Released! Full ForkLift 1.0 Review + 10 Free Licenses
Remember ForkLift? You know, the dual-pane file-manager from BinaryNights? Well, after three betas and one recent interview here, it’s finally ready for prime-time today. The guys from Hungary have finally released their final product, and I was lucky enough to take a look at it today.
Is it a worthy replacement for Finder? Is it worth $29.95? Let’s take a look.
*Editor: if you make it to the end of this post we have a special type of giveaway we are running in conjunction with BinaryNights for 10 free licenses. Enjoy!
Speed
Let me say one thing, despite having multiple tabs open, this app is fast. Being a universal binary is one thing, but according to BinaryNights, ForkLift is a threaded application, so multi-core Mac owners are really going to see some speed gains. I’ve also noticed that scrolling through long lists of files appears much snappier now, than it did with earlier builds.
From Anywhere to Anywhere
Literally. Copy from SFTP to FTP or from Bluetooth to Bluetooth. You can even work in archives on remote servers, all accomplished using the same methods for local files. In fact, you can even copy from one folder to another anywhere on a network. Robust, no?
Live Preview + Remote Editing
As a blogger, I sometimes have to make minor tweaks to my Wordpress theme and plugins. Doing it the old way was boring and simply took more time. Thankfully, ForkLift’s live preview and remote editing functionality really speeds up my workflow. Now I can do more in less time.
True Macness
No, this is not a Total Commander clone. ForkLift looks beautiful and integrates well with Mac OS X. Sure, the icons could be slightly prettier, but when everything you’ll ever need is a just a convenient click away, what more could you ask for?
Configurable Shortcuts
Don’t like the default shortcuts? Change them! ForkLift comes with it’s own default key binding, but you can have it emulate Finder’s or Commander’s key sets. Very useful for long-term users of either of those apps.
Moveable Tabs
Tabs have been proven as an effective way to reduce clutter, as seen in many web browsers. Thank goodness ForkLift also comes with its own tabs as well. In addition, you can reposition them to make it easier to visualize and manage your files.
Price
As reported in our interview with BinaryNights, ForkLift costs $29.95. Let’s compare ForkLift to the competition. ForkLift combines PathFinder + Transmit + AppZapper functionality. That comes to a total of $77.85. Which brings us back to our first question: Is it worth $29.95? Absolutely.
And More…
There’s just so many more features I could mention including Growl support, the plugin architecture, spring-loaded folders, Amazon S3 support, FTP client, Archives etc. It’s been great watching it grow from a little file manager into an amazing replacement for Finder that’s crammed full of features. ForkLift is now available from BinaryNights for $29.95. The people behind the app are really what small OS X dev crews are all about, and by buying a copy you help to ensure more from this group.
They’re quite generous too! As promised, MacApper has garnered 10 licenses of ForkLift to give away. Instead of just handing them out to people who comment, we’re going to have a little scavenger hunt. Here’s how it works. The MacApper staff has hidden six eight ForkLift icons on six eight different blogs; each icon leads to the next one, so once you’ve found the last one, you’ll be taken to a form where you can enter your details for the giveaway.
UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed. We’ll be announcing the 10 winners really soon, so stay tuned.
To find the first icon, here’s your clue: Looking for something? ForkLift lies at 50Volts and beyond…
Happy hunting! Contest ends June 3rd at midnight EST. Want to see more of these activities in future? Let us know, but please no hints in the comments!
I DID IT!
So how do I get my license?????
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The last link appears to be broken. I don’t know whether this is on purpose or not, but it’s easy to get to the end. Fun idea.
How many will participate? :-p
Sorry about the broken link guys…Was only showing broken in Safari. Should be okay now.
@Zett: Nobody knows!
Free?
Yay! I made it to the end as well
I welcome thee, ForkLift license!
I love google, made this fun and easy.
I have been used this extra useful file manager during past a week, I am now thinking about “to continue to use Interarchy” or “to switch to this new guy”.
As ease of use, I should choose this one(but I have spent lots of time with old good Interarchy).
Awesome stuff. Followed it through – here’s hoping!
so when do we find out?
and is it random from all who enter or is it the first 10?
@Wim, JimShoe and Steffan: Good luck!
@Jacob: The hunt will last for 3 days, and the winners will be picked at random. There are 10 licenses, so there’s a good chance you’ll get one. Make sure you enter your name and email in the form to participate
We’ll announce the winners at the end of it.
UPDATE: Judging from the comments, the hunt seems too easy, so we’ve thrown in another 2 more blogs. Is it too short/long, too simple/hard or too dull? Let us know.
