Default Folder X 6.1.3

Version 6.1.3:

Eliminated a crash that could occur upon opening a file dialog when tag information in your Finder settings was corrupted or missing.
Fixed a bug that could result in crashes when the macOS window server delivered unexpected or erroneous data.
Correctly detect Sequoia save dialogs that include a format popup (such as when saving RTF files in TextEdit).
Default Folder X accurately tracks recent Microsoft Word documents stored on OneDrive and Sharepoint.
Fixed a bug that could cause crashes when closing previews of certain media files.
The construction of Default Folder X's hierarchical menus is faster.
Fixed a crash that could occur when quitting Default Folder X.
You can now bring up the Quick Search window using AppleScript or Shortcuts.
The "defaultfolderx" URL scheme can be used to bring up Default Folder X's menu, Quick Search window, Finder drawer, and settings. These URLs will work after installing version 6.1.3:

defaultfolderx://Menu
defaultfolderx://QuickSearch
defaultfolderx://Drawer
defaultfolderx://Settings

Version 6.1.2:

Corrected an issue on Sequoia that could result in various problems, including the failure of Finder-click, items not activating in Save dialogs, and user interface elements showing when they shouldn't.
The handling of Finder labels has been completely revamped. Label colors now show correctly in Default Folder X's menus and Information panel.
Fixed a bug in the Recent Folders and Recent Files menus that could cause errors if you delete a large number of recent items on disk.
Default Folder X would sometimes keep the last previewed file open after using an Open dialog. This has been fixed.
Quick Search puts more weight on how recently you used an item when sorting your search results.
A warning is displayed when Default Folder X encounters a conflict with BetterMouse.

Version 6.1.1:

Pressing the Quick Search keyboard shortcut a second time will hide the Quick Search window.
Quick Search now considers sequential character matches to be more important, making the order of search results more intuitive.
The AddFavoriteFolder AppleScript verb can add separators to Default Folder X's Favorites menu. Use the name "DXMenuSeparator" to add one.
In file dialogs, holding down the Command key while selecting an item from Default Folder X's menus will reveal it. Note that some Open and Save dialogs cannot highlight some items, and will just take you to the folder enclosing that item instead.
Fixed a bug that caused Default Folder X to replace the Format menu in Save dialogs with its path menu. This occurred on Sequoia in specific apps, including TextEdit, Skim and Bean.
Corrected a problem that made Default Folder X's Finder toolbar buttons return to their default locations after you manually moved them.
Default Folder X's Finder drawer will now appear correctly when Stage Manager is active with its app icons displayed on the right side of the screen.
A conflict with the uBar and Sidebar apps would result in the path menu failing to update in Open and Save dialogs when running Sequoia. This has been fixed.
Worked around a bug in Sequoia that disables Default Folder X's ability to track some user interface objects. This could confuse it or get its Finder Windows menu out of sync.
In the Information panel below Open dialogs, the Finder label menu shows your favorite labels (set in your Finder settings) rather than the system's default labels.
The Information panel now correctly shows the labels assigned to files stored in iCloud.
Icon rendering in the Quick Search window has been made less CPU intensive.
A few graphical glitches that occurred on Sequoia have been fixed.

Version 6.1:

Compatible with macOS 15 Sequoia.
Quick Search can be used to open web URLs that are saved in your favorites.
You can now open folders in the Warp terminal app as well as in Terminal and iTerm.
When selecting a web URL in Settings > Folders > Favorites, the full URL is displayed.
Fixed a hang that could occur when clicking on the Recent Files menu in the menu bar when there are no recent files for the current app.
Resolved an issue with Default Folder X losing track of a file dialog's current folder if the folder has a localized name (like ~/Movies/TV/Media/).
Fixed problems with text color when selecting favorite and default folders in Settings > Folders.
Default Folder X could hang when adding some https:// URLs as favorites. This has been fixed.
Fixed flickering of the preview image displayed below Open dialogs.

Version 6.0.8:

The previews below Open dialogs now play audio and video content.
You can add web URLs as Favorites and Default Folder X will open them in your browser.
There's now a warning when Default Folder X is run on an unsupported version of macOS.
A keyboard shortcut is available for opening Default Folder X's settings. Set it at the bottom of the Shortcuts tab in your settings.
Quick Search queries for Recent items will show recently closed Finder windows as well as recent files & folders.
The information pane below file dialogs truncates very long filenames in the middle instead of at the end.
The Shortcuts settings are more intelligent about keeping the Quick Search and Search All shortcuts in sync.
The layout of the information pane has been improved to accommodate very long file and folder names.

Version 6.0.7:

Fixed a bug that could cause folder switching to fail in Open and Save dialogs. This could result in the mouse cursor disappearing or the file dialog hanging until you clicked on it.
Corrected two issues that could leave Default Folder X's toolbar displayed even when a QuickLook window popped up in front of an Open or Save dialog.
Improved error handling when Default Folder X is unable to select the last selected file in an Open dialog.
Fixed a problem with Open and Save dialogs hanging when using the macOS Accessibility Zoom feature.
Improved the wording in the "Launch Default Folder X automatically when you log in?" dialog.
Fixed the text alignment in the menu configuration sheet.
Added a setting so you can use the left and right arrow keys to edit text in the Quick Search window. To move into and out of folders in the search results, use the Tab and Shift+Tab keys instead. Use this command in Terminal to enable the setting:
defaults write com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX5 quickSearchTraversesWithTabKey -bool YES

Version 6.0.6:

Fixed a bug that could cause slow performance when gathering information about files and folders in Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive or Box Drive.
In Microsoft Word Save dialogs, "Default to the current document's folder" now works with files saved in OneDrive.

Version 6.0.5:

You can paste or type a complete path into the Quick Search window to open an item at that location.
Default Folder X now shows the correct name, icon and location for OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox and Box folders.
The history of recent Finder windows is updated when any tab of a Finder window is closed, not just when a window or its frontmost tab is closed.
Items that you've added to the Finder drawer or Drag Zone are updated instead of being removed when the items they refer to are moved or renamed.
Fixed a bug that could cause a Finder window to jump back to its previous location and size after being resized if Default Folder X's drawer was attached to it.
If you've customized the name of a Favorite, changing that Favorite to point to a different folder will not change its name.
The ToggleFinderDrawer AppleScript command returns a boolean result indicating whether the drawer is open.
Fixed a bug in Finder-click that prevented it from recognizing QSpace windows on a second display.
There's a new Info button in the Folders tab of the settings to explain what a Folder Set is.
Updated support for Alfred 5.

Version 6.0.4:

Eliminated a delay that could occur when Save dialogs initially pop up.
In the Menus settings, you can specify the app you want Default Folder X to use when opening folders.
Added Finder-click support for QSpace and QSpace Pro. You must be using at least QSpace 4.2.1 or QSpace Pro 4.2.2.
Quick Search results now include an icon to indicate whether the result was found in your favorites, recent items, or apps.
When there is nothing in the search field, Quick Search will show a list of recently used items in all modes except Spotlight search.
There's a new command in the Quick Search contextual menu to copy a file or folder to the clipboard so you can paste it in the Finder, into emails, etc.
The Quick Search contextual menu contains commands to add or remove an item from favorites or from your recent history.
Pressing Command-, (comma) in the Quick Search window will bring up Default Folder X's settings window.
Added a keyboard shortcut to pop up the menu in the Quick Search window.
Disabled "smart" insert and delete in the wide filename field in Save dialogs so extra spaces aren't added or removed when cutting and pasting.
The menus for recent files, folders, apps and finder windows would display incorrectly after clearing all items in the menu. This has been fixed.
Fixed a bug that prevented you from entering comments or tags in a Save dialog on Monterey or earlier.
Improved the tracking of recently used files, folders and applications.

Version 6.0.3:

Any folder or file opened or revealed using Default Folder X will be added to its appropriate "Recent" menu. Previously, items selected from Favorites would not be added.
When selecting text in the filename edit field within Save dialogs, periods are treated as word boundaries in all cases, rather than just between the filename and extension.
In the Quick Search window, pressing Option+Return copies the path of the selected item. This is reflected in the keyboard shortcuts shown in the contextual menu.
Items dragged and dropped to Default Folder X's icon in the menu bar are added to its "Recent" menus.
Command+S works correctly to confirm a Save As dialog with the wider filename edit field enabled.
Added a "Close Drawer" command to the contextual menu for the Finder drawer.
In the Tags pane below file dialogs, tags added using Default Folder X are listed before recent tags assigned to files and folders by other apps.
Worked around a bug in Sonoma that caused menu items to shift to the right when the Option key was pressed to change the sorting order.
In macOS Monterey and earlier, Spotlight, RayCast, Alfred and LaunchBar work correctly when invoked while a Save As dialog is on-screen.
Fixed errors that occurred when recent items (Files, Folders, Apps or Finder Windows) were included inline in Default Folder X's menu.
An alert is displayed if Default Folder X's menu bar icon is hidden behind the notch on newer MacBooks.
Corrected a bug that could prevent recent menus from being sorted correctly.
Added support for the Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) java app.

