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Tabbed Windows Explorer

Posted January 2013 by Steve Sinchak

Tabs in our Web browsers have become a critical feature so much that I can't imagine using a browser without tabs.  They have made browsing the web easier and more productive, yet for some reason we don't have tabs in the second most used browser, Windows Explorer.

Tabs have finally made their way to Windows Explorer thanks to a free utility called Clover. Head over to http://ejie.me and download & install. Within a few minutes, Windows Explorer will be tabbed.

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