Folder Actions for Windows

Folder Actions for Windows is a file management application built specifically for helping you perform batch operations when it comes to converting files, receiving alerts when a new item becomes available, compressing or decompressing items, and automatically moving or copying a file to a user-defined location.
Although it comes packed with several dedicated parameters, the layout is clean and intuitive.
The batch processing operation can be carried out by adding folders to the list and assigning the action to be triggered for the selected directory.
You can add folders to the list using the built-in browse function, so you cannot rely on the “drag and drop” support.
Folder Actions for Windows gives you the possibility to add multiple directories, delete the selected ones, as well as open their location directly from the primary pane.
What’s more, you can make the tool display alerts when a new item become available, and move or copy the files to the specified location.
When it comes to image conversion, you are allowed to select the output format (JPG, BMP, TIF, GIF, PNG), pick the compression level and quality for some of the file formats, rotate the images to different angles, save the pictures to a subfolder or select a new location, as well as delete the items at the end of the task.
Folder Actions for Windows is also able to convert audio files to MP3, AC3, FLAC, OGG, or WAV file format, and you can select the quality. Video files can be converted to MP4, 3GP, FLV, AVI, or MPEG file format.
Other notable characteristics worth mentioning are represented by the possibility to decompress archives (ZIP, 7Z, RAR, ARJ) and compress items to ZIP, 7Z, GZIP, or TAR file format.
Last but not least, you can make the utility run at Windows startup, monitor the file processing operation from a dedicated window, and perform user-defined actions which can enabled by loading BAT files or scripts.
All in all, Folder Actions for Windows comes bundled with a decent pack of features for helping users perform several tweaking operations to files. Thanks to its intuitive layout, it is suitable for rookies and professionals alike.