# w4po/ExplorerTabUtility

🚀 Supercharge Windows 11's File Explorer: Auto-convert windows to tabs, duplicate tabs, reopen closed ones, and more!

Repository: https://github.com/w4po/ExplorerTabUtility
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/explorertabutility
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-05-04T22:35:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 37/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 19, release rhythm 40, longevity 72
- inputs: {"age_days": 1013, "days_push": 486, "days_rel": 486, "gap_med": 13.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2898, forks 90 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:28.742656+00:00)

## What it is
A Windows utility that supercharges Windows 11 File Explorer by automatically converting new Explorer windows into tabs, duplicating tabs, and reopening closed ones. It runs in the background and enhances the native File Explorer tabs feature.

## Use cases
- force new file explorer windows to open as tabs in windows 11
- duplicate the current file explorer tab
- reopen recently closed explorer tabs
- restore previously opened explorer windows after a reboot
- attach or detach file explorer tabs
- switch explorer tabs across virtual desktops with a hotkey

## When to choose
- you use Windows 11 22H2+ and want a cleaner single-window Explorer workflow
- you frequently open many Explorer windows and want them merged as tabs
- you want tab history and window restore after Explorer crashes or reboots

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows 10 or an older Windows 11 build without Explorer tabs
- you prefer separate Explorer windows per folder
- you need a cross-platform file manager replacement

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: desktop-framework, developer-tools
- domain: windows, developer-tools, files
- platform: windows
- tags: file-explorer, tabs, windows-11, file-management, hotkeys

## Member repositories
- w4po/ExplorerTabUtility (main) score 37

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.742656+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:35:13.324642+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/w4po/ExplorerTabUtility (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.742656+00:00, sha 1c9ca0c12cf6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.