RELEASE INFO

Thank you very much for installing Ultimate File Manager 15.2. The project was born out of the need to create a tool that will make working on the computer easier. The tool, that will allow you to perform any task in a simple and thoughtful way. The tool, that will be consistent and modern. The tool, that will look how I want and do what I want. I hope it suits You as well. It is thanks to You that I have continued to develop this project, despite many obstacles. I learned a lot, spent thousands of hours to make it better.

Thank you for your trust and choosing my software. I sincerely hope (and maybe even sure) that Ultimate File Manager serves you well in all tasks (from the simplest to the most complex). I hope, dear user, that you could have completed each task faster and better by focusing on doing your job, not the tool.

ULTIMATE FILE MANAGER IS AVAILABLE COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE. IT WILL NEVER CHANGE. IT IS CREATED WITH PASSION AND COMMITMENT - FOR YOU. I HOPE IT SERVES YOU AND DOES WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO. ITS CREATION IS A GREAT ADVENTURE AND GIVES A LOT OF SATISFACTION - BUT IT REQUIRES A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY.

THAT IS WHY - IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT - PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION - WITHOUT YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT - YOUR SUPPORT IS REALLY ESSENTIAL AND CAN CHANGE A LOT.

I am giving you today another compilation of the latest and most polished release of Ultimate File Manager 15.2. I spent A LOT of time on fixing the found bugs and polishing the existing functionalities. Our journey together continues...

This year, 2026, is a special year - it's the 10th anniversary of the original release of Ultimate File Manager! I hope that over this time, UFM has become a mature and trustworthy product - a product that helps you get things done faster and better every day.

Last year, the most popular File Manager from Ultimate File Manager was Total Commander with a 70.4% share (in 64-bit architecture). The most frequently installed version was the portable version (54.1%) and UFM MEGAPack (59.1%) with a dark interface (51.6%). The most popular installation languages ​​were English (27.3%) and Polish (24.2%), while the most popular operating system was (despite all) Windows 11 (67.8%) with a screen resolution of 1920 × 1080 (96 DPI - 100%) (39.1%).

For more information, see Ultimate File Manager usage statistics. Ultimate File Manager project statistics are based on anonymous data reported by the UFM installer during installation on user's disk. These are basic data about the installation, on the basis of which the direction of further development of the project is determined.

Current UFM version (15.2) focuses primarily on fixes and improvements. The most important change in the new release is rewriting UFM Power Manager, which allows you to perform a number of actions related to computer power (logging off, restarting, shutting down the computer, entering standby mode, hibernating, locking the workstation, and turning off the monitor). This program is an extension of the existing UFM Power tool, which has been enhanced with a graphical mode and many other features (primarily a task scheduler). I've fixed a lot of issues and minor bugs. Most notably, I've added a new compact mode for the program, changed the scheduled task information window and the new task creation confirmation window (in the Windows Task Scheduler). I've completely redesigned the warning window that counts down to the scheduled action (new options, new interface modes).

I've also improved a few things in UFM installer. This time, Finish Page has been changed and now also displays a request for financial support (the dedicated donation page has been disabled because it was not fulfilling its role). It's up to you, dear users, whether UFM will be developed or have a dedicated domain, etc. UFM website (release notes) no longer opens automatically at the end of installation (you can uncheck the appropriate option). These changes improve the user experience by leaving the user free to choose what to do.

I've added further improvements to the project's homepage. I hope it's now faster and easier to use.

This release of Ultimate File Manager brings an update to Multi Commander File Manager. File Manager is the heart and most important application of UFM, which connects all the others and allows you to manage your files in a convenient and quick way.

Installer Update Mode notes. Update mode is designed to update the files of the existing version of UFM (already installed on the user's disk) with files from the newer version (currently being installed). Only new project files are copied - NO CONFIGURATION FILES OR SETTINGS ARE CHANGED. As a reminder, UFM is designed so that user files are not changed (overwritten) in Update mode.

However, there remains the problem of menus and button bars, which are dynamically generated. UFM allows the user to decide whether to recreate these files or leave them as is. By default, they are modified (even in Update mode!). However, if you don't want this, simply uncheck the appropriate option. With this approach, the user decides whether to keep the menus and buttons as they are (perhaps customized and improved), or to update them with the fixes and improvements of the latest UFM version.

UFM let you to add a UFM icon to the Windows Notification Area (Standard installation only, in Portable installation you must do it manually). Because UFM Launcher runs continuously in the background (starts with Windows), you have quick access to project settings and many UFM tasks and features. Most importantly, you can launch your favorite file manager or supported applications. Note that Windows hides icons in the notification area by default. However, this can be easily changed in Windows Settings (Settings->Personalization->Taskbar->Other taskbar icons).

Ultimate File Manager supports multiple languages ​​(supported by Total Commander and Multi Commander file managers). Only a few of them are fully translated (so-called official). To change this and thus popularize UFM, I decided to simplify the process. Yes, there is still a lot of text to translate, but thanks to a special tool UFM Translation Manager it is a bit easier and more efficient (you can also test most of your translation right away, whether it is the installer, file manager or UFM internal applications). I have also created a special UFM TRANSLATOR'S GUIDE, which discusses in detail all aspects of UFM translation. It is worth reading it before attempting this job. I would like to thank all translators for their contribution to the development of the project.

I created UFM INSTALLATION GUIDE. This document discusses the installation process of Ultimate File Manager in detail. You will learn everything you need to know here - every aspect of the installation is discussed step by step (among others, you will learn what you are installing, where the files are copied and what choices you have). It is worth reading!

I am still working on UFM System Manager application. This application is still in the early stages of development and requires a lot of work - it will allow you to run tools and services of the Windows operating system and selected toolkits from external suppliers (e.g. Microsoft Sysinternals Suite). For now, these functions are supported without a GUI.

In the near future, work is also planned on the internal application UFM App Manager and its publicly available equivalent - Total Editor. Based on the submitted suggestions and found bugs, I intend to refresh and improve them a bit. They allow you to open or edit files with a specific extension (file type) in a selected application, previously defined by the user. As we know, Total Commander file manager supports File View and File Edit actions. My implementation of this functionality allows you to customize file view/edit actions of different types in different applications. This allows you to create associations of files with a given extension with a specific application, independent of the operating system.

External applications and Plugins of Total Commander File Manager have been updated to the latest versions.

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