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Add to SafariWhen comparing Explorer++ vs Eagle.cool, the Slant community recommends Explorer++ for most people. In the question“What are the best file managers for Windows?” Explorer++ is ranked 18th while Eagle.cool is ranked 34th.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Free and open source
Pro Optimized with fast loading speed
Compare to other file explorer I have used its have really fast loading speed.
Pro Tab system
Pro Active development
Active community development as of 2021.
Pro You can use Dropbox to sync
Eagle sorts files in essentially a custom folder hierarchy called an 'eaglepack'. Everything is stored locally, but you can sync to the cloud by uploading the eagle folder to the cloud.
Pro Varied import options
You can import from files on your PC or from online galleries like Pinterest, etc. On import Eagle pulls metadata like the URL the image was saved from.
Pro Fleshed out drag and drop
Thumbnails in the GUI reference the full size file in file explorer, so you can freely drag and drop into your app of choice, e.g Premiere Pro.
Pro Wide multimedia handling including image, video, gif, 3d, font, etc.
Handles 81 types of files in Windows and 90 in MacOS.
Pro Browser extensions
Has extensions in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge browser. Takes screenshots of pages and lets you categorize it straight away.
Pro Can handle large files
Pro Manage and sort by tag, category, colors, etc.
Eagle includes smart folders you can configure to hide/show content dependent on custom parameters like color, tags, category, folder, etc. Eagle pulls a sample of colors from every image you upload and you can easily filter and search by color.
Pro Ideal for designers
Cons
Con Useless for searching
Often completely misses loads of files that you know are there.
Con Limited search functionality
No file content search.
Con Folder view settings does not save individually
want to just set download folder item to group by date? nope! every folder applies this view settings.
Con Abandoned
Seemingly abandoned. Hasn't been updated in a few years.
Con Crashes semi frequently
Crashes quite a bit. Sometimes random sometimes during network folder access. Loses current state and reverts to the state of the last graceful exit.
Con 30$ price
There's a 30 day no credit card required free trial.
Con Limited Cross-Functionality
There is no web version. You need to install the software if you want to access your asset from an eagle file. Missing an Android/ IOS app.