I did it
It is not too simple and too hard. It is a good idea to expose readers to other sites as they may find some interesting sites while hunting
Good luck!
It’s too easy. I mean a little sleuthing woulda been fun, other than just “Click here to go to the next blog, and you’re looking for the same thing each time!”
Anyways, stuff like this is fun (look at the success of MacHeist!), so stuff like this for promotions in the future would be much better than just picking random commenters imo. Good job guys!
okay, @Marvin: do we have to re-do it if we already submitted?
Jacob, you don’t have to. All records are still on file.
I like forklift, the preview was quite an improvement over the finder. So do I get a license?
I must say that after I worked out the first one the rest were a sinch, maybe something tricker might be in order for future events? I got mine in by 6:10 EST.
BTW one of the Google advertisements is for “Tweaking ToolboxXP”
I sorta liked it when the link was broken. Took a little sleuthing to get to the end.
OK OK i see the light beyond 50Volts…i hope to re-enter between the first 10!!!
Great contest!!!
This is a nice advertising
To get to the form takes 1 search + 8 clicks … than we can sign up to participate. At the end it’s nice for forklift guys cause they will see how big is the intrest 
finally … there is no challenge at all, just luck 
Great contest indeed
I must say, having beta tested ForkLift, I hope I will get a free license, because it is indeed a very useful app, and very, very well done.
Its again great news form MacApper. I put this information on my blog
PS. I hope to get one of this licenses
Good constest! It was kinda easy though. You should have changed the icon on each site so that we aren’t looking for the exact same image always.
Great job though! keep it up!
Fun, but a little too easy after the first hurdle
great and fairly easy once you found the “entrypoint” – hope i’ll get one of those free licenses
Wow thank Goodness I didn’t miss this. You RULE MacApper.
I found them, what have i to do?
Done! This is great! I came across pretty cool blogs which I’ve not read before..
Hm. Not quite as convoluted as MacHeist, but I see a few blogs I’ll have to revisit later. If nothing else, I thank you for giving me even MORE stuff to read!
The reason for ForkLift is to save time and now I have to waste it on a silly heist!! No thank you! I was the second one to post “How do I get a license?” when it first came out about the give away. So no thatnk you to the WASTE of time!
John
Dude, you just start at the start and keep clicking until you reach the end. It’s a dozen sites or so. Some people want everything handed to them on a silver platter.
By my count, it has been 3 days…I guess we DO have another 4 hours to go though.
Just gave Forklift 1.0 a try… It’s a very nice application, beats the standard Finder by far. It’s nice that it combines FTP, as well, I can go ahead and uninstall Transmit now.
BTW… Is the contest over? It’s a shame, I’d gladly take a free serial. (Wouldn’t we all :p)
I used Forklift all through the beta and loved it. It really is a great and useful application. Now I I have to wait for the winners of the contest to know if I need to buy it. The suspense is killin me here.
Sorry guys the contest is indeed over and Marv will be posting soon a new article listing the lucky winners. The guys at Binary Nights really got some exposure this week and they totally deserve it, so mission accomplished.
Thanks to everyone who participated. If anyone is curious there were just over 500 entries
Yeah, exactly – give us the results!
I would like to know should I go and purchase it, or maybe enjoy the freebie
Just wondering, what exactly does, “really soon” mean, because to me that would only be a few hours of so. Every time I get on the computer I have to check the site, and it’s driving me up the walls!
Too much fun.
my thoughts exactly
So, whats up with the contest?
It’s not a problem if there is a delay, but no info at all isn’t nice. So what is going on?
@Rubber: It’s coming in an hour’s time.
Not sure what the big deal is with Forklift. Don’t get me wrong…it isn’t bad, but could use some polishing and upgrades. Also keep in mind, I’m not a programmer, so my suggestions may be problematic, but without them I find Forklift a little too complicated.
For your reference, I’ve been busy fixing my System Hard Drive with OS X and WIndows, and I”m moving a bunch of files doing back-up and recovery and noticed a few things that Forklift is missing…for instance:
1. Default Copy and Move buttons – used in a two window interface.
2. Center Console Interface with above and customizable would also be nice.
I’m used to programs like PCOpus and Opus Director from the Amiga days and Forklift is close, but still missing a few things I consider required. Forklift also has some inconsistences like having: Having a “Delete” Icon on the Toolbar, but a “Move to Trash” option for default Right-Click. Is it Delete or is it Move to Trash…I spent easily a few seconds right-clicking looking for delete that wasn’t there.
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