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DropIt (v8.5)
http://www.dropitproject.com/
DropIt is a simple floating target image on your desktop you can drag-and-drop files onto to quickly process them with a predefined action. It supports 21 different actions: Move, Copy, Compress, Extract, Rename, Delete, Split, Join, Encrypt, Decrypt, Open With, Print, Upload, Send by Mail, Create Gallery, Create List, Create Playlist, Create Shortcut, Copy to Clipboard, Change Properties and Ignore. A destination can be chosen for each association defined, as well as group associations in different profiles.
The program allows to create rules to filter files based on name, directory, size, date, properties, content or regular expressions. For existing files in destination folders can be defined if overwrite, skip or rename them. It includes multi-language interface, folder monitoring, shared folders support, SendTo and Command-Line support, environment variables support, automatic update, and much more.
Stealth: Yes
License: Open Source GPL
System Requirements: Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
![Image](http://www.portablefreeware.com/screenshots/scrFb7l1M.png)
This is a list of main included features:
For general uses DropIt can replace several apps:- Drag-and-Drop: Process files and folders simply dropping them on the target image
- Filter Files & Folders: Filter files and folders by name, directory, size, dates, properties, content or regular expressions
- Folder Monitoring: Process files and folders automatically monitoring defined directories
- 21 Actions: Move, Copy, Compress, Extract, Rename, Delete, Split, Join, Encrypt, Decrypt, Open With, Print, Upload, Send by Mail, Create Gallery, Create List, Create Playlist, Create Shortcut, Copy to Clipboard, Change Properties, Ignore
- Profiles: Collect associations in different profiles and assign an image to each profile to easily recognize it
- Comprehensive Path Support: Support absolute paths, relative paths, UNC paths for shared folders, FTP/SFTP for uploading
- Abbreviations: Support internal, custom and system environment variables
- Alternative Usages: Support SendTo and Command-Line to process files and folders
- Multi-language: Available with multi-language interface
- Profile Encryption: Support encryption to protect your profiles with a password
- Activity Log: Support log file creation to verify sorting operations
- Automatic Update: Support automatic software update
- Unicode: Support for Unicode encoding
- Optimized Versions: Available in both installer and portable versions for 32/64-bit Windows
Obviously it could has less specific features if compared with these apps, but the unified and user-friendly interface allows to manage all these features together and automate them.MONITORING: Belvedere, RoboTask...
MOVE/COPY: FastCopy, TeraCopy...
COMPRESS/EXTRACT: 7-Zip, PeaZip, IZArc2Go...
ENCRYPT/DECRYPT: dsCrypt, Drag'n'Crypt ULTRA, MAXA Crypt Mobile...
RENAME: ReNamer, Bulk Rename Utility, Rename Master...
DELETE: Eraser, UltraShredder, WipeFile...
UPLOAD: FileZilla, WinSCP, DropUpLoad...
OPEN WITH: Coffee, C.A.F.E., eXpresso...
CREATE GALLERY: Porta, zphoto...
CREATE LIST: dirhtml, Directory Lister, File List Generator...
CREATE PLAYLIST: M3U Dropper...
CHANGE PROPERTIES: BulkFileChanger, NewFileTime...
CALCULATED HASH: HashMyFiles, Hasher, md5hash...
REMOVE EMPTY: Remove Empty Directories, Remove Empty Folders...
This software is born from an user request of this forum. Write here for additional requests or to help me to develop these features!