Version 6.2.7 of Default Folder X was released a few days ago, fixing some nagging problems in Save dialogs. The widened edit field for entering filenames was misbehaving, causing all text in the text field to be selected after using Default Folder X’s toolbar. It could also lose keyboard focus, forcing you to click in it or press the Tab key to resume editing the filename. And if you started typing before Default Folder X’s controls appeared, it would occasionally lose keystrokes. All these issues have been addressed, and I strongly recommend that everyone install this update so things work smoothly again for you.

In addition to fixing Save dialogs, this release adds a new contextual menu to the Finder for creating aliases, and sorts the menus in the Actions pane below Save dialogs so it’s easier to find the right script, workflow or shortcut. It also fixes a compatibility issue with the text expansion utility aText, and addresses problems with Default Folder X failing to open folders in the Finder on some systems.

This update is free if you’ve purchased a license for Default Folder X 6. Please update by downloading the new release from the What’s New page, or by choosing Check for Update from Default Folder X’s menu in your menu bar.

What happened to version 6.2.6?

I neglected to post about version 6.2.6 last month, which also fixed a number of issues – my apologies for that. It basically corrected a number of bugs that occurred infrequently, as well as adding a “Skip” button when you run into duplicate items while copying or moving multiple files or folders. Oh, and it sped things up in Open and Save dialogs.

Those changes are all rolled into 6.2.7, along with its bug fixes, so you’ll hopefully see less frequent updates. At least until we have to deal with macOS 27 betas 🙄