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In this screencast, Lee walks through an alternative to the native Finder application on macOS: Path Finder 8 from Cocoatech.

Using this powerful and feature-rich application, you learn how to be more efficient when navigating and organising files using features such as Dual Browser and Tab Sets. Lee also covers other built-in tools, like Convert Image, Batch Renaming, FolderSync and the very flexible Find feature.

We frequently interact with the Save and Open dialog boxes when using our Mac. This tip video gives you some keyboard shortcuts to help navigate those actions, as well as change the target location when saving your files.

If you really want to supercharge your use of the Save and Open actions, I briefly show you an application that I've covered before, and that's Default Folder X. Well recommended!

In this week's tip video, I take a look at how you can make some simple customisations to your Finder toolbar to increase your productivity.

Want to know more about your files or folders? Want to change its default icon? How about changing which files are opened by specific applications? All this and more can be achieved by using the Get Info panel built right into Finder on macOS.

In this week's tip video, Don takes you through the basics of mastering the Get Info panel.

EagleFiler is a digital filing cabinet for your data. It includes a finder style layout that allows for a variety of ways to import and organize your information, add metadata, and quick and easy search methods for finding your information.

What makes EagleFiler unique is the way it stores your files and folders in the finder in an easily accessible way allowing you to use the database and finder side by side to navigate and access your files and folders.

Default Folder X has been completely re-written for El Capitan.

One of the truly indispensable utilities, Default Folder X adds several layers of functionality to the Finder, as well as the standard Open and Save Dialogue boxes.

Path Finder is a file manager and potential Finder replacement.

Acknowledged as a heavy weight in the field of Mac utilities, its reputation is further enhanced with the introduction of Path Finder v7, and the inclusion of many new features.

Documents 5 is a multifunctional application. It's a file viewer, media player and download manager, all wrapped up as a free iPad and iPhone application.

This second of a two part series explores some of the more advanced features of Documents 5.

With support for a wide range of file types such as PDF, iWork and Office files, Documents 5 is a central hub to manage and review your files, and so much more.

Documents 5 is a multifunctional application. It's a File viewer, media player and download manager, all wrapped up as a free iPad and iPhone application.

With support for a wide range of file types such as PDF, iWork and Office files, Documents 5 gives you a central hub to manage and review your files, and so much more.

OSX is great, but some things could be better!

Case in point is the File Open and File Save dialogue boxes.

Yes, you can open and save files, but sometimes it would be really useful to do more than that, without having to switch to the Finder. And wouldn't it be great if you could assign a "default folder" to save or open files on an App by App basis?

Well you can do all this and more with the indispensable utility - Default Folder X

FileBrowser is an inexpensive iOS application that opens up simple File Management on your iPad or iPhone. Accessing files and folders on any device in your local area network just got a whole lot easier!

FileBrowser will scan your network and auto discover file shares on your Macs, PCs, Network Attached Storage and even Time Capsules. Navigate the file structure of remote shares and open files right on your iOS device. Stream music or audio, open Office files, images, PDFs and more.

Transfer files directly to your iOS device and organise them for offline access.