Preview #4
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Version 17 is not ready for stable release anytime soon, But it already has a lot of new things that need testing
Not everything added to v17 might be included in the final release.
v17 contain many MAJOR rewrites and new addition.
- File Tags/Labels and comments system
- Folder Specific settings
- New Keyboard customization system
- Total rewrite of List/Grid UI component used for File List view, FolderTree view, Most List/Grid UI componets. Without this rewrite all the 3 items above would not be possible
- MultiFileViewer can now show CSV/Parquet files as data in a grid. and if it is CSV it can be edited and modified and saved backed
- Some extension in MC can now be developed using .Net/C#
- Checksum extension now support Blake3 checksum algorithm
This is a
early preview. Since it is a early preview it is time locked. and will stop to work after sep-30. (but a new updated version will be out.. )
However it will not be possible to auto update this version until in reached beta. there might be more 16.x releases with fixes before this is officially out
Since this is early preview. NOW is the time to come with feedback you want something to change. How a features with file tags or folder specific settings works or something like that.
Since this preview is developed separately from v16.x, When a new preview is released, it might not have all the fixes or addition that 16.x has. Right not V17 Preview has everything 16.2 build 3205 has. (I think)
Read more and see images here
https://multicommander.com/Articles/multicommander-v17-preview-1
Download portable version here (64bit only) (Preview 5)
https://multicommander.com/files/updates/preview/MultiCommander_x64_Portable_(17.0.0.3452).zip
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Test and leave feedbackPlease do testing specially on Tags..
How does tags work for you, What missing with tag.. How can it be improved. What does not work with tags. and so on.
Changes
v17 PREVIEW 5 (Build 3452) - 2026-10-30
ADDED - Extension manage can now install/uninstall external extension.
ADDED - New extension MCWebAccess, But not delivered with normal installation/upgrade (Use Extension manager to download and install it)
Extension to share/recieved files from/to webbrowser. Intended to be used only on LAN.
ADDED - Language editor got a face lift and will warn if control characters are missing in translation. (For example, %s, %d, %1, %2 etc) and more
ADDED - Selection status in Explorer panel is shown in a different way
ADDED - Copy/Move progress dialog now includes a customizable transfer-speed graph with separate read and write speeds. (Can be disabled in Settings.)
ADDED - MultiScript Debugger window support Syntax Highlighting/Dark mode and more.
ADDED - Folder tree - Drives can show free space bar under the device name, like the Device dropdown.
ADDED - Command line :help command, inline help for built-in commands, and suggestions while typing commands.
ADDED - Command line now supports the same ${...} tags as user commands and the launch bar, including selected-item path and name tags.
ADDED - Device dropdown now shows free-space bars, device details tooltips, group separators, and Windows drive commands on its context menu. (Can be disabled in Settings.)
ADDED - Device dropdown supports middle-click to open a device in a new tab, Ctrl+click to open its root, and an option to hide drives without media.
ADDED - MultiDataViewer now supports dark mode and has an improved line-filtering tool with progress, cancellation, regular-expression highlighting, and non-ASCII case-insensitive matching.
ADDED - "Hide Tags toolbar" command to the Manage Tags toolbar button context menu.
CHANGED - Keyboard shortcut customization now removes a shortcut from its previous command when it is assigned to another command.
CHANGED - File coloring and Medium toolbar icons are now enabled by default for new installations.
CHANGED - Updated the default button panel icons for Refresh, View, Edit, Copy, Move, Make Directory, and Delete.
CHANGED - SFTP extension updated to use modern encryption algorithms through LibreSSL instead of WINCNG.
FIXED - Copying with Unpacker now recognizes old-style multi-volume RAR archives.
FIXED - Thumbnail view shows item without thumbnail better, also keep customized thumbnail if set.
FIXED - FileOperation Copy plugin : Unpacker will now unpack old style multi-volume RAR archives again.
FIXED - Status-bar messages, progress bars, free-space display, and text rendering issues.
FIXED - Keyboard customization now correctly handles default shortcuts and shows conflicting shortcuts.
FIXED - 50+ Minor fixes and improvements.
FIXED - 10+ Stability issues.
v17 PREVIEW 4 (Build 3430 - 2026-10-19)
ADDED - Split file and Join files commands in the Tools menu and file context menu. Compatible with Total Commander, HJSplit and 7-Zip split files.
ADDED - Expand / Shrink selection can now use multiple filters, one per line, mixing wildcard, size, date and regex filters.
ADDED - FileType Setup - Custom icons for specific files and folders.
ADDED - FS-7Zip now support compressen method and compress level for when creating 7zip archives.
FIXED - File list no longer jumps to another scroll position when refreshed while scrolled down.
FIXED - Horizontal scrollbar flashing by on refresh when columns are auto-sized to the view width.
FIXED - Clicking on empty space in the file list did not unselect all items.
FIXED - ${mcpath} icon paths not loading in the icon picker in FileType Setup.
FIXED - Thumbnail list mode - Missing gridlines and checkboxes covered by the image.
FIXED - Italic text being clipped at column edges.
v17 PREVIEW 3 (Build 3415) - 2026-09-28
Around 25+ Changes since Preview 2
FIXED - Folder specific settings dialog changes
ADDED - MultiFileViewer - Can now specify number of rows to skip when reading CSV data.
ADDED - Shortcuts can now be assigned to Edit comment and Clear Comment
FIXED - CSV Data grid now handle many columns better.
ADDED - Shortcuts can now be assigned to Tags, Tags popup
FIXED - Rendering of file tags, Will not overwrite entire filename
FIXED - Range selection (shift+click) issue.
ADDED - Some new icons to be used in file tags
ADDED - Support for converting and saving images into WebP format
FIXED - Many other minor fixes.
+ All fixes in v16.5 up to build 3222