FinderFix

FinderFix lets you resize and reposition Finder windows to your liking.

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This repository is a placeholder for its public beta issues and feature requests.

FAQ

Is this a pre-release?

Yes, FinderFix is currently in public beta.

Is it free to download?

Yes, FinderFix is free while it's in beta.

System Requirements

Mac computer with an Apple silicon or Intel processor (macOS 11.0 or newer)

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Roadmap

Planned

• Distribute settings over several Tab Views (UX requirement)
• Allow for more global shortcuts (technical requirement)
• Set the hidden/shown status of
  • Sidebar
  • Toolbar
  • Path
  • Status Bar
• Set Sidebar width
• Add a Relaunch Finder button
• Add a Check All/Uncheck All option
• Override system view settings with own settings
• Add a global shortcut to Relaunch Finder
• Always open windows in icon, list, column, or cover flow view
• Add a Launch at Login checkbox (using the Service Management framework instead of the shared file list visible in User & Groups > Login Items)
• Add an Export Settings button
• Use current front-most window size and position as Defaults
• Reposition DMG disk image windows without resizing them
• Add app localization

Not Planned

• Fit column width to contents (names of items) for the selected column height
• Dual pane windows (side-by-side windows)
• Catch "Quit Finder" from the usually hidden menu item (deliberately and permanently) and keep FinderFix waiting graciously for the user to "manually" start Finder again
• Allow other application windows to be repositioned and resized through FinderFix (e.g. Terminal)

Will Not Be Implemented

If your feature request can be done without messing with kernel extensions that require disabling the System Integrity Protection (SIP), I promise I will try! That's why the following features will not be implemented:

• What about adding Chromium Tabs to Finder windows?

  I like Chromium Tabs and their early injection in Finder could be easily implemented in FinderFix. The only catch is obviously having to disable SIP.

• Is there any way to get the colored Finder labels feature from TotalFinder? That is my last TF holdout feature.

  Again, this would require disabling SIP.

  The bad news. Tags are not Labels. "Colouring-in" a file/folder is now not really possible. You should no longer expect to visually identify a file... - from a discussion on the Apple Support Community

What People Are Saying

Reddit

OH MY GOD! Bro you’re a god sent. Thanks man I love this app. Also that cmd + X for cut/paste. Oof so good! - MrVegetableMan

MacUpdate

LOVE this little gem. Does what it says it'll do. - Tlance

Product Hunt

In a tiny footprint, it fixes Finder windows size and position where everything else fails! - Mac Padan

Softpedia

FinderFix is an effective solution for Finder window sizing and positioning issues. - Catalin Chelariu/