Version 6.0.2:

New features:

In the Quick Search window, you can now browse through all recent items by hitting the Down Arrow key when there's no search string.
Added Command-L as a default keyboard shortcut for "Enter Filename" in Save dialogs so you can easily move back to the filename edit field.
Changed the layout of items in the Finder drawer so they're clustered together in the center rather than distributed across the entire width of the drawer.
In Default Folder X > Settings > Recent, "Forget All Recently Used Items" now also removes recent Applications and the "rebound" history.

Bug fixes:

Corrected problems that could cause Default Folder X to switch folders in file dialogs slowly or not at all.
Resolved an issue that caused the cursor to disappear in file dialogs in macOS Sonoma.
Fixed a bug that could result in a default folder not working if it applied to only a specific file extension.
Fixed problems with keyboard focus and text selection in Save dialogs not working correctly under certain conditions.
Fixed a bug that prevented double-clicking on items in the Drag Zone from working on some systems.
Corrected an issue with Default Folder X's preview window failing to resize when a file dialog was moved.
Fixed a problem with Default Folder X getting stuck if you tried to go to a hidden iCloud Drive folder in a file dialog.
Resolved problems with slow or non-responsive file dialogs within Default Folder X's own settings window on Sonoma.
Fixed a bug that caused Default Folder X to show recent items in some system folders when it shouldn't have.
Resolved a bug when syncing settings via iCloud that could delete a folder set when iCloud Drive syncing failed in a particular manner.
Fixed a problem that could cause the keyboard to stop responding if you customized Default Folder X's menu to show recent items in the top level of the menu rather than in a submenu.
Corrected an issue that could result in Default Folder X's toolbar not aligning correctly with a file dialog after the dialog was moved from one display to another.
Reenabled the user defaults option to show a custom color icon in the menu bar.

Version 6.0.1:

New features:

There's an alternate style for Default Folder X's icon in the menu bar. You can change it in the General tab of the settings.
The keyboard shortcuts for search options in the Quick Search window have changed and are now configurable in Settings > Shortcuts.
Hitting the Quick Search keyboard shortcut twice in a row will pop up the window with a search mode of "All".
In Quick Search, Command+Down Arrow steps through your previous searches.
Quick Search now remembers your selected search mode across restarts.
Applications in /System/Library/CoreServices will not be remembered in the Recent Apps history.
The Finder toolbar menu will include the About / Settings / Help / Quit menu if Default Folder X's icon is turned off in the menu bar.
Removed the option to hold down the Command key to open a folder in Terminal. This conflicted with the standard use of the Command key to reveal an item in the Finder.
You can turn on a setting to disable Default Folder X's detection of apps that have custom dark themes. This reduces the frequency of notifications in Sonoma's menu bar telling you that Default Folder X is capturing your screen. Use this command in Terminal: "defaults write com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX5 toolbarIgnoresAppDarkMode 1".
Inclusion of files and folders synced by cloud services is now disabled by default.
Improved the appearances of the menu bar icon and Finder toolbar icons.

Bug fixes:

Fixed a conflict which prevented TextExpander from working in Save dialogs.
Resolved a bug that caused performance and stability problems on macOS 12 and earlier.
Worked around a bug in Sonoma that sends keyboard input to the wrong text field in Save dialogs.
Fixed a problem with the Finder toolbar buttons being unresponsive until Default Folder X was relaunched.
Corrected a problem during drag and drop operations with menus not displaying folders that have large numbers of items.
Fixed a problem with Save Action settings not being synced properly between Macs when iCloud sync is turned on.
Fixed a crash that occurred when the menu bar menu was configured to have the About / Settings / Help / Quit items above another menu item.
When validating a license, Default Folder X will always try to connect to our server so connection management apps like Little Snitch will prompt you to allow it. Previously, it wouldn't trigger Little Snitch because it wouldn't even try to connect after the system told it the host was unreachable.
Corrected a bug in which some keyboard shortcuts couldn't be changed in Settings > Folders > Favorites after deleting a favorite.
Changed license prompts to ensure consistent use of the term "License number" instead of "Serial number".
Resolved a conflict that caused SnagIt's mouse tracking to slow down when taking screenshots.

Version 6.0:

Major new functionality:

macOS 14 Sonoma is fully supported.
In Save dialogs, the edit field where you type the name of the file is much larger.
Default Folder X's toolbar in Open and Save dialogs offers multiple themes: System Appearance, Translucent and Dark.
Quick Search provides keyboard-driven access to all of your favorites, recent files, folders, apps and Finder windows. Press Command-Shift-Space to access it.
You can drag and drop files onto Default Folder X's icon in the menu bar. When you do so, it pops up its menu to let you choose the folder where the files will go.
Default Folder X's menu in the menu bar can be reorganized and customized to fit your specific needs.
When saving a file, you can choose Actions to execute after the file is saved. These include immediately opening the file, attaching it to an email, or sending it to an AppleScript, Workflow or Shortcut for further processing.
Default Folder X's menu now offers submenus for Recent Apps and Recent Finder Windows.
Your settings, favorites and recent items can be synced between multiple Macs via iCloud.
The Finder drawer and Drag Zone have been rewritten to be more useful. They now fully implement drag and drop, including dragging to reorganize items, multi-selecting items, etc.
Recently-changed items in specific folders can be excluded from Default Folder X's menus.
Default Folder X's look and feel have been updated and refined.

Other new features:

Finder label colors are shown in the menus.
Recently used Applications are now tracked.
The Finder Windows menu can now be sorted alphabetically by holding down the Option key.
The Option key toggles Default Folder X's menu sorting between sort-by-name and sort-by-date.
The path to a selected item is shown in the Info tab below Open dialogs. Click on the path to copy it.
Keywords from PDF files are included in the metadata shown in the Info pane below Open dialogs.
Finder-click optionally recognizes folders _within_ Finder windows, not just the folder associated with the Finder window itself. Enable this using Settings > Open & Save > Behavior > Choose folders within windows when you click on them.
Support has been added for the macOS Shortcuts app so you can query and control Default Folder X from Shortcuts.
Selecting "Show Item in Finder" in the Finder drawer or Drag Zone will open the item in an alternate file browser (like Path Finder) if one is configured and running.
Finder-click now distinguishes between Finder, ForkLift and Path Finder windows by showing the icon of the app that owns them.
Each time Default Folder X switches to a default folder, you'll see a reminder until you choose "don't tell me again". This should help folks who inadvertently configure a default folder and are later confused by the behavior.
If you assign keyboard shortcuts to Default Folder X's menus in file dialogs, those shortcuts are shown in the toolbar's tooltips.
When popping up a single menu using AppleScript, the menu items for Settings, About, etc will not be added to the bottom of the menu.
You can set up an AppleScript to provide default filenames in Save As dialogs instead of just getting "Untitled". This can be used to add the current date to the default name, apply a standard naming convention for certain documents, etc.
Default Folder X's ShowMenu AppleScript command now has an option to show a Recent Apps menu.
Added more detail to the command descriptions in the AppleScript scripting dictionary.
Improved support for the "increase contrast" mode that's available in System Settings > Accessibility > Display.

Improvements to the Settings:

Settings have been reorganized to make them easier to navigate and understand.
Settings for recent items, including excluding recent items within certain folders, have been given their own tab in the Settings window.
You can reorder folder sets in Default Folder X > Settings > Folders > Edit Folder Sets. They can be dragged up and down in the list or moved using the arrow buttons.
Favorites and default folders can be copied or moved between folder sets via a contextual menu in Settings > Folders.
The Edit Folder Sets window is resizable and supports multiple selection (Command+click) for reordering and removing folder sets.
You can turn on the tracking of recent items for cloud sync services on a service-by-service basis. When turned on, items synced from the cloud are treated as if you opened them.
In Settings > Folders you can now select multiple favorites or default folders when reordering, deleting or showing them in the Finder.
Favorite and default folders in Settings > Folders are now grayed out if they refer to a folder that's been deleted or moved.
Added an option in Default Folder X > Settings > Menus to show items with color tags at the top of menus.
There's a keyboard shortcut to move keyboard focus to the file listing in Open and Save dialogs.

Bug fixes:

Switching between folders in Open and Save dialogs is more reliable.
Fixed the assignment of keyboard shortcuts in Recent menus so they're on the correct items when menus are sorted by name rather than by date.
If a minimized Save dialog pops up, Default Folder X usually maximizes it for you. It will not do so if that causes the dialog to extend past the sides or bottom of the screen.
The Finder toolbar menu no longer includes "About Default Folder X", Settings and other application-level items.
Changes to the system Light / Dark Mode are immediately applied when there's a file dialog open.
Revealing an alias in the Finder will correctly reveal the alias file rather than the target of the alias.
Editing dates in the Info pane below Open dialogs works more smoothly.
When selecting a destination for the Copy, Move, and Create Alias commands, choosing a folder from the Recent Folders menu now correctly switches to that folder.
Resolved an issue with Default Folder X stalling when Safari sleeps or hangs while loading a web page.
Creating a new, empty folder set and then immediately creating a duplicate works correctly.
Fixed a bug in which hierarchical menus could show iCloud Drive nested within itself.
Disk space is no longer shown in menus in the Computer submenu because disk space no longer has meaning under APFS.
Fixed the "Mirror recent and favorite items in ~/Library" feature so it works correctly for filenames that have a '/' character in them.
Worked around a bug in the Bay ROES app that prevented it from launching when Default Folder X was running.

