APPLICATIONS
Ultimate File Manager (UFM) is an advanced File Manager (package that extends the functionality of File Manager) distributed with carefully selected and configured freeware applications. The purpose of UFM project is making the best environment to run your favourite applications within one place. Main application of the project is well-known and appreciated Total Commander File Manager (shareware) or its freeware equivalent Multi Commander. UFM lets you manage all of your files and applications in best and simplest way. This properly configured, easy to use and very powerfull environment gives you the best experience, whatever you want to do!
Ultimate File Manager is made up of many components that work together and depend on each other. Ultimate File Manager includes internal applications that extend its functionality by performing various unusual activities. It also contains many external applications that have been properly selected and tested.
Ultimate File Manager is made up of many components that work together and depend on each other. Generating the final installer of Ultimate File Manager (appropriate type and version with the appropriate files) is the result of work of many compilation tools and compilers. Ultimate File Manager also includes internal tools that extend its functionality by performing various unusual activities.
INTERNAL APPLICATIONS
Ultimate File Manager consists of many components that work together. Total Commander file manager (or its free equivalent Multi Commander) is the central and most important component. Their work is complemented by special applications that ensure the correct operation of the entire project. Each of them is designed for a specific use, performing strictly defined tasks. All internal applications are listed below.
UFM LAUNCHER
UFM Launcher (UFM.exe/UFM64.exe) is Ultimate File Manager project launcher application. Its main task is to launch the appropriate file manager with the appropriate boot options (handling command line parameters, loading configuration files, checking for updates and promoting the project).
More information about the UFM Launcher application can be found on a special page that detaily describes the way it works and its functionality.
UFM ELEVATOR
UFM Elevator (Elevator.exe) is UFM internal application that allows you to run a given program with administrator privileges. Administrator privileges allow you to make changes to the system that may affect all other users. UFM Elevator application allows to elevate privileges for those programs that require higher privileges to function properly (using User Account Control mechanism).
More information about the UFM Elevator application can be found on a special page, that detaily describes the way it works and its functionality.
UFM SETTINGS
UFM Settings (Settings.exe) is UFM internal application that allows you to configure Ultimate File Manager project. With this simple and intuitive application, you can view basic project information, customize the selected file manager, set the display language, configure all UFM applications, etc.
More information about the UFM Settings application can be found on a special page, that detaily describes the way it works and its functionality.
UFM UPDATER
UFM Updater (Updater.exe) is UFM internal application that allows you to check for Ultimate File Manager project updates. The program notifies you about the availability of a new version and allows you to download and install it.
More information about the UFM Updater application can be found on a special page, that detaily describes the way it works and its functionality.
UFM SHELL INTEGRATION
UFM Shell Integration (ShellIntegration.exe) is UFM internal application that allows you to integrate Ultimate File Manager with Windows. You can integrate UFM with Windows Shell, add Autorun and AutoPlay entries, create shortcuts in the Start Menu and Taskbar, create shortcuts and application files associations.
More information about the UFM Shell Integration application can be found on a special page, that detaily describes the way it works and its functionality.
UFM SHELL MANAGER
UFM Shell Manager (ShellManager.exe) is UFM internal application that allows you to run files from the Windows Shell (File Explorer) in application that handles a given type of file. You can easily and quickly open a selected directory, run (use the F3 key in the TC) or edit (use the F4 key in the TC) a given file type in the selected application.
More information about the UFM Shell Manager application can be found on a special page, that detaily describes the way it works and its functionality.
UFM APPINFO
UFM AppInfo (AppInfo.exe) is UFM internal application that allows you to display information about the Ultimate File Manager project and display the most important information about a specific application (you can, among other things, view information about the version, author, copyright, license and a short description along with the application icon). It also allows you to display Ultimate File Manager promotion information.
More information about the UFM AppInfo application can be found on a special page, that detaily describes the way it works and its functionality.
UFM NEWDIR
UFM NewDir (NewDir.exe) is UFM internal application that allows you to create files or directories with Total Commander file manager (replaces built-in mechanism). UFM NewDir works in three modes - File (creating files), Directory (creating directories) and List (advanced creating many files and directories according to predefined lists). To create a file or directory in the source panel, press the F7 key (SHIFT + F4 for files), and to create it in the target panel, press the SHIFT + F7 key combination.
