SADFinder: File Manager
Tabs, paths and cloud drives
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
SADFinder is a fast, familiar file manager for Mac. Browse local and cloud files with keyboard-first navigation, editable paths, tabs, filename and content search, quick previews, and reliable file operations.
Move through folders without relearning your workflow:
• Press Return to open a file or folder
• Press Backspace to go up one level
• Press Delete to move selected items to Trash
• Cut with Command-X, paste to move, and undo when needed
• Type or paste a path to jump directly to a location
Stay organized with multiple tabs, favorites, recent folders, flexible list and icon views, fast rename, archive creation and extraction, file details, and a choice of light and dark themes.
Connect supported cloud accounts and work with local files from providers such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive alongside folders on your Mac. Cloud features depend on provider availability and configuration.
SADFinder is free to download. Full access requires SADFinder Pro after any available introductory trial. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription or a lifetime purchase when available. Prices and eligibility are shown in the app; purchases are handled by the App Store.
The Mac App Store version is sandboxed. It starts in its own container and accesses only folders you choose through standard macOS permission panels. Folder access is retained with app-scoped bookmarks.
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more • Replace, move and copy keep your data when a step fails: a Replace that cannot be restored keeps its backup, a move to another disk that cannot remove the original keeps the complete copy and says so, and a copy that hits a full disk stops at once and reports it.
• Drag and drop follows Finder: a drop on the same disk moves, a drop on another disk copies, Option forces a copy, Command forces a move.
• Shift with the arrow keys extends the selection in List and icon views.
• Status messages no longer discard Undo.
• Closing the setup window counts as Skip and does not bring setup back on the next launch.
• Folder-size calculations stop when you navigate away.
1.0.29 1d ago
• Hovering over a file or folder in icon view shows its details: kind, dimensions, size, how many items a folder holds and when it was last modified.
• Opening a folder on a network share whose listing names the same file twice no longer crashes the app. The file is listed once.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.28 Oct 8
• Forward Delete (fn+Delete on a laptop) now deletes the selected text while you rename an item, instead of moving the item to the Trash.
• Forward Delete edits the search field and the path bar the same way.
• Right-click menus in large folders open without a pause.
• The desktop and folders that refresh themselves stay responsive on slow, external and network drives.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.27 Sep 25
• Rename several files or folders in the new Batch Rename window, with numbering, text rules, a live preview and one-step Undo.
• Give folders their own colours and badges with Customize Folder.
• See size, dimensions, duration and file type at a glance at the top of Get Info.
• Spot large files with optional size bars in List view.
• Add Dimensions, Duration, Pages and Camera columns to List view.
• Right-click an item for file actions, or empty space for view settings and folder actions.
• Arrange desktop icons separately on each display, keeping files on the screen you chose.
• Open folders directly in Finder from the sidebar, background menus and access-error screens.
• Keep a typed rename when clicking away, with the first keystroke preserved.
• Name a new desktop folder immediately and keep renamed folders selected.
• Rename files from search results in their own folders, with safer recovery if a rename cannot finish.
• See WAV and AIFF duration again in the status bar on macOS 27.
• Media columns refresh when a file changes under the same name.
• Customized folder icons stay steady in folders with many different badges.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.26 Sep 21
• Drag files from list view on macOS 27, including multiple selected files.
• Sort files within groups while keeping the group order consistent.
• See the active Group By setting in the status bar.
• Renaming keeps the cursor where you place it, so typing no longer replaces the rest of the filename unexpectedly.
• Thumbnails stay visible while resizing windows and load faster when you revisit a folder.
• Fit more files on screen with Compact rows in list view.
• Hide or show SADFinder's desktop icons without moving your files.
• Read file counts more easily and see dimensions or duration when selecting a picture, video, or audio file.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.25 Sep 17
• Renaming keeps the cursor where you place it, so typing no longer replaces the rest of the filename unexpectedly.
• Thumbnails stay visible while resizing windows and load faster when you revisit a folder.
• Fit more files on screen with Compact rows in list view.
• Hide or show SADFinder's desktop icons without moving your files.