Version 5.7.8

Worked around a bug in the Finder that could cause the Finder-click feature to fail after browsing Time Machine backups. A big thank you goes to A. Bornstein, who finally found the correlation with Time Machine that allowed me to get to the root of the problem!
Finder-click now distinguishes between Finder, ForkLift and Path Finder windows by showing the icon of the app that owns them.

Version 5.7.7

The Finder-click feature now works with beta versions of ForkLift 4.
Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to hang when opening and saving files in Brave while Brave shortcut apps are also running.
Corrected a problem that could result in the Setapp version of Default Folder X not handling alerts and popups correctly when a file dialog is on screen.
The Option-up/down arrow keyboard shortcuts work correctly when folders in the Recent Folders history have been moved or deleted.
Fixed a bug in Finder-click that caused it to not recognize Finder windows after display configuration changes.
Setting a default folder for Default Folder X itself will no longer cause problems in the Setapp version.
Fixed a problem with the Finder drawer hiding itself in the Setapp version when dragging files.
Fixed matching of the bezel color to the file dialog color so it works in High Sierra and Mojave.

Version 5.7.6

Default Folder X will now match its toolbar color and controls to 'dark mode' file dialogs in apps that use custom dark themes even when the system is in Light Mode.
Corrected an issue with Default Folder X failing to go to the correct folder in file dialogs.
Fixed a bug in the Finder-click feature that could disable it in some scenarios.
Fixed problems with Default Folder X not appearing in the Save dialogs of GraphicConverter and Luminar Neo on High Sierra, Mojave and Catalina.
Eliminated a bug in file dialogs that could cause Default Folder X to trigger macros that rely on two presses of the Shift key (yes, I know that's weird).
Default Folder X didn't correctly merge the /Applications/Utilities and /System/Applications/Utilities folders when showing the contents of the former in its menus. This has been fixed.
Fixed a problem where the helper apps for Default Folder X's buttons in the Finder toolbar would occasionally not be recognized on some systems.
Worked around a bug that could cause the application SpeedDock to select the wrong item in its docks when Default Folder X is running.
Eliminated an error that could occur when creating two new folders in a row, with the second inside the first.
Corrected some German localization issues.
Added compatibility with IBM SPSS.

Version 5.7.5

Corrected a problem with the Finder-click feature not "seeing" Finder windows in some configurations.
Fixed another bug that could result in Open and Save dialogs failing to switch to the desired folder on Ventura.

Version 5.7.4

Corrected a bug that could cause Save dialogs to stop responding in Safari 16.2.
Fixed a bug that could result in Open and Save dialogs failing to switch to the desired folder.
Resolved an issue with the Cancel and Save buttons in Save dialogs becoming disabled on Ventura 13.1.
Corrected a problem that could cause Default Folder X to quit unexpectedly under certain circumstances.
The Previous / Next Finder Window keyboard shortcuts now work correctly when used in the Finder.

Version 5.7.3

Minimized the impact of a bug in Ventura that can cause the mouse cursor to disappear when Default Folder X is changing the location shown in an Open or Save dialog.
Worked around a bug in Ventura that could cause Default Folder X to crash when retrieving information about the currently selected item in a file dialog.
Changed the default locations for Default Folder X's buttons in the Finder's toolbar so the drawer button doesn't get hidden in narrow windows.
Improved command descriptions in Default Folder X's AppleScript dictionary.

Version 5.7.2

Default Folder X's drawer in the Finder works correctly with Stage Manager.
When Stage Manager has hidden the Finder's windows, Default Folder X's Finder-click feature will let you click on them as if they aren't hidden.
When creating aliases in your Library folder for recent folders and files, items whose names contain a '/' character are now handled correctly.
Corrected display inconsistencies in Default Folder X > Settings > Shortcuts.
Fixed a privacy permissions bug on macOS 10.15 Catalina.

Version 5.7.1

Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to ask for Security & Privacy permissions when it already has them.

Version 5.7

Added support for macOS 13 Ventura.
Default Folder X now requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or higher.
Fixed problems with the tracking of recent items on Microsoft OneDrive.
You can now search the current folder with Find Any File if you have it installed on your Mac.
The icon for Favorites in the popup menu within Default Folder X's "Move", "Copy" and "Make Alias" dialogs is now correct.
When you open a document in iCloud Drive that has not yet been downloaded, Default Folder X will correctly re-select it the next time you use an Open dialog.
The "Default to the current document's folder in Save dialogs" feature will work correctly in Microsoft Word when the document resides on your local drive. It will not work when the document is located on OneDrive due to the way Word handles those files.
When displaying your home folder, Default Folder X's path menu could mistakenly identify it as iCloud Drive instead. This has been fixed.
Default Folder X's ShowMenu AppleScript command now respects the "Open folders in the frontmost Finder window" preference.
Eliminated an error that could cause a system beep after switching to a new folder in a file dialog.
Corrected some French localization issues.

Version 5.6.6

Corrected a problem that resulted in Default Folder X not being shown in the Automation section of the macOS privacy settings when freshly installed. This prevented the Finder-click feature from working, and caused Default Folder X to complain that it didn't have proper permissions every time it was launched.

Version 5.6.5

Files uploaded in a web browser or attached to an email are now included in Default Folder X's Recent Files list.
Finder-click has been improved in Save As sheets on Monterey and Big Sur, providing better access to open Finder windows.
If the Finder is not running, Default Folder X's display and editing of Finder comments is now disabled. This prevents Default Folder X from inadvertently launching the Finder.
Corrected a bug that prevented items in cloud-synced folders from being ignored by the Recent Files and Recent Folders features when they should be.
Fixed an issue that prevented Default Folder X from seeing open windows in ForkLift and Path Finder under certain circumstances.
The Finder's icon is correctly shown in Default Folder X's menus again.
Added support for several Java apps: RazorSQL, RubyMine and WebStorm.
Fixed a problem with correctly detecting Save As dialogs in macOS 10.12 Sierra.
You can turn off Default Folder X's caching of tags, forcing it to query for them with Spotlight each time its Tags pane is shown. To do this, use this command in Terminal: defaults write com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX5 noTagCaching 1

Version 5.6.4

Updated the handling of cloud-synced folders so recent files and folders are correctly tracked on OneDrive, Dropbox, Box Sync and Google Drive. Apple is rolling out updates in macOS that require changes in the way all of these sync services operate, so sync software will need to be up-to-date as well as Default Folder X.
Worked around a bug in Chrome, Vivaldi, Brave, Opera and Edge browsers that made it impossible for Default Folder X to turn off the "Hide Extensions" checkbox in their Save dialogs when it needed to.
Fixed the instructions for authorizing Screen Recording so they include steps to click on the lock icon in System Preferences if you haven't already done so.
Corrected several bugs that could result in Default Folder X automatically expanding or minimizing Save dialogs when it shouldn't.

Version 5.6.3

Attachments opened directly from Mail and Messages will be added to the Recent Files menu even though they are located in folders that are hidden.
Items cloud-synced by Box Drive will be shown in Recent Folders and Recent Files even if the Box Drive folder is hidden within your Library folder (which it is now by default).
Default Folder X will no longer automatically display a full-sized Save As window if doing so would put the Save / Cancel / Delete buttons below the bottom of the screen.
Corrected a bug that could cause the Finder drawer to hide itself in the middle of a drag-and-drop.
Fixed Default Folder X's collection of recently used tags so it works more reliably.
Resolved menu item alignment problems in the Utility and Favorites menus.
Added missing German localizations in the Favorites menu.

Version 5.6.2

Fixed a bug that caused Default Folder X's controls to appear in the wrong location when Monterey's new "Automatically hide and show the menu bar on desktop" setting was turned on.
Corrected a problem with Default Folder X's controls overlapping Quick Look previews in Open and Save dialogs.
Resolved issues with Default Folder X's Finder toolbar icons resetting to their default positions on Monterey.
Eliminated a bug that could cause the Monterey Finder to repeatedly relaunch at login.
Default Folder X now runs more efficiently on Monterey.

Version 5.6.1

Fixed a bug when running on macOS 12 Monterey that prevented Default Folder X's controls from appearing consistently in the Save dialogs of some applications.
On macOS 10.15 Catalina and earlier, the position of Default Folder X's controls on Save As sheets is now handled correctly in full-screen mode.
Corrected a bug in the "Default to the current document's folder in Save Dialogs" feature, which could default to the wrong document's folder.

