New functions in Total Commander 10.50 (beta test):

General:

• Files - Create checksum file(s): Support for very fast BLAKE3 hash algorithm
• New option "Finish copying the current file" when aborting copying in the middle of a file
• New command line parameter /P opens parent of the passed path and places cursor on last directory
• Internal content plugin (tc): New fields from id3v1/id3v2/ape/flac/wav/ogg/m4a metadata tags, like Title, Artist etc.
• Unpack ZIP files with Brotli (by Google) compression, mainly used in XPI files
• Synchronize dirs: Show progress when comparing by content also in taskbar icon
• FTPS/HTTPS: Support for OpenSSL 3.0
• wincmd.ini [Configuration] ExecUseContextMenu: set to 1 to open files as if the user right clicked on it and clicked on the default context menu item
• wincmd.ini [Configuration] AlwaysShowAppdata=0 hides Appdata folder when hidden files are not shown

User interface:

• Option to always load directory sizes after a directory change, either internally or via 'Everything' tool
• Option to set custom date/time format and separators (Configuration - Options - Tabstops)
• Show total bytes, files and folders to be copied already in F5 copy dialog
• Show transfer speed with mixed units (e.g. x.xx b/M/G/T), configured via [Configuration] SizeTransfer, defaults to value of footer
• Configure extra space around drive button icons via Configuration - Options - Icons
• Dark mode: Option to configure border color (lines between controls)
• Button bar: set the "Tooltip" field to a single space to disable tooltip
• Menu Files - Print - File content now prints all selected files (after a warning)
• On Windows 10 older than 1709 (Fall 2017) and older Windows versions, support thumbnails larger than 240 pixels

Lister:

• Show additional main menu item "Plugins" to directly choose a Lister plugin
• Quick view panel: Show used plugin in title (normally used for path) behind the file name

Lister, internal image viewer:

• Zoom images with Ctrl+Mouse wheel or +/- on numeric keypad, or via click on percent value in the menu
• Use Shift+Cursor left/right to scroll images in smaller steps than Cursor left/right

Lister, internal media player:

• Show track name and artist from a track's tags (id3v1, id3v2.2, id3v2.3/2.4, ape, flac, wav, ogg and m4a)
• Show cover image from a track's tags, or from a file named cover.jpg, folder.jpg, cover.png, or folder.png in the same folder
• Button to show/hide cover image
• Load track positions and names from .cue file with the same name as the opened media file, e.g. for seeking in long compilations
• Single step now also works for audio only (1/10 second steps)
• New hotkeys in multimedia mode: M=Mute, E=Single step, C=Cover, Ctrl/Shift+arrow keys to fast forward/rewind
• Prefer DirectShow filters from filter32/64 subdirectory when present, even when a different version of that filter is registered in the system. Disable via wincmd.ini [Lister] PreferFiltersFromFile=0

Change attributes:

• Set partial date and/or time by using letters in place of the unchanged parts, e.g. 10:mm:ss to change just the hours. The actual characters don't matter, 10:xx:xx will also work.

Compare by content:

• New hotkey F2 in edit mode jumps to the next difference within a line, Shift+F2 to the previous difference
• Accept one or two file names via drag&drop to the path edit boxes
• Button "Sync" to choose re-synchronize method, e.g. to look for equal characters only after a space

Multi-rename tool:

• Offer to auto-rename files also when moving them to subdirs and a file with the same name already exists in that directory
• New placeholders [B0]..[B9] insert parent, grandparent, great grandparent folder etc. from the path
• New placeholders [B+0]..[B+9] insert drive letter, first folder, second folder etc. from the path
• New field [T4] will use EXIF date (when a photo was taken) for all date fields after this placeholder
• The Fields [T1] to [T4] now support a time offset in the form [T1+60m] or [T1-10h]

Internal commands:

• cm_ReloadFileIcons to reload all icons and icon overlays without re-reading the file lists
• cm_CloseDuplicateTabs to close all duplicate tabs in current panel
• cm_SwitchColorsByFileType to turn colors by file type on/off
• cm_SwitchFileTipWindows to enable/disable the display of tooltips (hints) for files
• cm_CopyToArchive/cm_MoveToArchive to open pack dialog with "Move" option unchecked/checked
• cm_CloseCurrentTab, cm_CloseAllTabs, cm_UnloadPlugins, cm_CopyFileDetailsToClip, cm_CopyHdrFileDetailsToClip etc. now support parameters, see description
• command cd "path" can now be combined with internal commands, with the path in double quotes
• MULTIRENAME=<settings> starts renaming immediately with the given saved settings, two equal signs close the dialog afterwards