Features Comparison
You Can Author with You Can Record and More™ are easy to use yet powerful file tools for repetitive file management, extending Windows Explorer capabilities. You can record and replay file copys and other file operations in Windows Explorer. Then you can modify your recorded sentences in the You Can Author Editor by completing point and click forms.
The freeware offers all features with some limitations.
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| Record scripts as you copy, rename, zip, delete, open folder or files in Windows Explorer | 5 new |  |
| Replay with one click desktop icon, startup icon or Run List | |
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| Optional preview to avoid errors | |
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| Modify recorded scripts or create your own in You Can Author Editor | 5 new | |
| Replay script via Editor or Run List with option to Run As Administrator | |
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| A simple yet powerful user interface, fast to learn, just minutes. Easy as filling a form -- NO SCRIPTING LANGUAGE training required. |
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| Log to a file for a record of what you do | |
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| Copy or cut | ||
| Copying or cutting file name(s), folder name(s) | |
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| Record while copying or cutting file name(s), folder name(s) | |
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| Copy or cut by wildcard(s) | |
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| Copy by file attributes, ex. copy archived files | |
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| Copy and set file attribute | |
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| Create destination folder , if needed | |
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| *Prompt to overwrite existing file | |
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| *Auto overwrite files , even read-only | |
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| *Auto bypass if file not found | |
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| Copy or cut via variables | |
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| *Warn if source file non-existent,...... | |
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| Rename | ||
| Rename file or folder | |
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| Rename multiple file(s) or folder(s) | |
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| Record as you rename file(s) or folder(s) | |
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| Rename multiple file(s) or folder(s) by wildcard | |
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| Rename by changing file type | |
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| Rename by adding characters, file modify date, todays date | |
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| Rename by appending a unique number | |
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| *Prompt to overwrite existing file | |
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| *Prompt to overwrite existing read-only file | |
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| Auto bypass prompt to overwrite existing and read-only file | |
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| Copy and rename at once, even to another folder | |
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| *Auto bypass if file not found | |
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| Use variables for existing and new file names | |
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| Delete | ||
| Delete by file name, folder name, file type | |
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| Record as you delete file(s) and folder(s) | |
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| Delete by wildcards | |
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| Delete read-only files | |
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| *Auto bypass if file not found | |
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| Purge files by age | |
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| Delete via variables | |
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| Run programs, open documents | ||
| Record opening programs and documents | |
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| Start a common program or open common document | |
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| Start any program or Windows registered document type | |
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| Pass parameters to starting program | |
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| Wait during playback for program to end | |
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| Use variables for program or document name(s) | |
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| Use variables for parameters | |
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| Zip | ||
| Record adding file(s) and folder(s) to zip archive | |
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| Add to zip file by file(s) file type, matching characters or wildcards | |
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| Add subfolders too (i.e. recurse) | |
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| Optionally, encrypt files added | |
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| Exclude files/subfolders during addition | |
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| Delete file(s) and folder(s) from zip archive | |
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| Delete from zip file by file type, matching characters or wildcards | |
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| Delete subfolders too (i.e. recurse) | |
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| Extract file(s) and folder(s) from zip archive with or without folder name | |
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| Extract from zip file by file type, matching characters or wildcards | |
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| Extract subfolders too (i.e. recurse) | |
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| List the files in a zip file | |
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| Set working folder | ||
| Set the working folder | |
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| Set the working folder via variables | |
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| Display dialog box | ||
| Display a dialog box with text | |
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| Display a dialog box via variable text | |
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| Other | ||
| Declare variables | |
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| Assign values to variables | |
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* Some of the warnings to prevent errors and problems during writing or running script.