Version 5.6

Added support for macOS 12 Monterey.
Commands at the bottom of the Favorites menu have been renamed to be shorter and less repetitive.
Default Folder now supports MoneyDance, the Flying Logic app, and the Mac App Store version of PDF Studio Pro.
Worked around an issue in Affinity Designer and other Affinity apps so that "Default to the current document's folder in Save dialogs" works correctly.
Recent folders and files on Google Drive will appear in Default Folder X's menus even if your Google Drive disk or folder is hidden.
When your Documents and Desktop folders are synced by Dropbox, items within them will be added to the Recent Files and Recent Folders menus even if the sync folder in Dropbox is hidden (as it is by default).
Due to a bug in previous versions of Photoshop, its Export As dialog does not work correctly with Default Folder X. Default Folder X now automatically disables itself in this dialog unless you are running Photoshop 22.5.0 or higher.
When entering your license number, if validation fails you'll be prompted for your license information again rather than being left back at square one.
Fixed a bug that caused Default Folder X to become temporarily unresponsive after a file dialog was resized.
VoiceOver now correctly reads the folder name shown in the popup path menu in Open and Save dialogs.
Corrected issues in the French and French-Canadian localizations of Default Folder X.
Fixed the appearance of the folder set editing window on Big Sur and Monterey.
Corrected graphical glitches in the path menu in Open and Save dialogs.

Version 5.5.9

Improved performance. Default Folder X comes up significantly faster when an Open or Save dialog opens.
When you pop up Default Folder X's menu using a keyboard shortcut, Finder toolbar button or AppleScript, you can now reliably use the keyboard to select an item from the menu.
The Finder-click feature correctly shows Finder windows with multiple tabs even when the Finder delivers incorrect information about them.
Selecting an application’s default folder from the Favorites menu in the menu bar correctly opens the folder in the Finder.
Tracking of windows open in the Finder, Path Finder and ForkLift is faster and more efficient.

Version 5.5.8

Fixed a bug that could result in the Finder-click feature switching to the wrong folder when clicking on Path Finder windows.
Improved Default Folder X's tracking of Path Finder and ForkLift windows so it recognizes when dual-pane mode is turned on and off in them.
When you right-click on a dual-pane Path Finder or ForkLift window while using Finder-click, the contextual menu displays a separator between the folders from each pane.
Corrected errors that could result in the Favorites menu not correctly enabling / disabling its commands for managing default folders.
Fixed an issue that could cause default folders to fail if they required matching a saved file's filename extension.
You can now drag and drop apps into the Exclusion list in Default Folder X > Preferences > Options.
The preview pane below Open dialogs will no longer extend behind the Dock.

Version 5.5.7

Cooperation with Path Finder has been enhanced. Default Folder X's Finder Windows menu now displays folders from all tabs of Path Finder's windows.
Default Folder X can now automatically add its menu and drawer buttons to toolbars in Path Finder as well as Finder (requires Path Finder 10.0.3 or higher).
Resolved a bug that could cause the creation and modification dates to disappear in the Information tab below Open dialogs.
Increased the reliability of Default Folder X's mechanism for switching between folders and selecting items in file dialogs.
The Finder-click feature no longer tracks the mouse while you're traversing menus, making it less visually distracting.
It's now less likely for DFX's toolbars to run off the edge of the screen when saving files in PDF Expert.
Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to hang at startup.
Finally corrected all known disappearing cursor issues.

Version 5.5.6

The width of the sidebar in file dialogs is now saved and restored, working around a bug in Big Sur 11.2.
Holding down the Option key while switching folder sets will open all Favorites from that set in the Finder.
Default Folder X supports searching with the version of HoudahSpot available on Setapp in addition to the standalone version from Houdah Software.
Previously, when you chose a file from the Recent Files menu in a file dialog that was already displaying the folder containing that file, Default Folder X would select the file but wouldn't open it. The file is now correctly opened when you choose it from the menu. This also fixes a similar bug when sending a search result from HoudahSpot to Default Folder X.
Incorporated additional workarounds for disappearing cursor problems on Big Sur.
Fixed some minor user interface issues in the Preferences window.

Version 5.5.5

Items in the drag zone and Finder drawer now expand to show longer file and folder names.
Addressed problems with the cursor disappearing in file dialogs on Big Sur (again).
Resolved a problem that could crash JetBrains apps like IntelliJ and GoLand.
Eliminated errors that were occurring when the Finder relaunched.

Version 5.5.4

Fixed a bug that could prevent Default Folder X from launching correctly.
File dialog sizes will always be forced to their previous sizes on macOS 11.1 to work around a bug in Big Sur.
Default Folder X is smarter about when it needs to hide its toolbar when you navigate and resize file dialogs.
Items will be removed from the Drag Zone and Finder drawer if the corresponding file or folder is deleted.
Workarounds to restore the size of file dialogs now also restore the width of the left sidebar in Big Sur.
Fixed problems with Default Folder X not enhancing Save As dialogs in Photoshop and Save As PDF dialogs when printing. This will also fix missing Default Folder X controls on other file dialogs whose default sizes are too small to display the list of files.
Corrected situations where Default Folder X would mistakenly think that some application windows were file dialogs when running under Big Sur. This affected NeoFinder and Notability.
Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to mistakenly hide its controls if you rapidly open, close and then reopen a file dialog.
Addressed problems with the cursor disappearing in file dialogs on Big Sur.

Version 5.5.3

You can now turn off the inclusion of cloud-synced items in the Recent Folders and Recent Files menus. The setting is in the Menus tab of the Preferences.
Files that change in your iCloud Desktop and Documents folders will be shown in the Recent Folders and Recent Files menus if cloud-synced items are included.
Default Folder X will not show non-document files and folders in the Recent Files and Recent Folders menus even if they are synced to or from iCloud.
Fixed a bug that could cause the wrong keyboard shortcuts to be enabled immediately after switching between folder sets.
Corrected a problem that could cause file dialogs to hang in Big Sur.
Fixed the detection of minimized Save dialogs in macOS 11.1 beta.

Version 5.5.2

Compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur, including the latest beta release of macOS 11.1.
Eliminated an intermittent bug that could cause file dialogs to unexpectedly lock up for up to 2 minutes.
Added an option to suppress display of previews when hovering over the icons of folders in the drag zone and Finder drawer. You can use this Terminal command to turn it on:
defaults write com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX5 suppressPreviewsOfFolders 1

Version 5.5.1

Corrected a bug that could prevent Default Folder X from launching correctly if your Google Drive File Stream preferences are in an old format.

Version 5.5

Changes for Big Sur:

Compatible with macOS 11.0 Big Sur, as well all macOS versions back to 10.10.
Default Folder X is a Universal App that runs natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon powered Macs.
Updated the look of Default Folder X's application icon, preferences window, Open/Save toolbar and Finder toolbar buttons and other graphical elements to integrate with Big Sur.

Enhancements for all macOS versions:

Recent file and folder tracking now recognizes changes that result from syncing via iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and Box Sync.
When running Path Finder or ForkLift in addition to the Finder, the Finder-click feature and Finder Windows menu will show windows sorted in front-to-back order based on the order of the Finder, Path Finder and / or ForkLift.
Added tooltips to favorite and default folder lists in the preferences so you can see the full path of a folder by hovering the mouse over it.
Tooltips now respect the "Increase contrast" setting in System Preferences > Accessibility > Display.
Default Folder X will follow symbolic links and aliases when accessing its settings folder at ~/Library/Application Support/com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX5.
There's a hidden switch to prevent Default Folder X from copying tags and comments from existing files when you're saving a file. This can prevent accidentally applying a tag or comment to a newly saved file. Hold down the Option key while selecting the Preferences menu to get to it.
Another new hidden option removes the "Forget Recent Folders", "Forget Recent Files" and "Forget Recent Finder Windows" menu items so you don't accidentally erase your history by choosing the wrong menu item. Hold down the Option key while selecting the Preferences menu to get to it.

Bug fixes:

Corrected a problem with Default Folder X's menus being sorted incorrectly for sub-folders that contained a large number of items.
Files that you open after performing a search in an Open dialog will now correctly be added to Default Folder X's list of recently used files.
If you command-drag Default Folder X's Finder toolbar buttons to move them to a different position in the toolbar, their locations will no longer be reset back to their defaults when Default Folder X switches to or from Dark Mode.
Fixed an intermittent bug in file dialog management that could result in occasional failures to switch between folders.
Worked around two macOS bugs that could cause Default Folder X to hang at startup.

Version 5.4.6

There's a new Quick Start panel that's displayed the first time you run Default Folder X or if you choose "Quick Start" from its menu in the menu bar.
In its menus, Default Folder X now merges the contents of the /Applications and /System/Applications folders when running on Catalina. This makes them consistent with the Finder.
Default Folder X's Finder window drawer will correctly open when clicking on the Finder's icon in the Dock to bring the Finder to the front.
The preference "Open & Save > When opening a folder in the Finder switch to the Finder / stay in the file dialog" did not work correctly. This has been fixed.
The preference "Menus > Sort submenus by Name / Date" wasn't correctly disabled when "Show the contents of folders using submenus" was turned off.
Corrected a problem that could cause Default Folder X's bezel around a file dialog to disappear if the file dialog was quickly switched to the background and then back to the foreground.
Fixed a bug that could cause the "Save all attachments" dialog in Apple Mail to get stuck.

