The default Open and Save dialogs included by default in macOS don’t have too many customization options. Default Folder X is a small utility that can help you personalize the entire experience by adding new locations, Spotlight tags, comments, and many more options.

Access favorite folders from the status bar and create your own folders lists
The Default Folder X status bar menu offers you the possibility to navigate to your default, favorite, and recent folders. At the same time, the menu also allows you to view all opened Finder windows and bring any of them forward.

The Default Folder X preferences can be adjusted via a Preferences Pane that will be added to your Systems Preferences. Here you can add specific directories to be used by default with certain applications. Furthermore, you can create your own Favorite Folders list.

Open and Save toolbar
If Default Folder X is running, each time you want to save or open a file in an macOS native  utility, the application will add a toolbar that provides all these options in a more easily accessible manner.

To navigate between the different menus, simply put your mouse on top of them. However, you can also make use of the keyboard shortcuts assigned by default to frequently used functions.

Integrated Spotlight and QuickLook options
To make sure that you can always find your files as fast as possible, Default Folder X enables you to add Spotlight keywords, tags, comments, or labels within the Save dialog.

On the other hand, when you are opening files, Default Folder X allows you to preview the documents in a thumbnail and even zoom to full size.

Intuitive solution for customizing the default Save and Open dialog
Default Folder X is proposing simple solutions for personalizing your experience when opening or saving files. The app is focused on efficiency and will certainly improve your workflow.

What's New:

Version 6.2.5:

• You can reveal files and folders in Bloom (requires Bloom version 1.5.19 or higher).
• Added a default keyboard shortcut in file dialogs so Command-, opens Default Folder X's settings.
• Worked around a bug / feature in macOS 26 that prevented Default Folder X from opening the Applications folder.
• Eliminated a crash that could occur when handling a Microsoft Word document on OneDrive when Word isn't installed.
• Enabled the "Unlock" button when activating a license even if you don't enter your name because Tahoe's severe lack of contrast makes it hard to see the box for your name.
• Resolved a problem with the preview player for audio and video items failing to close a file after displaying it.
• Fixed a bug that could display the path of the current selection in file dialogs when it wasn't supposed to.
• Resolved an intermittent crash when switching to a new folder in an Open or Save dialog.
• Eliminated redundant error messages when there's a problem with iCloud.
• Fixed a crash when closing a Save dialog very quickly after it opens.
• Added support for Enfocus Griffin.

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