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Add to SafariWhen comparing Listary vs Q-Dir (the Quad Explorer), the Slant community recommends Listary for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for Windows?” Listary is ranked 19th while Q-Dir (the Quad Explorer) is ranked 46th. The most important reason people chose Listary is:
Once you find the file you need, you can launch it or use custom actions.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro It's also a launcher
Once you find the file you need, you can launch it or use custom actions.
Pro Search as you type everywhere
You can start typing on the desktop or any folders and it'll just search for you.
Pro Supports other explorers
It supports not only Windows Explorer but also XYplorer, Directory Opus, Total Commander and all the other explorer alternatives.
Pro Highly manageable multiple windows
Every window can be separately customized. You can choose between different views from 1 to 4 windows, and every window can have multiple tabs!
Pro Does not use a lot of RAM
Q-dir with 4 windows and with 4 tabs in every window uses only 39mb of RAM on Win10x64.
Pro You can use tabs in every window
Pro Free
Pro Portable
Pro You can view 4 windows simultaneously
Pro Fast and stable
Pro Very customizable
Pro Q-Dir allows you to save folder combinations as a favourite to open any time
Up to 64 folder combinations can be saved in a favorite, since each of the four windows is equipped with tabs (ie 4 x 16 tabs 4 x Tree View plus 4 x Address Bar).
Cons
Con Sometimes may have bugs
Con No search
Con Needs modern UI design