Version 5.4.5

To reverse the sort order of an individual menu or submenu (sort by name instead of by date or vice versa), hold down the Option key before the menu pops up.
Default Folder X's performance has been improved when running over a screen sharing session (like when you're connecting from home to a Mac in your office).
Fixed a bug that could leave items sorted in a random order in submenus that showed the contents of folders on a file server.
Corrected a problem with ARCHICAD (and possibly other apps) that could result in Default Folder X using excessive CPU time.
When there's nothing selected in an Open dialog, the Information tab won't show a size, creation date or modification date. Previously, it would show values of zero for these properties.
Default Folder X could get confused on Catalina if your startup disk and computer had the same name. This has been fixed.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Esc key to stop working in file dialogs on rare occasions.

Version 5.4.4

Resolved a bug that could cause Default Folder X's controls around Open and Save dialogs to disappear. Clicking on the file dialog would bring them back.
Fixed an issue that resulted in the Finder toolbar buttons failing to add or remove themselves properly from the Finder when running macOS 10.13 or earlier.
Corrected a bug that resulted in Default Folder X's icon not showing in the menu bar in macOS 10.10 and 10.11.

Version 5.4.3

Feature enhancements:

Default Folder X is now faster at opening folders in the Finder, Path Finder and ForkLift.
Previews shown in menus and the Finder drawer will no longer grow to show very large versions of application or folder icons.
For very small images, previews are no longer enlarged, pixelized renditions of them. The images are shown at their actual size.
When the "Create aliases of Recent and Favorite items in your Library folder" option is turned on in the preferences, aliases to recently closed Finder windows will also be created.
Holding down the Option key will change the "Forget Recent xxx" menu commands to "Forget All Recent Data", making it easier to erase all of your recent folder, file and Finder window history from Default Folder X. There's also a new button in Default Folder X > Preferences > Menus to forget all historical data.
You can use AppleScript to add files and folders to Default Folder X's Finder drawer and drag zone. See the Add/Get/RemoveDroppedItem verbs in Default Folder X's scripting dictionary.
AppleScript can now be used to show Default Folder X's menus at a particular location on the screen. Use this syntax:
tell application "Default Folder X" to ShowMenu location {200, 900}
If you don't want to give Default Folder X permission to record your screen, you can use this Terminal command to bypass it (at the expense of seeing graphical glitches from time to time):
defaults write com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX5 launchWithoutScreenRecordingPermission 1

Bug fixes:

Fixed problems with Save As dialogs responding very, very slowly when saving to slow network drives.
Corrected a bug that prevented Default Folder X from correctly showing your iCloud Drive folder in the Finder.
Fixed problems with Save dialogs in macOS's built-in screen capture utility in Mojave and Catalina.
Corrected several issues that could make Default Folder X's switching to folders in Open and Save dialogs unreliable.
Fixed problems with tags and comments "coming back" after you remove them while replacing a file with a newly saved version.
The "Open in the frontmost Finder window" option for opening folders now works correctly when you have a floating Get Info window showing in the Finder.
Default Folder X will no longer think folder names with differing capitalization are different folders unless the underlying filesystem is actually case-sensitive.
Corrected the display of the Desktop in the Finder-click feature so all appropriate windows are shown even when TotalFinder is running.
Worked around problems with Default Folder X not working in Pro Tools when Pro Tools takes a long time to launch.
Using an alias to move your Home folder to a different location will no longer confuse Default Folder X.
Fixed graphical glitches when switching to empty folders and with Rogue Amoeba's Fission app.
Fixed Default Folder X's detection of tabs in Finder windows that aren't in the current Space.
Corrected a problem with converting preferences when upgrading from version 4.x.
Resolved a number of infrequent crashes.

Version 5.4.2

Corrected a bug in Default Folder X that resulted in it asking to relaunch the Finder frequently when running Catalina.
Worked around a bug in MATLAB that could cause it to freeze when Default Folder X is running.
Switched the embedded crash reporting framework from HockeyApp to AppCenter.

Version 5.4.1

Fixed problems in Catalina where Default Folder X wouldn't correctly record recently used folders if they were empty.
Corrected a bug that caused folder operations in the Utility menu, such as Copy Path and Open in Finder, to be disabled when they shouldn't be.
Worked around a problem in Catalina that prevented Default Folder X from being added to the Screen Recording permissions list under certain conditions.
The New Folder command in the Utility menu no longer allows you to give the new folder a name that's already used.
Fixed the file dialog menu shortcut commands (Show Utility Menu, Show Favorites Menu, etc) so they work again.
Eliminated an intermittent crash.

Version 5.4

Feature enhancements:

Default Folder X supports macOS 10.15 Catalina.
Added support for the version of Path Finder distributed via SetApp.
New ConfirmDialog and CancelDialog AppleScript commands have been added to Default Folder X's scripting dictionary.
When you open an AppleScript applet or droplet in Script Editor or Script Debugger, it will now be added to the Recent Files menu.
Default Folder X's menu bar icon now shows a tooltip to identify it to users relying on VoiceOver.

Bug fixes:

Fixed a bug that could cause folders shown in tabbed Finder windows to be listed more than once in the Finder Windows menu.
Fixed problems switching between folders in certain situations when the screen is zoomed-in using the macOS Accessibility features.
Corrected a crash that could occur if an application contained erroneous data about which documents it could open.
Fixed a bug which could prematurely close a file dialog when moving a file to the Trash within Default Folder X itself.
Adding a Favorite by typing in a path would fail if the path had spaces in it. This has been corrected.

Version 5.3.7

Feature enhancements:

Added application version numbers and "last opened" dates to the info panel below Open dialogs.
Greatly improved handling of file dialogs that are as large as the screen or that lie partially off-screen.
Keyboard shortcuts for Favorites will remain enabled when a background-only or menu bar app pops up a window.
You can now create an AppleScript to specify default folders for applications on the fly. This is a 'preview feature' for version 6, so isn't in the documentation yet. Contact support@stclairsoft.com for more info if you're interested in using it.
Improved the way the toolbar handles multiple-display Macs.
Default Folder X is now notarized by Apple.

Bug fixes:

Default Folder X now responds correctly when you change the system language after it has been launched.
Fixed a problem with the Finder drawer hiding itself during drag-and-drop operations when the Finder's windows auto-pop to the front.
Worked around a Mojave Finder bug that resulted in Default Folder X not updating its list of Finder windows correctly for tabbed Finder windows.
Corrected a problem with the Finder drawer hiding itself during a drag-and-drop when the frontmost Finder window was near the bottom of the screen.
The Finder-click feature only displays windows that are visible in the current Space, but the Finder Windows menu allows you to select windows from all Spaces.
Finder windows are listed in the correct order when ForkLift or Path Finder are running alongside the Finder.
Default Folder X controls won't get in the way of LaunchBar's input window if it pops up while a file dialog is on screen.
Fixed a rare, intermittent crash caused by multi-threading issues.
Fixed a potential crash when interacting with HoudahSpot.
Fixed crashes in mixed-language environments.

Version 5.3.6

The Finder-click feature will now show the correct folders after you switch Spaces.
Fixed a conflict with SteerMouse that could cause file dialogs to hang and the cursor to disappear.
Finder-click was mistakenly disabled if you had a Keyboard Maestro palette on-screen. This has been fixed.
Corrected the limits on minimum file dialog size so you can enter large sizes in the Additional Settings dialog.
Fixed the tabs in Preferences > Folders so that the non-active tab doesn't appear to be disabled.

Version 5.3.5

Default Folder X works correctly in the Save dialog of Mojave's enhanced screenshot utility (the one that's invoked with Command-Shift-5).
You can now search folders with HoudahSpot and send results from HoudahSpot to waiting file dialogs. The latter requires the upcoming HoudahSpot 5.
Fixed a bug that could cause the wrong file to be chosen if you selected a file from the Recent Files menu that the current application couldn't open.
Default Folder X will no longer hide its controls when LaunchBar's quick entry window pops up. This allows you to run AppleScripts from LaunchBar that use Default Folder X's scripting commands.
Clicking on the '+' icon in Default Folder X's Finder drawer now adds the currently selected item from the associated Finder or Path Finder window.
Fixed the popup previews in the Finder drawer so they enlarge properly and display the names of items correctly in Dark Mode.
Default Folder X's Finder drawer will no longer get in the way of the Finder's tagging popup.
Corrected interface glitches that occurred when removing items from the Finder drawer.
Fixed a problem with the Finder drawer hiding itself when you dragged a file in Path Finder.
Open and Save sheets that span the entire width of the screen will no longer cause Default Folder X to stall.
Default Folder X's folder switching is more reliable when used with third party keyboard and mouse drivers.
Fixed problems when Default Folder X is used with some third party mice that have more than 3 buttons.
The alert requesting permission to control the Finder is now more user-friendly.
Fixed a number of user-interface and VoiceOver issues.
Corrected compatibility issues with CopyPaste Pro.