More information about the UFM NewDir application can be found on a special page, that detaily describes the way it works and its functionality.
UFM SYSINFO
UFM SysInfo (SysInfo.exe) is UFM internal application that allows you to provide basic information about your computer in an accessible way. Program displays all relevant information about the hardware and basic software information.
More information about the UFM SysInfo application can be found on a special page, that detaily describes the way it works and its functionality.
UFM HASH
UFM Hash (Hash.exe) app allows you to generate Hash/Checksum values based on a string or file using many different algorithms. Hash is a mathematical function that converts an input of arbitrary length into an encrypted output of a fixed length. Checksum is a calculated value that is used to determine the integrity of data.
More information about the UFM SysInfo application can be found on a special page, that detaily describes the way it works and its functionality.
INTERNAL TOOLS
Ultimate File Manager also uses special tools that allows you to execute specific commands or actions. This tools alllows Ultimate File Manager to perform tasks that are not directly handled by the file manager. They are all listed below.
More information about Ultimate File Manager project tools can be found on a special page that describes in detail the way it works and its functionality
UFM MENU BUILDER (TOTAL COMMANDER)
UFM Menu Builder (TCBuilder.exe) is UFM internal tool that allows you to dynamically create Menu Configuration files (.MNU and .INI file extensions), Button Bars (.BAR) and Directory Hotlist file (.INI) of Total Commander file manager. This tool is called during installation to create files for all supported languages. The number and type of files created depend on the type of installation, selected configuration options and operating system.
More information can be found on a special page that describes in detail the operation and functionality of UFM Menu Builder application for Total Commander.
UFM MENU BUILDER (MULTI COMMANDER)
UFM Menu Builder (MCBuilder.exe) is UFM internal tool that allows you to dynamically create menu configuration files (.XML files) and button bars (.XML) of Multi Commander file manager. This tool is called during installation to create files for the selected installation language. The number and type of files created depend on the type of installation, selected configuration options and operating system.
More information can be found on a special page that describes in detail the operation and functionality of UFM Menu Builder application for Multi Commander.
UFM LANG SWITCHER
UFM Lang Switcher (LangSwitcher.exe) is UFM internal tool that allows you to change the display language of Ultimate File Manager. UFM Lang Switcher is called from the main menu (Configuration) of the Total Commander file manager. The trouble-free change of the language of the entire UFM is possible thanks to the change of the appropriate configuration files depending on the current settings and the type of installation.
More information can be found on a special page that describes in detail the operation and functionality of UFM Lang Switcher application.
UFM POWER
UFM Power (Power.exe) is UFM internal tool that allows you to handle the computer's power functions. It is called from the main menu (Power) of the selected file manager. You can perform a number of actions related to your computer power. These include the following actons: Log Off, Reboot, Shut Down, Power Off, Standby, Hibernate, Lock Workstation and Turn Off Monitor.
More information can be found on a special page that describes in detail the operation and functionality of UFM Power application.
UFM FOLDERID
UFM FolderID (FolderID.exe) is UFM internal tool that allows you to open special folders in the Windows user profile namespaces using the menus and buttonbars in the Multi Commander file manager. Identifiers that describe standard system-registered folders (Known Folders) and Environment Variables are supported.
More information can be found on a special page that describes in detail the operation and functionality of UFM FolderID application.
UFM PIN TOOL
UFM Pin Tool (PinTool.exe) is UFM internal tool that allows you to pin icons on the Start Menu and the Windows Taskbar. It allows you to pin the UFM Launcher application icon and all other UFM external applications. This functionality is available on Windows 7 only.
More information can be found on a special page that describes in detail the operation and functionality of UFM Pin Tool.
EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS
Ultimate File Manager is distributed with additional external applications. These are specially selected free applications that perfectly complement the installed file manager. This programs vary depending on the use and mode of action. To make it easier to identify them they have been divided into basic categories.
EDUCATION
External applications included in the Ultimate File Manager software vary depending on the use and mode of action. To make it easier to identify them they have been divided into basic categories. Applications included in Education category are designed to help in learning or solve specified problem. This category includes the following applications:
HEXelon MAX
| Author: | Jerzy Znamirowski |
| License: | Freeware |
| Homepage: | HEXelon MAX |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2002 - 2024 Jerzy Znamirowski |
HEXelon MAX is an advanced math calulator, units converter and currency converter. HEXelon MAX solves math expressions, creates user's functions, shows position of bugs in math expression made by user, shows functions, variables, constants. Exchange rates table and currency converter are update from Internet by one click.
