9/7/2023 0 Comments Totalfinder replacement![]() Since then Finder gained pretty good tab support. Ok, so Apptivate isn’t exactly a replacement for TotalFinder, but I’ve originally started using TotalFinder to gain access to features like tabs and the visor. If you’re willing to live with the risk, you can disable System Integrity Protection as the author of TotalFinder explains here, however he does not recommend it. One big step for security, but an unfortunate breaking change for plug-ins and apps that rely on these kind of hacks for non-malicious things. In OS X El Capitan, Apple has introduced SIP – “System Integrity Protection”, which protects your system from being tampered by malicious software like malware. It’s particularly useful when using a single display. This way, you can easily drag and drop files from Finder to other apps like Xcode or even your active Terminal session without switching desktops. Finder would appear at the bottom of the screen, Terminal at the top. The idea is to simplify access to Finder’s folder view and any active Terminal session, by using a global hot key (like ctrl+` for Terminal and alt+` for Finder). In my opinion, both apps were essential for developers working on their MacBooks in the field, but could also prove useful for any OS X users. While I’m really enjoying OS X El Capitan (everything runs smoother and my MacBook is much colder) it has put a large nail into the coffin of my two favourite OS X apps: TotalTerminal and TotalFinder. Like file-system specific actions, or the existential Dark theme.Visor-like access to Finder and Terminal on OS X El Capitan Similar to the Terminal Emulator, which will automatically show/hide depending on the active pane Similar to the Favorites window whereas entries can be modified via Edit favorites action Similar to Search Everywhere navigation but with additional prefixes Again, the functionality feels very familiar: Action So my first act was to align all shortcuts with the ones I’m using in Rider. Marta is actually similar in that regards. If you know JetBrains IDEs, you also know how customizable they are. Okay, this is crazy! □ My initial thought was not too bad. Then, another week later, while I was looking for the public repository to raise an issue, I found a few information about the author: Great tool! I was even recommending Marta to a colleague of mine, with whom I occasionally share tool recommendations. One last thing that reminded me of JetBrains IDEs, was the fact that I could just start typing to filter items in the Recent Locations popup menu: ![]() Just type a search term, which will be shown in the bottom right, and then navigate with arrow keys through the results:Īnother reason is the Lookup search, which is shown in the upper middle of the application and allows to search for just anything: That was mostly because of the way how you search and select file items. My first and foremost thought about Marta was: Wow! This feels a bit like working in JetBrains Rider / IntelliJ IDEA. ![]() Marta comes with dual mode (similar to FarManager), an integrated terminal, tab support, customizable columns, and DirStat (similar to WinDirStat): ![]() Meet MartaĪt some point, Marta popped up in my Twitter timeline. Until today, I went with TotalFinder, as it was the tool that came closest to my requirements. ![]() They all look quite polished, but very often I missed some ways of configuration, or it was too overloaded or too mouse-driven. I tried several alternatives, like TotalFinder, muCommander, PathFinder, or ForkLift.
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