There are two new "hidden settings". Hold down the Option key and choose Default Folder X > Preferences from the menu bar to access them.

The Finder-click feature can now change the view mode of a file dialog to match that of the clicked Finder window.
You can set a minimum width and height that Default Folder X will ensure for all file dialogs.

Version 5.3.4

The Finder drawer will now remember whether it was open or closed when you relaunch Default Folder X.
The toolbar's contextual menu will no longer pop up when using keyboard shortcuts containing the Control key.
Fixed a crash that could occur on macOS 10.10 and 10.11 when using apps that are running in a language different from the rest of the system.
Corrected the drawing of drag zone icons when running with the dark bezel on pre-Mojave versions of macOS.
Changed the instructions for giving Default Folder X permission in Accessibility and Full Disk Access so they're less confusing.
Fixed a bug that could pop up the wrong set of instructions when granting Privacy permissions.

Version 5.3.3

Feature enhancements:

Default Folder X's toolbar icons now have names. Turn them on and off in the Open & Save preferences or by Control-clicking in Default Folder X's toolbar.
Holding down the Option key while clicking "Save" will open the current folder in the Finder, giving you immediate access to a just-saved file.
Default Folder X's drawer below Finder windows now shows the name of each item that you've dragged into it.
Keyboard shortcuts can be set to quickly move to the Tags and Comments fields below file dialogs.
The Finder Window feature now works with the version of ForkLift that is distributed through SetApp.
Default Folder X needs to be added to the Full Disk Access list in System Preferences > Security & Privacy. You'll be guided through the process when you launch Default Folder X.

Bug fixes:

The "Hide Extension" setting in Save dialogs has been fixed so it works consistently.
Standard folders like Desktop and Documents are handled correctly in apps that are running in a language different from the rest of the system.
Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to miss some Path Finder and ForkLift windows when creating its list of Finder windows.
Fixed a problem with Default Folder X's menus only being half-filled on some occasions.
Eliminated a crash that could occur when Spotlight’s index is damaged.
Corrected user interface issues in the preference panels.
Fixed dark-mode compatibility with QuickTime Player.
Resolved a number of crashes.

Version 5.3.2

Fixed a bug that prevented Default Folder X from recognizing tabbed Finder windows that only contain one tab.
Changed the size of Default Folder X's Finder toolbar buttons to match those in the release version of Mojave.
Eliminated two issues that could cause crashes in some situations.

Version 5.3.1

Corrected a bug that prevented Default Folder X from recognizing Finder windows with multiple tabs in Mojave.
When an application is in Default Folder X's exclusion list, Default Folder X will no longer track that application's files in its Recent Files menu.
Eliminated a crash that could occur while changing keyboard shortcuts in the preferences.
Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when quitting Default Folder X.

Version 5.3

Feature enhancements:

Default Folder X supports macOS 10.14 Mojave.
You can now add separators to your Favorites menu to visually organize it.
Default Folder X tracks recently-opened files more intelligently, recognizing files that the system’s Recent Items list doesn’t see.
When showing and hiding its drawer in the Finder, Default Folder X will resize Finder windows to ensure that the drawer is visible on the screen.
Tooltips for items in the drawer are intelligently displayed to ensure they're on-screen.
iBooks, Books and Newtek LightWave are now supported.

Bug fixes:

Previews of items in the drag zone or drawer are now correctly sized to keep them from flickering.
When relaunching the Finder, the Finder would occasionally quit but not relaunch. This has been corrected.
Finder drawers now remain visible if you're dragging and dropping an item and the Finder auto-opens the folder to which you're dragging the item.
Corrected a bug that resulted in Default Folder X being slow to recognize the current folder in file dialogs set to Column View and sorted by date.
Default Folder X's exclusion list failed to work with Java apps and apps that could not be brought to the front. This has been fixed.
Eliminated a crash that could occur when opening the Preferences window.

Version 5.2.5

Feature enhancements:

Preliminary Mojave compatibility. Mojave file dialogs are supported, but Dark Mode is still to come.
There's now a preference to sort all subfolders in Default Folder X's hierarchical menus by date. It's surprisingly handy.
You can specify a default folder for an application and set it so it's only used when manually selected from the Favorites menu.
Added a GetCurrentSelectionList AppleScript verb to return all items when multiple files and folders are selected.
You can no longer set a shortcut key that's just Shift+Key because that's never really what you want.
Support was added for the Oxygen XML Editor suite.
If you would prefer to have Default Folder X continue to use the Finder to open folders even when you are running Path Finder or ForkLift, you can now specify that by using this command in Terminal:
defaults write com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX5 fileViewer com.apple.finder

Bug fixes:

When displaying a symbolic link in its menus, Default Folder X now shows the name of the link rather than the name of the item it points to.
If Default Folder X is set to open an item in the frontmost Finder window and the only open Finder window is minimized to the Dock, the window will be unminimized when Default Folder X tells the Finder to show the item.
The popup names shown when you hover over items in the drag zone will no longer get stuck on-screen.
Visual feedback when dragging an item to the drag zone is now correct. The '+' and link icons are never shown.
Fixed a bug that could cause a file dialog to freeze with a spinning progress indicator showing.
Keyboard traversal of Default Folder X's menus would stop working after using its utility menu. This has been fixed.
Fixed a bug that made it impossible to drag a file to the drag zone if you clicked on its icon in column view while running High Sierra.
Corrected display problems when showing Default Folder X's controls around very short file dialogs.
Fixed the cause of some spurious crashes.

Version 5.2.4

Fixed a bug that could stop Default Folder X from switching between folders after you used the Recent Files menu.
Eliminated a crash that occurred when the Finder's preference file was damaged or unreadable.

Version 5.2.3

Feature enhancements:

Default Folder X's folder switching within file dialogs is faster and more reliable.
ForkLift 3 is now supported by Default Folder X's Finder-click feature. If you want to access all tabs and panes shown in a ForkLift window, Control-click on the gray overlay window displayed by Default Folder X. Default Folder X will work with ForkLift version 3.2.2 or higher.
The Recent Files menu will show all recent documents in applications that don't have a native document type (like Trello).
Default Folder X is now compatible with Magnet and BetterTouchTool.
You can double-click items in the Finder drawer to open them.
Additional AppleScript verbs give you access to recent Finder windows in scripts.
There is now a keyboard shortcut to take you to the folder containing the current application. Set a shortcut in Preferences > Shortcuts.
You can set a delay before the preview pops up for items in the Finder drawer. Hold down the Option key while selecting the Preferences menu to get to it.
The purchase process has been streamlined when you buy an upgrade using the "Buy" button within Default Folder X.

Bug fixes:

Fixed user interface glitches in the Folders tab of the Default Folder X preferences window.
Corrected a bug that could prevent the Save button from working in Save As dialogs under certain conditions.
Fixed a bug in the tracking of recent folders when you open a file directly from Default Folder X's Recent Files menu.
Previews correctly pop up from the Recent Files menu when it is invoked using AppleScript.
Fixed a bug that made the path menu overlap the search field in the Finder's "Fix alias" file dialog.
Corrected a problem with the file dialog layout in Microsoft Excel 2011's save dialogs when running on High Sierra.
Eliminated a number of crashes and made Default Folder X more tolerant of transient errors in macOS.
Resolved a compatibility issue with Xcode 9.

Version 5.2.2

Feature enhancements:

Default Folder X's performance has been improved, especially the time it takes for its controls to first appear next to a file dialog in High Sierra.
Added AppleScript commands to remove recent files, recent folders and default folders.
Added placeholder text to make it clear where to enter comments and tags.
The group headers in the Shortcut preferences are more prominent to reduce confusion about when particular shortcuts are active.
If you set NSFileViewer in user defaults via Terminal, Default Folder X will use that application instead of the Finder to open files and folders when they're selected from its menus. To use ForkLift, for example enter "defaults write -g NSFileViewer -string com.binarynights.ForkLift-3" in Terminal.

Bug fixes:

Fixed a bug that could leave a file dialog stuck on screen with a spinning progress indicator.
Corrected a problem with Default Folder X not working with file dialogs in Keyboard Maestro and LaunchBar.
Solved an issue where Default Folder X would intermittently fail to work with some dialogs, notably the one brought up by InDesign's Place command.
Default Folder X now works correctly with file dialogs brought up while changing its own preferences.
The "Hide Extension" checkbox will only be automatically turned off in save dialogs when you have a default folder set for the current app and it depends on the filename's extension. Previously, the checkbox was turned off if any default folder depended on the filename extension, even when it didn't apply to the current application.
Corrected a problem with Default Folder X's drawer in the Finder not appearing when using a Wacom tablet.
Fixed several crashes.

Version 5.2.1

Fixed a bug that could prevent Default Folder X from correctly setting Spotlight Tags and Finder Comments when saving files.

