eBox1.6

eBox is a lightweight Adobe Air-based application whose purpose is to help you create a virtual library where you can store files from your system so you can quickly open them.

Simplistic looks

The GUI looks clean and easy to work with. The utility does not come with support for a help manual, it just shows some suggestive hints about how to make the most out of it.

Define your library

You are given the freedom to import any kind of files into the working environment using the built-in browse button or drag-and-drop support. There’s no support for thumbnail preview for images but the tool is able to play SWF files directly in the main window.Basic playback controls are embedded in the GUI for helping you play, pause or stop the current SWF selection, seek for a position in the video streams, adjust the volume, and enable the full screen display.Aside from SWF files, eBox is not able to play and open other types of file formats. Files can be opened in external programs with a single click on them.eBox gives you the possibility to create user-defined subfolders for organizing files and view the total number of items included in your library and subfolders. In addition, you can browse throughout the content of your library and subdirectories in a full screen mode.

Several drawbacks

The application only displays the filename of the item so you cannot view detailed information about the size, path, and creation, modification and last accessed date. Files cannot be sorted in an ascending/descending order. A search function is not available for helping you quickly identify a file in the list.

Bottom line

All in all, eBox provides a simple pack of options for storing files in a library. However, it still needs functionality enhancements. During our tests it did not manage to store files in subdirectories.