Add Chrome Like Tabs to Windows Explorer

by Venkat eswarlu on August 19, 2012

in Freeware,Google Chrome

With getting used to tabs in modern browsers you may regret once you realize that Windows Explorer doesn’t allows to open folders and directories in tabs, recently we’ve covered TabExplroer which lets you add tabs to Windows Explorer, but we’re not impressed with it, meet Clover plugin for Explorer adds tabs similar to Chrome, if you’re Chrome user you feel at home while opening or switching between folder tabs.

Launch Clover after installing on your computer, except position of Wrench icon UI of Clover almost similar to Chrome, you can hide bookmarks bar by pressing Ctrl+Shift+B or you can do the same from Wrench icon>Bookmarks >uncheck for Show bookmarks bar.

You can right click on folder tab and select useful commands like new tab, pin tab,  duplicate tab, close other tabs and Close tabs to the right.

Chrome tab UI for Windows Explorer thumb Add Chrome Like Tabs to Windows Explorer

When Clover is installed and active, you can see Windows Explorer icon being replaced with Clover’s flower icon on taskbar. You can drag a folder on to the tab bar to open as a tab. Do you want keyboard shortcuts? use Ctrl +T to open Computer, with Ctrl +W you can close a tab, Switch between folder tabs by using Ctrl+Tab, With Ctrl+D you can bookmark a folder to bookmarks, you can access bookmarked folders quickly from the bookmarks bar.

Download Clover.

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