• Read file counts more easily and see dimensions or duration when selecting a picture, video, or audio file.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.24 Sep 16
• Explore eight new themes with colorful sidebars and improved text readability in inactive windows.
• Double-clicking a desktop folder now opens just one window.
• Desktop selection follows the pointer more smoothly on high-polling-rate mice.
• File icons recover more reliably when macOS icon services are temporarily unavailable, and stalled previews no longer hold up other thumbnails.
• Locked files now offer an “Unlock and Move to Trash” action.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.23 Sep 10
• Alias-style “Applications” shortcuts in older DMGs now behave like the folder they point to: double-click opens it, and dropping an app installs it.
• Command-[ and Command-] now navigate backward and forward through folder history.
• Escape now ends an active search, and Command-L switches to the path field even while you are editing text.
• Searches now find symbolic links by name.
• Replacing an item no longer leaves the displaced copy appearing in Spotlight after SADFinder closes.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.22 Sep 2
• Dragging multiple selected files from the SADFinder desktop to another app or location now delivers the full selection.
• Search results now remain in place when you switch to another app and return.
• Connect to Server now accepts WebDAV addresses, including secure connections and custom ports.
• The desktop Sort By menu now includes Date Added.
• Large batches of icons now load smoothly, and folder icons remain visible during heavy memory pressure.
• Deleting another app now points to the correct macOS App Management permission when access is denied.
• Restored windows and repeated New Window shortcuts no longer create invisible or duplicate windows.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.21 Aug 29
• Tabs can now be reordered by dragging, and the order is saved for the next launch.
• Sidebar destinations now respond across the full row, so small pointer movements no longer lose the click.
• Quick Look now follows arrow-key selection without playing the system alert sound.
• Folder shortcuts now open, sort, and accept drops like the folders they point to.
• Sorting now includes a Keep folders on top option.
• The desktop's Sort By choice now survives relaunches and display changes.
• Online-only cloud items no longer download just to create thumbnails or calculate automatic folder sizes.
• Files exported or downloaded into an open folder or onto the desktop now update their sizes and thumbnails automatically.
• The Help menu now opens the guide, keyboard shortcuts, and feedback window.
• Accessibility-driven window queries are now more responsive on future macOS releases.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.20 Aug 22
• Search now matches each word on its own, so searching "test robert" finds "test-robert" — the way Finder does it.
• Returning to SADFinder starts fresh: a search you left behind no longer keeps filtering the window.
• Double-clicking an app now launches it instead of opening its package contents.
• Put Back returns items from the Trash to the folder they came from, from the context menu or with Command-Delete.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.19 Aug 12
• Try SADFinder free for 7 days — no subscription needed to start the trial.
• Search scope and match mode controls now stay visible while you search.
• Desktop Get Info now opens in its own roomier window, with real previews for pictures and videos.
• Browsing and searching network drives now avoids unnecessary background work and unbounded scans.
• Backspace now moves selected files to Trash, while Option-Up and Command-Up navigate to the parent folder.
• Move to Folder and Open With → Other pickers now keep browsing, thumbnails, and folder refreshes responsive.
• Make Available Offline now reliably downloads online-only cloud files, including Dropbox folders stored on external drives.
• Dragging multiple selected files into another app now carries every selected file.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.18 Aug 11
• Move to Trash and Delete Permanently now apply to every file in a multi-file selection.
• Search now works reliably in folders you’ve granted access to through macOS.
• Quick Look now follows the correct selected file after sorting, searching, and keyboard navigation.
• Shift-click now selects the expected range consistently, including in very large folders.
• Clicking and dragging files stays accurate while folder contents refresh in the background.
• Dropbox connections are now kept separate between the App Store and standalone editions.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.15 Aug 7
• Search now finds files reliably in large folders, even when a subfolder contains tens of thousands of items.
• Camera RAW thumbnails now load faster by using their embedded previews.
• External drives can now be disconnected during thumbnail loading without destabilizing SADFinder.
