Table of content
1. What is File Properties Editor?
2. How to register?
3. How to install it?
4. How to uninstall it?
5. How to use it?
6. Where to find the latest version?
7. How to contact us?

1. What is File Properties Editor?
You want to be able to modify simply, rapidly and efficiently the main properties of your files, folders and applications? You want to modify or reset their creation or modification date and time? You want to lock them to prevent their modification? Or you want to hide them so that nobody can see them?
Then File Properties Editor is what you need!

File Properties Editor allows you to edit several properties of any kind of files.
- You can edit the properties of any kind of file (files, folders, applications, ...).
- You can edit their name, their type, their creator, their creation date and time and their modification date and time.
- You can set their type and creator like the ones of any other file.
- You can set their creation and modification date and time to the current time or any other time.
- You can check their logical and physical size, for both the data and resource forks.
- You can delete their data or resource fork.
- You can locked them (to prevent them from being modified) and unlock them.
- You can make them readable or not and writable or not.
- You can make them visible or invisible (to hide them in the Finder so that nobody can see them).
- You can make their extension visible or not.
- It doesn't need any installation which makes it very easy to use.
- It is available in Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese and many other languages.
Read the whole documentation for more details...

Version 9.1:
- Minor bugs have been corrected.

Version 9.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Big Sur.

Version 8.0:
- A major rework and a full recompilation have been made as 64-bit Application to be compatible with Catalina.

Version 7.1:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with High Sierra, and as Universal Binary to keep being compatible with both old (PowerPC) Macs and recent (Intel) Macs.
- The "How to intall it?" paragraph of the documentation has been updated to explain how to install and launch the Application in particular under MacOS 10.13 High Sierra:
Under MacOS 10.13 High Sierra, if you're launching the Application for the first time, MacOS' GateKeeper (which you can configure in the "System Preferences") will refuse to launch it because you've not downloaded it from the Mac App Store (but from our website). In this case, instead of double-clicking on it, all you have to do is to right-click on the Application's icon, and then select the "Open" menu. A message will appear in which you'll be able to confirm that you want to launch the Application (even if it was not downloaded from the Mac App Store from an Identified Developper).

Version 7.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with El Capitan and Sierra, and as Universal Binary to keep being compatible with both old (PowerPC) Macs and recent (Intel) Macs.

Version 6.2:
- A Traditional Chinese localization has been released.
- Thank you to Chun Sang for his translation from English to Traditional Chinese.

Version 6.1:
- A problem when setting a date to the 31st has been corrected.

Version 6.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite.
- Our website address is now "www.alphaomega-software.com".
- The About window can now be closed faster just by clicking on it.

Version 5.1:
- A problem when saving the preferences at shutdown has been corrected, because of MacOS' non-safe way of quitting the applications at shutdown.
- You can check their logical and physical size, for both the data and resource forks.
- You can delete their data or resource fork.
- Minor bugs have been corrected.

Version 5.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Lion.
- A full recompilation has been made again as Universal Binary to keep being compatible with both old (PowerPC) Macs and recent (Intel) Macs.
- The seconds have been added in the times.
- The access date and time has been added.
- The data size and ressources size is displayed.

Version 4.1:
- Minor bugs have been corrected.

Version 4.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Snow Leopard.

Version 3.2:
- A Dutch localization has been released.
- Thank you to Nico Mangelschots for his translation from English to Dutch.

Version 3.1:
- A German localization has been released.
- Thank you to Patrick Probst for his translation from English to German.

Version 3.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Leopard.
- The graphical interface has been unified.
- You can change the readability and writability of the files.

Version 2.4:
- An Italian localization has been released.
- Thank you to Massimo Casadei for his translation from English to Italian.

Version 2.3:
- A Spanish localization has been released.
- Thank you to Aikasse for his translation from English to Spanish.

Version 2.2:
- An Hebrew localization has been released.
- Thank you to Gon Paran for his translation from English to Hebrew.

Version 2.1:
- You can automatically check for update at launch.
- You can reset the preferences file at next launch.
- A reception of the Quit Apple event has been improved.
- The display of unhandled exceptions has been improved.

Version 2.0:
- Intel Macs are supported with both PowerPC and Universal Binary applications.
- Multi-languages is supported into one single application.

Version 1.13:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Tiger.
- The Dutch, English and French localizations have been improved.
- A bug in the creation and modification times has been corrected.

Version 1.12:
- A French localization has been released.
- A Dutch localization has been released.
- Thank you to Paul BAARS for his translation from English to Dutch.

Version 1.11:
- It is compatible with the new version of Extended Software Updater.