Version 5.2

Feature enhancements:

There is now a preference to choose between color and black & white icons for Default Folder X's toolbar.
The Compress command can now archive multiple items within any subfolder in a file dialog's file list.
Application-specific folders on iCloud Drive are now badged with the application's icon.
The prompts guiding you through authorizing Default Folder X in System Preferences have been greatly improved.
Default Folder X will automatically fix and relaunch itself if Gatekeeper Path Randomization makes it run from a temporary folder. This eliminates repeated "Do you want to relaunch the Finder" prompts that would occur under certain conditions.
Your license information is now kept in a separate file. This avoids bugs in the macOS preference system that could make Default Folder X forget that you're a licensed user. It may still forget when you install the 5.2 update, but that will no longer occur with subsequent updates.

Bug fixes:

Display and navigation of folders on iCloud Drive (including the Desktop and Documents folders) is now correct.
Items in iCloud Drive are correctly tracked by the recent files and recent folders menus when running on High Sierra.
The sizes of packaged files and applications are shown correctly in the Preview and Info panels of Open dialogs.
Fixed a bug which could result in Default Folder X failing to recognized the iCloud Drive folder in certain situations.
The toolbar no longer comes up underneath the Dock when the Dock is positioned on the side of the screen.
The color icons for the toolbar and the iCloud icon are more attractive.
The license entry window can no longer get lost under other windows.
Fixed minor bugs, memory leaks and infrequent crashes.

Version 5.1.9

Feature enhancements:

Added a new "Recently Closed" submenu to the Finder Windows menu so you can easily re-open recently closed Finder windows.
When the Hide Extension checkbox is turned on in a Save dialog, Default Folder X will ensure that the resulting file has its extension hidden in applications that don't properly support extension hiding (like Google Chrome).
Added better workarounds for a bug in High Sierra that prevents Default Folder X from knowing which item is selected in a file dialog.
Added an option (available with a Terminal command) to make Default Folder X use color icons in its toolbar. Enter this command in Terminal: "defaults write com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX5 colorToolbar 1"

Bug fixes:

The green gumdrop on the preferences window is now enabled or disabled correctly depending on whether the current preference tab is resizable.
Desktop and Documents folders on iCloud could sometimes confuse Default Folder X. It now correctly handles them.
Fixed a potential crash that could occur when Default Folder X relaunched the Finder.
Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to crash at random times.

Version 5.1.8

Fixed a problem with Default Folder X not recognizing the currently selected file or folder in some Open and Save dialogs on High Sierra. This caused previews, comments and tags to be missing in DFX's attribute window, as well as causing Copy, Rename, Move to Trash, and other commands to fail.
When Default Folder X relaunches the Finder after adding or removing itself from Finder window toolbars, windows that are open in the Finder will be properly saved and restored.
You can now enter relative paths with spaces in them when using Default Folder X > Preferences > Folders > Favorites > + > Add Path or URL.
If you add an application to Default Folder X's exception list and that application is already running, Default Folder X will now warn you that you have to quit and relaunch the app before changes will take effect.
Fixed a problem with packaged files (such as RapidWeaver documents) not getting added to Default Folder X's recent file history.
Corrected a bug that could cause Default Folder X's preference file converter to crash when importing v4 preferences.
Folder switching did not work correctly in Pro Tools' Import Audio file dialog. This has been fixed.
If an alias is selected, Default Folder X will show a preview of the original file or folder.

Version 5.1.7

Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to hang for up to a minute when switching folders in a Save sheet.
Corrected an intermittent problem where Default Folder X couldn't determine which folder was showing in a file dialog in High Sierra.
Removed the compatibility warning for Tencent's QQ app if you're running QQ version 6.1 or higher, since that version fixes the conflict.
The purchase reminder alert will no longer pop up while you're trying to enter your license information.
Corrected a bug that could cause Default Folder X to crash when moving an item to the Trash.
Fixed a crash in Default Folder X's window drawing code.

Version 5.1.6

Compatible with High Sierra (macOS 10.13).
The Finder-click feature's "choose the desktop" option now highlights the desktop with "holes" where Finder windows are located.
You can now enter relative paths for Favorites. If you use a consistent structure for organizing projects, it can be very helpful to set a favorite such as "../images/" to go to an adjacent "images" folder and be able to use the same folder in multiple locations. To enter a relative favorite, choose "Add Path or URL" after clicking the '+' icon in Default Folder X > Preferences > Folders > Favorites.
Previews for aliases are now displayed correctly, rather than just showing the file's alias icon.
Default Folder X no longer adds duplicate tags when you use the macOS-supplied tag field in Save dialogs.
Fixed a bug that caused unsaved comments or tags to disappear if you switched from a Save dialog to another application and then back to the Save dialog.
Default Folder X’s drawer no longer appears when you enter Time Machine.
Open and Save dialogs that appear as floating windows instead of normal modal dialogs are now handled correctly.
Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to incorrectly remember the last state of a Save dialog.
Corrected UI glitches in Finder-click when using Default Folder X's "Minimal Toolbar" appearance.
Icons in the Drop Zone are now loaded when they're needed, eliminating problems with the icons appearing blank when they can't be supplied by QuickLook at startup.
Switching folders using Default Folder X's menus now works consistently in file dialogs brought up when changing preferences.
Fixed a problem with Default Folder X getting confused in certain situations when you clicked on an alias in column view.
Eliminated flashing in the user interface when you click on a disclosure triangle in a Save dialog.
Corrected improper scaling of preview images that could occur in some circumstances.
Fixed a crash that could occur when clicking on the sidebar in file dialogs.
Added an API that allows software developers to disable Default Folder X for special file dialogs in their Mac applications.
Added a warning about Tencent's QQ chat app because it disables DFX's folder switching feature.
Several memory leaks and potential crashes have been eliminated.
Updated Default Folder X's icon.

Version 5.1.5

Default Folder X now recognizes Save As dialogs when they're in 'minimized' mode. Because it can't provide its full functionality in that state, it provides a button to maximize the dialog so you can take advantage of its full feature set.
Eliminated a bug that could cause Default Folder X to unexpectedly quit.
Corrected a problem that could cause the Save button to stop working in some Save As dialogs.
Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to function incorrectly if you clicked the app's icon in the Dock while it was displaying a file dialog. This affected Office 2011 and older Adobe Creative Suite apps, among others.
Corrected a problem with Default Folder X not working correctly when its toolbar overlapped the Dock.
Default Folder X's toolbar no longer disappears when using a shortcut containing the Control+Option modifier keys.
Fixed a bug that caused shortcuts containing the Shift key to display incorrectly in Default Folder X's menus.
Remedied problems with shortcuts not working when the Caps Lock key was on.
Corrected some visual glitches that occurred with Default Folder X's 'minimal toolbar' appearance.
Improved switching between Spaces while a file dialog is open.
Eliminated several memory leaks.

Version 5.1.4

The Favorites menu in file dialogs now includes commands to remove or edit the current default folder.
If you set tags using the standard macOS tag field at the top of a Save dialog, Default Folder X will copy the tags to its tag field below the Save dialog.
Corrected a problem that could cause Default Folder X to hang at certain times, especially when App Tamer stopped an application in the background.
Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to leak memory or behave oddly when you opened a file dialog and then very quickly closed it.
Corrected a bug that caused Default Folder X to stop functioning when selecting a new original for an alias in the Finder.
Worked around a bug in Spotlight that could cause Default Folder X to crash.
Made Default Folder X's folder switching in file dialogs more reliable.
Fixed a bug that could cause spurious crashes.
Updated the icons in Default Folder X's menubar menu.
Default Folder X will no longer be included in VoiceOver keyboard traversal because it makes it difficult to navigate the controls in file dialogs.

Version 5.1.3

Improved the tracking of recent files in Microsoft Office 2011 and other older applications.
Fixed a crash that could occur if you dismissed a file dialog immediately after it opened.

Version 5.1.2

Fixed a bug that could cause spurious crashes.
Corrected a problem that could cause Default Folder X to use more memory than it should.
Fixed a crash that occurred when you attempted to perform an operation (Duplicate, Move, Copy, etc) on a broken alias.
Turned off HockeyApp metrics reporting so Default Folder X no longer contacts hockeyapp.com or visualstudio.com.
Updated to version 1.15.1 of the Sparkle automatic update checking framework.

Version 5.1.1

Eliminated a conflict with DwellClick.

Version 5.1

Feature enhancements:

New Move, Copy and Make Alias commands let you reorganize your files from within Open and Save dialogs.
You can change a file's creation and modification dates by clicking on them in the Info panel below Open dialogs.
Selecting an item from one of Default Folder X's menus while holding the Command key will reveal it in the Finder.
Default Folder X can create folders in your Library folder for Favorites, Recent Folders and Recent Files. They contain aliases to the folders and files shown in Default Folder X's menus, and can be used as a way to access Default Folder X's data from other applications. You can turn this on in the Options tab of your Default Folder X preferences.
You can now set keyboard shortcuts to switch between folder sets.