• SADFinder Pro purchases can now be connected to your SADFinder account.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.14 Aug 5
• Quick Look now follows your selection: press Space once, then arrow through files to preview them. The file list keeps keyboard focus the whole time, and Space or Esc closes the preview.
• New optional List columns: Date Created and Date Added. Right-click the column header and choose Columns. Both sort on click and remember your choice.
• The Properties panel was rebuilt to fit on one screen, with a two-column layout ordered by usefulness, cloud status under the file name, and a copyable path.
• Refresh keeps your selection and gained keyboard shortcuts: F5 and ⌘⇧R.
• Make Available Offline on cloud folders now downloads reliably and reports a real error when a provider does not respond.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.13 Aug 3
• SADFinder Desktop now starts enabled in the App Store version.
• A new two-click guide opens Desktop & Dock and points to the exact macOS checkbox that hides Finder's icons behind SADFinder.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.12 Jul 30
• Fixed: renaming a file in List view no longer lags while you type in very large folders.
• More reliable click handling when modifier keys change around the time of a click.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.10 Jul 30
• Fixed: dragging files out of List view into Finder and other apps works again on macOS 26.5.
• Setup now shows a clear offline message instead of an empty demo panel when the video cannot connect.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.9 Jul 29
• Setup now ends with the 4-minute demo video and a keyboard cheat sheet — see the best of SADFinder before your first window opens.
• The Trash can now include files deleted from external drives when those drives are accessible.
• Press Shift+Up twice to take a snapped window to full screen size.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.8 Jul 29
• Your disks now appear in the sidebar. Opening one shows a one-click Allow Access prompt. The App Store version needs a one-time grant per disk; Full Disk Access is not required.
• Fixed a freeze when browsing large folders in list view.
• Newly connected drives now appear without relaunching.
1.0.7 Jul 28
• Finder tags: a Tags section in the sidebar, colored dots on files, and tag commands in the right-click menu — fully in sync with Finder.
• SADFinder now speaks German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.
• See at a glance which iCloud, OneDrive, and Dropbox files are online-only, and free up disk space with Make online-only in the right-click menu.
• Drag and drop now highlights exactly where your files will land.
• Stability and performance improvements.
1.0.6 Jul 26
Thanks for using SADFinder!
• Added a carefully timed App Store rating request after repeated successful use.
• Improved the App Store experience with clearer screenshots and Utilities categorization.
• Includes the latest search, theme, cloud browsing, window stability, and performance improvements.
• Refined reliability across file operations and navigation.
1.0.5 Jul 24
• Search inside file contents as well as filenames.
• Six new themes and per-tab color styles.
• Image dimensions in file Properties.
• Improved Favorites ordering, window restoration, OneDrive folder handling, and selection stability.
• Fixed high CPU usage and folder flicker.
• Fixed .app bundles opening as folders instead of launching.
1.0.4 Jul 23
• Added comprehensive Google Drive and OneDrive browsing, including OneDrive Personal, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint, and Teams document libraries.
• Improved cloud account setup, remote-library matching, error handling, and file-provider permission guidance.
• Added a one-time Lifetime purchase alongside monthly and yearly plans.
• Improved onboarding, themes, Settings navigation, menus, file operations, and stability.
1.0.3 Jul 21
• Added clear Move to Folder commands in the File menu and file context menus.
• Fixed folder permissions so the source and destination remain accessible during Move, Cut/Paste, and drag-and-drop.
• Previously authorized folders are now restored securely after relaunch.
• Improved folder-opening and file-move discoverability.
1.0.1 Jul 14
• Replace, move and copy keep your data when a step fails: a Replace that cannot be restored keeps its backup, a move to another disk that cannot remove the original keeps the complete copy and says so, and a copy that hits a full disk stops at once and reports it.
• Drag and drop follows Finder: a drop on the same disk moves, a drop on another disk copies, Option forces a copy, Command forces a move.
• Shift with the arrow keys extends the selection in List and icon views.
• Status messages no longer discard Undo.
• Closing the setup window counts as Skip and does not bring setup back on the next launch.
• Folder-size calculations stop when you navigate away.
more Version 1.0.29 1d ago
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