Version 1.10:
- A bug in AM/PM conversion has been corrected.
- You can open files with the File/Open menu.
- Opening a file automatically selects it in the list box and displays its properties in the window when it's not a directory.

Version 1.9:
- You can edit the creation and modification time.

Version 1.8:
- Minor bugs have been corrected.

Version 1.7:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Panther.
- You can open the parent folder by clicking on the up arrow.
- A bug has been corrected when relaunching the Finder.

Version 1.6:
- A first recompilation has been made to be compatible with Panther.

Version 1.5:
- A full recompilation has been made to correct minor bugs.
- The registration algorithm has been corrected.

Version 1.4:
- You can open folders by double-clicking them in the list.
- You can relaunch the Finder when MacOS does not automatically update the folder in which you make a modification.

Version 1.3:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Jaguar.
- A folder check box, a Readable check box, a Writable check box and an Extension visible check box have been added.
- The type and the creator can be set like the ones of any other file with a drag and drop or an open dialog window.
- The application is compatible with Extended Software Updater available at "AlphaOmega Software" web site.

Version 1.2:
- Some menus have been corrected.
- The file opening processing has been improved.
- The inline help has been added.

Version 1.1:
- Minor bugs have been corrected.

Version 1.0:
- The first release.

Known bug: Sometimes MacOS does not automatically update the folder in which you modify a file unless you manipulate it, change its name, open a new MacOS session, or relaunch the Finder. This is a MacOS known bug (and not a File Properties Editor bug) that Apple should correct in its future releases. The "Relaunch The Finder" push button allows you to relaunch the Finder at any time without restarting your Mac nor opening a new session.

2. How to register?
As long as you use it unregistered this Application works normally, but it has a time limit and annoying windows (Registration window, Popup windows, ...).
To register it you just have to purchase a registration code on our website.
We accept Australian Dollar, Brazilian Real, Canadian Dollar, Czech Koruna, Danish Krone, Euro, Hong Kong Dollar, Hungarian Forint, Israeli New Sheqel, Japanese Yen, Malaysian Ringgit, Mexican Peso, Polish Zloty, Pound Sterling, Russian Ruble, Singapore Dollar, Swedish Krona, Swiss Franc, Taiwan New Dollar, Thai Baht, Turkish Lira, US Dollar and many other currencies...
To see our prices or to have a look at our many other Applications, just go to our website now.
This will help and encourage us to continue developing useful and friendly software for your pleasure and service.
Remember that when you register for a particular Application, your registration code remains valid for all the following minor releases.
Remember to read the Conditions of Use, Publication and Distribution before installing and using our Applications.

3. How to install it?
No particular installation is required. Once you've downloaded the ".dmg" package from our website, it should uncompress automatically (in your "Downloads" folder or on your Desktop). If it does not, then you can double-click on it to uncompress it.
Then you just have to move the created folder into your "Applications" folder (or any other location) and double-click on the Application to launch it.

Particular case of MacOS 11 Big Sur:

Under MacOS 11 Big Sur, if you're launching the Application for the first time, MacOS' GateKeeper (which you can configure in the "System Preferences") will refuse to launch it because you've not downloaded it from the Mac App Store (but from our website). In this case, instead of double-clicking on it, all you have to do is to right-click on the Application's icon, and then select the "Open" menu. A message will appear in which you'll be able to confirm that you want to launch the Application (even if it was not downloaded from the Mac App Store from an Identified Developper).

NB: We're not distributing our Applications through the Mac App Store, because Apple's fees policy on the Mac App Store is not financially respectful of developers and small and medium companies, and consequently, at the end, of customers.

4. How to uninstall it?
There should be no reason to do this. ;-)
However, if you really want, then you just have to throw the Application into the trash, and that's all.

5. How to use it?
Drag and drop a file or a folder in the list box at the top of the window, or on the application's icon, or select it with the "File/Open..." menu.
The list of files and folders located in the same folder as the dropped file or in the dropped folder appears.
You can click on a file or a folder to select it in the list in order to display and modify its properties.
You can double-click on a folder to open it in the list. Or you can click on the triangle to open the parent folder.
When a file or a folder is selected, you can modify its name, its type, its creator, its creation date, its creation time, its modification date, its modification time, its lock, its visibility and its extension visibility.
Its type and creator can be modified manually, by selecting another file or by dropping another file on the bevel button.
Its creation date and modification date can be reset to today.
Once you have made all your modifications, click on the "Apply modifications" push button to apply them.
If you don't click on the "Apply modifications" push button no modification is applied.

6. Where to find the latest version?
To find the latest version of this Application and many other software "AlphaOmega Software" has written, you just have to visit our website.

7. How to contact us?
You can go to our website to send us an email.

AlphaOmega Software
www.alphaomega-software.com