DEVELOPMENT
External applications included in the Ultimate File Manager software vary depending on the use and mode of action. To make it easier to identify them they have been divided into basic categories. Applications included in Development category are designed to support software development. This category includes the following applications:
AutoHotKey
| Author: | AutoHotkey Foundation LLC |
| License: | Freeware |
| Homepage: | AutoHotkey |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2003 - 2024 AutoHotkey Foundation LLC |
AutoHotkey is a freeware set of tools for creating and running BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks.
AutoIT
| Author: | Jonathan Bennett & AutoIt Team |
| License: | Freeware |
| Homepage: | AutoIT |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1999 - 2024 Jonathan Bennett & AutoIt Team |
AutoIt is a freeware set of tools for creating and running BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks.
HxD
| Author: | Maël Hörz |
| License: | Freeware |
| Homepage: | HxD |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2002 - 2024 Maël Hörz |
HxD is a freeware Hex Editor and Disk Editor. HxD is a carefully designed and fast hex editor which, additionally to raw disk editing and modifying of main memory (RAM), handles files of any size. It offers searching and replacing, exporting, checksums/digests, insertion of byte patterns, a file shredder, concatenation or splitting of files, statistics and more.
Notepad++
| Author: | Notepad++ Team |
| License: | Open Source (GPL v3) |
| Homepage: | Notepad++ |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1998 - 2024 Don Ho |
Notepad++ is a free source code editor for Microsoft Windows. It is based on the powerful editing component Scintilla. It supports Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding, Perl Compatible Regular Expression, Search/Replace, customizable GUI, Auto-completion, Tabbed interface, Multi-Language, Bookmarks, Macros, etc.
NSIS
| Author: | NSIS Contributors |
| License: | Open Source (zlib/libpng) |
| Homepage: | NSIS |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1999 - 2024 NSIS Contributors |
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a professional script-based open source system to create Windows installers. It is designed to be as small and flexible as possible. With NSIS you can create installers that are capable of doing everything that is needed to setup your software and handle even the most complex installation tasks.
Resource Hacker
| Author: | Angus Johnson |
| License: | Freeware |
| Homepage: | Resource Hacker |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1999 - 2024 Angus Johnson |
Resource Hacker™ is a resource editor and allows to compiling, viewing, decompiling and recompiling resources for Windows executables (32/64bit). Resource Hacker™ can open any type of Windows executable (resources can be added, modified or deleted) and create/compile resource script files (*.rc) or edit resource files (*.res).
WinMerge
| Author: | WinMerge Team |
| License: | Open Source (GPL v3) |
| Homepage: | WinMerge |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1996 - 2024 WinMerge Team |
WinMerge is an Open Source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle. WinMerge is highly useful for determining what has changed between project versions, and then merging changes between versions.
GRAPHIC
External applications included in the Ultimate File Manager software vary depending on the use and mode of action. To make it easier to identify them they have been divided into basic categories. Applications included in Graphic category are designed to support all operations associated with creating, viewing and editing graphics. This category includes the following applications:
ColorMania
| Author: | Blacksun Software |
| License: | Freeware |
| Homepage: | ColorMania |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1999 - 2024 Blacksun Software |
Colormania is an advanced color picker utility, especially created for web-designers, graphic artists and application developers. It's the perfect solution for previewing, identifying, testing and organizing color values. It supports various color models and is able to pick colors from anywhere on your screen.
IcoFX
| Author: | Attila Kovrig |
| License: | Freeware |
| Homepage: | IcoFX |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Attila Kovrig |
IcoFX is an award winning professional icon and cursor editor for Windows. It is an all-in-one solution for icon creation, extraction and editing. It is designed to work with Windows and Macintosh icons supporting transparency.
Inkscape
| Author: | Inkscape Team |
| License: | Open Source (GPL v2) |
| Homepage: | Inkscape |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2024 Inkscape Team |
Inkscape is an open-source professional vector graphics editor for Windows. What sets Inkscape apart is its use of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), an open XML-based W3C standard, as the native format. It's free and open source.
