news...
This article was posted by VG in following section: Software, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to our RSS feed or free newsletter to get all new articles directly in your Inbox. Also check out our popular articles and archive to read other interesting articles.
EGA
this is what I'm waiting for...thanks for posting it here :)
Patrick
Wow! This is so cool!! Tabs are found usually in a DLL window or a browser, but now, seeing the explorer with tabs in action is really super cool,
Nelvin
Thanks for this! It pretty much made my files easier and faster to access. But I just noticed after installing this, when I open Chrome, an error pops up with a title 'Entry point not found' and asks for metal.dll I wonder if it modifies some dlls...
VG
^^ New version supports Windows 7.
betaluva
thanks Tony and thanks askVG : )
EGA
@VG: how to find a theme for this app now?....IE8 theme for instance?
VG
^^ I think changing the Windows theme is the only way to change QTTabBar appearance as it uses default Windows toolbar color.
MAGNUMHEART
hi vishal.. how come View > Toolbars > QT Tabbar is greyed out?
im using windows 7.
EiNS
Hi VG, it is possible to hide the menu bar while displaying the qttabbar?
VG
^^ You can disable Menubar using QTTabBar Settings.
@MAGNUMHEART
Thats strange. Did you try to restart your system?