Download Directory Opus 11.1

GPSoftware has released version 11 of its Directory Opus file manager. This program is in a way similar to Total Commander, but much more extensive. Directory Opus once debuted on the Commodore Amiga platform, on which it was particularly popular in the early 1990s. In 1994, developer Jonathan Potter teamed up with Greg Perry and GPSoftware has been releasing the program ever since.

Directory Opus is versatile and extremely configurable, both in functionality and appearance. That is also the biggest problem, because the program can certainly come across as complex to novice users. Directory Opus runs on Windows XP and above, and is available in a 32-bit and a 64-bit version. The program can be tested for 60 days; after that, a license of 89 Australian dollars has to be purchased, which amounts to about 60 euros. Since version 10.2, there is also a less extended version, which costs just under 33 euros. The main improvements made in version 11 can be found below.

Just some of the highlights of Directory Opus 11 are:

• The new scripting interface allows custom commands and scripts written in VBScript, JScript, etc to infinitely extend Opus
• Toolbars can be saved in layouts and styles – different Listers can now use different toolbars
• Toolbars can turn on or off automatically in specific folders or view modes
• Enhanced hotkeys allow for multi-key sequences and multiple different keys for the same function
• Dynamic toolbar button icons and highlighting allow you more control over your toolbar appearance
• The new File Display Toolbar replaces the main Location toolbar, saving vertical space in the Lister
• The new Jobs Bar lets you see and manage all file operations from one central location
• Hide progress indicators by default, and remove them from the taskbar and Alt+Tab list to avoid interruptions to your workflow
• New Details + Thumbnails mode combines the best of both modes
• New “ghost” crumbs in the Breadcrumbs location field let you see where you have been as well as where you are now
• Dual status bars let you see file and selection statistics for both file displays at once
• Improvements to the Find-as-you-type field include search highlighting and command history
• New options for the Folder Tree including root-level spacing and Favorites branch at the top of the tree as in Explorer
• Integrated support for Windows 8.1 SkyDrive (OneDrive)

For a detailed list of changes, please see the What’s New page.

The following downloads are available:
Directory Opus 11.1 (32bit)
Directory Opus 11.1 (64bit)