Krita
| Author: | Krita Foundation |
| License: | Open Source (GPL v3) |
| Homepage: | Krita |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2024 Krita Foundation |
Krita is a free and open source cross-platform application that offers an end-to-end solution for creating digital art files from scratch. Krita is optimized for frequent, prolonged and focused use. Explicitly supported fields of painting are illustrations, concept art, matte painting, textures, comics and animations.
XNConvert
| Author: | Pierre-e Gougelet |
| License: | Freeware (non-commercial use only) |
| Homepage: | XNConvert |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1991 - 2024 Pierre-e Gougelet |
XnConvert is a powerful and free cross-platform batch image processor, allowing you to combine over 80 actions. XnConvert is compatible with more than 500 formats and Export to about 70 different file formats. It is multi-platform, multilingual and easy to use.
XnView MP
| Author: | Pierre-e Gougelet |
| License: | Freeware (non-commercial use only) |
| Homepage: | XnView MP |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1991 - 2024 Pierre-e Gougelet |
XnView MP is an efficient multimedia viewer, browser and converter. With XnView MP you can browse, organize, and view your images in numerous ways, process it with an arsenal of editing tools and export to more than 70 formats.
INTERNET
External applications included in the Ultimate File Manager software vary depending on the use and mode of action. To make it easier to identify them they have been divided into basic categories. Applications included in Internet category are designed to operate on the Internet, to provide communication and data sharing. This category includes the following applications:
TeamViewer
| Author: | TeamViewer GmbH |
| License: | Freeware (non-commercial use only) |
| Homepage: | TeamViewer |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2024 TeamViewer GmbH |
TeamViewer is a computer software package for Internet-based remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer between computers. TeamViewer can connect to any PC or server, so you can remote control your partner's PC as if you were sitting right in front of it.
MULTIMEDIA
External applications included in the Ultimate File Manager software vary depending on the use and mode of action. To make it easier to identify them they have been divided into basic categories. Applications included in Multimedia category are designed to play, record and process audio and video files. This category includes the following applications:
AIMP
| Author: | AIMP DevTeam |
| License: | Freeware |
| Homepage: | AIMP |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2006 - 2024 Artem Izmailow |
AIMP (Artem Izmaylov Media Player) is a freeware media player. It allows to play most audio formats and Internet Radio Stations. AIMP supports skins and plugins that increase its functionality (allows to edit tags, convert files into other formats, rip CDs and record sound).
Audacity
| Author: | Audacity Team |
| License: | Open Source (GPL v2) |
| Homepage: | Audacity |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1999 - 2024 Audacity Team |
Audacity® is an advanced audio software for multi-track recording and editing. It support many built-in effects and filters. It supports LADSPA, LV2, Nyquist and VST plugins. Audacity is free and open source and multi-platform.
Captura
| Author: | Mathew Sachin |
| License: | Open Source (MIT) |
| Homepage: | Captura |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2017 - 2024 Mathew Sachin |
Captura is an easy-to-use application that lets you record your onscreen activity. Captura records video, sound and pictures of anything you see on your screen. You can take screenshots, capture screencasts, mouse cursor, mouse clicks and keystrokes, specific regions, screens or windows. Captura is free and open source.
CDBurnerXP
| Author: | Canneverbe Limited |
| License: | Freeware |
| Homepage: | CDBurnerXP |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2002 - 2024 Canneverbe Limited |
CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free.
HandBrake
| Author: | HandBrake Team |
| License: | Open Source (GPL v2) |
| Homepage: | HandBrake |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2003 - 2024 HandBrake Team |
HandBrake is a video transcoder designed to converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. It is free and open source and multi-platform.
VLC
| Author: | VideoLAN |
| License: | Open Source (GPL) |
| Homepage: | VLC |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1996 - 2024 VideoLAN |
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. VLC is simple, fast and powerful and completely Free. It supports skins and runs on all platforms.
OFFICE
External applications included in the Ultimate File Manager software vary depending on the use and mode of action. To make it easier to identify them they have been divided into basic categories. Applications included in Office category are designed to support the creation, viewing or editing text. This category includes the following applications:
SumatraPDF
| Author: | Krzysztof Kowalczyk |
| License: | Freeware (GPL v3) |
| Homepage: | SumatraPDF |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2006 - 2024 Krzysztof Kowalczyk |
Sumatra PDF is a free PDF, eBook (ePub, Mobi), XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR) reader for Windows. Sumatra PDF is powerful, small, portable and starts up very fast.
