XYplorer Beta Club

Posted: **20 Mar 2026 14:43**

I was previously using QTTabbar. Unfortunately, that utility is now bricked by recent changes made by Microsoft to Windows 11. (Removal of support for File Explorer Toolbars and related. )

The tabbed interface offered by XYPlorer is great and reproduces much of the functionality that I had with QTTabbar and then some.

What I am missing though is the ability to OPEN a selected folder in a NEW instance of XYPlorer and/or MOVE a TAB to a NEW instance of XYPlorer. By this I mean a completely NEW window. (QTTabbar even let one drag/tear a tab off and create a NEW instance of File Explorer.)

I understand that there is the second PANE, but there are many times when I need one or more completely separate views of other sets of tabs.

I have been unable to find a way to do this? (I have tried to search the forum, but...)

Is this currently possible, or should I submit this to the WISH LIST?

Thanks in advance...

Posted: **20 Mar 2026 15:03**

Scripting is the way to do this...

To open the current selected folder:
run """<xy>"" /new ""<curitem>""";

To move a tab to a new instance, e.g.:

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    $id   = tab("get", "id");
    $path = tab("get", "path");
    tab("close", 0, , $id);
    run """<xy>"" /new ""$path""";

The tab script could e.g. be used with a custom event action (e.g. middle-click on tab)...

Posted: **24 Mar 2026 17:48**

Thank You HIGHEND!

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