Changelog

0.1.81

Live file updates, without refresh.

Open folders and search results now catch files changing in place, so sizes, dates, and thumbnails keep up with exports and downloads.

Fixed

Changes in version 0.1.81

  • Fixed

    Files written into an open folder now update their size and thumbnail as soon as the write finishes — no manual refresh needed.

  • Fixed

    Search-result tabs also pick up in-place file changes, so their dates and sizes do not remain stuck at the original snapshot.

0.1.80

Tabs that move with you.

Reorder tabs by dragging, select sidebar destinations across the full row, and keep Quick Look aligned with keyboard selection.

New Improved Fixed

Changes in version 0.1.80

  • New

    Reorder tabs by dragging them. The new order is saved for your next launch.

  • Improved

    Sidebar destinations select across the full row, including the indentation and chevron, without turning a small pointer movement into a failed drag.

  • Fixed

    Quick Look now follows the selected file when you move with the arrow keys instead of playing the system alert sound.

Before dragging

SADFinder tabs ordered Projects, Designs, Exports before dragging

After dragging Exports to the front

SADFinder tabs ordered Exports, Projects, Designs after dragging
Put your tabs in the order you need. Exports moves from last to first when you reorder the tabs. Both captures show the same three demonstration folders. Click to enlarge.
0.1.79

From disk image to installed app.

DMG installs, read-only volumes, app drops, sorting, and keyboard behavior now follow the way Finder users expect.

New Improved Fixed

Changes in version 0.1.79

  • New

    Install apps from a disk image as expected: folder links look and behave like folders, accept drops, and open their destination, while app links still launch the app.

  • Improved

    Dragging from a read-only volume now copies files instead of attempting a move that cannot finish.

  • Fixed

    Dropping a file onto an app no longer puts it inside the app. Apps stay launch targets, so their signed contents remain safe.

  • New

    Settings → Sorting now has a Keep folders on top switch. Turn it off when you prefer folders and files mixed together by the active column.

  • Improved

    Desktop sorting now survives relaunches, display changes, sleep, and wake instead of silently returning to Name.

  • Improved

    Bare ⌫ now follows the keyboard in front of you: laptops keep Move to Trash, while full-size keyboards can use it to go up one folder. Your explicit Settings choice still wins.

  • Fixed

    On the macOS 27 beta, accessibility tools can ask for the window list without freezing SADFinder, and hang reports now include more context when a system stall remains.

Choose whether folders come first. Keep folders on top groups folders ahead of files. Turn it off to mix both by the selected sort order. Click to enlarge.