TOOLS
External applications included in the Ultimate File Manager software vary depending on the use and mode of action. To make it easier to identify them they have been divided into basic categories. Applications included in Tools category are designed to perform a variety of tasks that makes users work much easier. This category includes the following applications:
HWiNFO
| Author: | Martin Malík |
| License: | Freeware (non-commercial use only) |
| Homepage: | HWiNFO |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1999 - 2024 Martin Malík - REALiX |
HWiNFO is a freeware comprehensive hardware analysis, monitoring and reporting tool. It offers in-depth Hardware Information, Real-Time System Monitoring (accurate monitoring of all system components for actual status and failure prediction) and Extensive Reporting (multiple types of reports, status logging and interfacing with other tools or add-ons).
KeePass
| Author: | Dominik Reichl |
| License: | Open Source (GPL v2) |
| Homepage: | KeePass |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2003 - 2024 Dominik Reichl |
KeePass is a free open source light-weight and easy-to-use password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database (encrypted by AES and Twofish), which is locked with one master key or a key file.
MagniFixer
| Author: | Blacksun Software |
| License: | Freeware |
| Homepage: | MagniFixer |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1999 - 2024 Blacksun Software |
Magnifixer is a screen magnifier utility. You can place it anywhere on your screen, make it any size you want and select a zoom level. Magnifixer will always show the area of your screen where the mouse cursor resides. Magnifixer is suitable for visually impaired people, making it much easier to work with computers.
MyPhoneExplorer
| Author: | F.J. Wechselberger |
| License: | Freeware |
| Homepage: | MyPhoneExplorer |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2003 - 2024 FJ Software Development |
MyPhoneExplorer is a phone management app that allows you to explore Sony Ericsson and Android mobile phones (Android 1.6 or higher). The app connects to your device via USB cable, infrared or Bluetooth connections. With MyPhoneExplorer you can make full use of the backup, explorer and personal information manager facilities.
Process Hacker
| Author: | Wen Jia Liu (wj32) |
| License: | Open Source (GPL v3) |
| Homepage: | Process Hacker |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2008 - 2024 Wen Jia Liu (wj32) |
Process Hacker is a free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software and detect malware (shows detailed overview of system activity with highlighting, graphs and statistics, active network connections, real-time information on disk access, detailed stack traces with kernel-mode, WOW64 and .NET support and more.
Rufus
| Author: | Pete Batard |
| License: | Open Source (GPL v3) |
| Homepage: | Rufus |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2011 - 2024 Pete Batard |
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc. You can create USB installation media from bootable ISOs, work on a system that doesn't have an OS installed, flash a BIOS or other firmware from DOS or run a low-level utility.
VeraCrypt
| Author: | IDRIX |
| License: | Open Source (Apache License 2.0) |
| Homepage: | VeraCrypt |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2024 IDRIX |
VeraCrypt is a free disk encryption software brought to you by IDRIX and that is based on TrueCrypt 7.1a. VeraCrypt adds enhanced security to the algorithms used for system and partitions encryption making it immune to new developments in brute-force attacks. VeraCrypt also solves many vulnerabilities and security issues found in TrueCrypt.
WizTree
| Author: | Antibody Software Limited |
| License: | Freeware (non-commercial use only) |
| Homepage: | WizTree |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 2024 Antibody Software Limited |
WizTree is a freeware tool that lets you understand how folders and files are structured on your disks. Program allows you to have immediate perception of where big folders and files are placed on your devices.
COMPILATION TOOLS
Generating the final Ultimate File Manager installer and all other necessary components is the result of work of many tools that help in the creation of the final product. These tools were created specifically to facilitate and automate the compilation process. These include the tools listed below (they are not distributed to the end user).
More information about the compilation process and the tools used in Ultimate File Manager project can be found on a special page that describes in detail the way it works, its functionality and used technologies.
UFM INSTALL MANAGER
UFM Install Manager (InstallManager.exe) is a tool that creates Ultimate File Manager installer along with all the necessary configuration files. It is a central application that carries out all project compilation tasks as well as compilation of all internal applications and tools. These tasks include primarily preparing and parsing installation scripts, compiler settings, setting compilation options, compiling applications and tools, creating help files and compiling the UFM installer itself.
More information can be found on a special page that describes in detail the operation and functionality of UFM Install Manager application.