Bug fixes:

Corrected several bugs that could result in Default Folder X mysteriously disappearing from the menubar.
Fixed reliability issues when changing between folders while the system is busy.
Fixed a bug that could result in tags and comments not being applied when setting them in a Save dialog.
Eliminated a hang that occurred when you had two Finder windows open, both showing the same folder, and tried to use a keyboard shortcut to go to the folder shown in the next Finder window.
When switching to iCloud in Default Folder X's Computer menu, you're now taken to the iCloud Drive folder rather than the root iCloud folder.
Corrected a bug that caused the Drag Zone to show duplicate copies of items and could also make those items impossible to remove.
Changing the "Locked" checkbox in the Info panel will no longer prevent you from unlocking a file or folder later.
After trashing a file or folder, the file listing in the file dialog will update immediately to show the change.
Eliminated crashes caused by Default Folder X's helper services failing to run.
Fixed a problem with Default Folder X warning you multiple times when you remove its menu from the menubar.
Corrected problems displaying the names of folders that contained a single quotation mark.
Fixed a problem with file dialogs flickering when dismissing a modal alert.
The Folder Sets menu no longer gets confused when you delete a folder set.
Added a way to save debug logs so we can bypass Sierra's terrible Console logs.

Compatibility fixes:

Default Folder X's controls will no longer overlap Keyboard Maestro windows that pop up while a file dialog is showing.
Corrected a problem where Default Folder X wouldn't remove its controls when a popup menu popped up.
Worked around a bug in Sierra that would cause sheet-style file dialogs to be the wrong size if Default Folder X was used to save and restore their sizes.
Added support for PDF Studio.

Version 5.0.7

Worked around a crash that occurs at startup under macOS 10.12 Sierra.
Fixed problems handling minimized Save dialogs. This was causing Default Folder X not to appear in Save dialogs when it should.
Brought back the hidden pref that makes file dialogs start in the topmost document's folder when exporting or printing.
Corrected problems detecting the current folder when running on systems for which Default Folder X isn't localized.
Fixed a bug that could cause an inoperative file dialog to be left on-screen.
Panels in the preferences that contain lists are now resizable.

Version 5.0.6

Added support for macOS 10.12 Sierra.
Added an option to keep Favorites sorted by name.
Default Folder X will now hide its controls if LaunchBar pops up while a file dialog is displayed.
Added support for version 3 of iTerm2.
Fixed a problem with the cursor sometimes disappearing.
Fixed a hang that could leave a file dialog on the screen until you quit Default Folder X.
Default Folder X shortcuts are correctly disabled in an application that is in the exclusion list in your preferences.
Fixed a bug that resulted in Default Folder X failing to appear in an application until the app was quit and relaunched.
The Finder-window menu would sometimes fail to show some windows. This has been fixed.
Default Folder X now correctly recognizes the active tab in a Finder window rather than using the first one.
Corrected a bug that caused the rebound feature to fail in a few applications, including Silhouette Studio.
Default Folder X will work correctly with CoverFlow view if a file dialog uses it, even though it's no longer a selectable option in 10.11+.
Preferences are only saved when necessary, reducing disk I/O and delays when waking from sleep.
Default Folder X's launch speed has been improved.

Version 5.0.5

Resolved unreliable switching between folders on some machines, especially when running Yosemite.
Clicking on Finder windows now works more smoothly.
Added support for Alfred 3.
Added compatibility with Geneious.
You can now choose between iTerm2 and Terminal when opening folders in a terminal application.
Fixed a problem that could cause an application to crash if it didn't properly handle accessibility requests while in the background.
Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to "get lost" and not know what folder the file dialog was showing.
Added a user defaults option to ignore Finder windows that are hidden. To turn it on, use this command in Terminal:
defaults write com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX finderClickShowHiddenWindows 0

Version 5.0.4

You can now create a new folder set directly from the Folder Set menu.
The toolbar can now be aligned with the top of file dialogs as well as the middle.
Added an option to sort the menus for subfolders of recent folders by name instead of by date.
Default Folder X now supports reduced transparency when it's turned on in System Preferences.
When a default folder was set to be used in an application once, Default Folder X would mistakenly use it every time in some applications. This has been fixed.
Compatibility issues with Magnet and HyperDock have been resolved.
Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to use more energy than necessary.
Default Folder X no longer stops working if its rebound feature encounters an error.
Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to hide its controls when you clicked on the column headers in a file dialog.
Fixed a bug that could result in comments not getting saved correctly when saving files.
Eliminated several bugs that caused Default Folder X to crash or hang.
Improved reliability when running on Yosemite.

Version 5.0.3

Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to hang or stop enhancing Open and Save dialogs.
Eliminated a crash that could occur when selecting favorite or recent folders.
Corrected reliability issues when switching folders.
Fixed some situations where rebound didn't work.
Resolved a problem with tags sometimes not being applied when saving a file.
When you select a smart folder or search in a file dialog, the path menu no longer gets confused.
Fixed a crash when revealing a favorite folder in the Finder.
Holding down the Option key changes the "Copy Path" commands so they copy just the file or folder name rather than the entire path.

Version 5.0.2

Feature enhancements:

Default Folder X 5.0.2 is faster and more reliable.
Localized in Japanese, French, German and Danish.
Default Folder X now detects that a file dialog has closed even if an application performs a long operation afterwards.
Rebound (reselecting the last selected file in a folder) is turned on by default in column view. If you use the keyboard to navigate in file dialogs, you may want to turn this off. To do so, hold down the Option key while selecting Preferences from the Default Folder X menu in the menubar, then turn off "Re-select the last selected file in column view".
Save dialogs are no longer auto-expanded every time you use one. This is still done once, but after that, Default Folder X will leave it in whatever state you left it.
There's now an "extra settings" preference dialog that allows you to fiddle with various details. Hold down the Option key while choosing Preferences to get to it.
When multiple items are selected in an Open dialog, Default Folder X's preview view will show a preview of the first item rather than turning off previews.
Alias files are now resolved when using Option-arrow keys to traverse recent folders.
There's now a dark background behind the name of a Finder window when you hover over it so that the name is more legible.
Changed Finder window tracking so that Default Folder X's list of windows is updated immediately if you quit the Finder or Path Finder.
The user guide is now online, making the Default Folder X application take up less disk space.
Applications will no longer appear in the Recent Files list.
Folder sets are always sorted alphabetically.

Bug fixes:

Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to hang during startup.
Fixed problems with Default Folder X not enhancing some file dialogs.
Corrected a problem with Default Folder X's controls popping up after a file dialog closed.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Save button to stop working when printing to PDF files, saving files in Word or saving attachments in Mail.
Fixed problems with tags and comments not being added to files from Save dialogs.
The Finder drawer now correctly appears on All My Files and search result windows.
Fixed a number of crashes, including ones in the recent file and folder menus, license code entry, building the utility menu, and the drag zone.
Corrected a bug that caused the path menu (above the file listing in file dialogs) to be incorrect on some occasions on non-English systems.
When importing v4 preferences, default folders aren't added if the application they're associated with can't be found.
If you have a file dialog open and Option-click to switch to another application, DFX no longer mistakenly thinks the dialog has closed.
Default Folder X's toolbar and icons were sometimes offset by 23 pixels when running in Full Screen mode. This has been fixed.
Default Folder X will no longer put its windows behind the Dock if it's at the bottom of your screen.
Names of items in the drag zone no longer get left on your screen when a file dialog closes.
Fixed Reveal in Finder in the Favorite folder preferences so it works correctly.
The contents of Default Folder X's preference tabs are no longer occasionally mis-aligned.
User interface glitches and misalignment of items have been fixed.
Fixed Default Folder X's SetSaveName AppleScript command so it works correctly.
DFX would sometime pop up an incorrect confirmation about importing your preferences after a software update was installed. This has been fixed.

Compatibility fixes:

Default Folder X now disables its keyboard shortcuts when Alfred 2 pops up its window.
Fixed a bug that resulted in Default Folder X's controls not hiding when they should while dragging a window in InDesign.
Fixed compatibility with Final Cut Pro's Share dialogs.
Default Folder X now works in TextMate 1.x.
DFX now works in Finder Get Info windows when retargeting aliases.
Fixed a conflict with MailPlane 3 that would cause it to always default to your Applications folder.
Fixed a conflict with Yoink.
Enabled Default Folder X in MKVToolNix, Spearfish III, Stingray and Infix.
Regardless of your preference settings, Default Folder X will no longer default to a document's parent folder in ProTools because it causes problems for plugins.
Updated to Sparkle 1.13 (even though Default Folder X wasn't susceptible to the recently reported Sparkle security issue).

Version 5.0.1

This release contains a few small bug fixes, plus changes to make the installation and upgrade process clearer.

When the preview pane auto-sizes itself below a file dialog, it will no longer go behind the Dock.
When relaunching the Finder, it's now launched in front if it was in the front when it quit.
Switching to the dark theme no longer causes the Finder drawer "+" icon to turn white.
The Accessibility permission prompt on first launch now includes a reminder to click the lock icon to make changes.
You're now offered the option to enter a new license code if the check of your existing code determines that you need to buy an upgrade. This should alleviate confusion for people that buy the upgrade first and then install Default Folder X.