The table compares features of Altap Salamander 2.5, Servant Salamander 2.0, and 1.52.
| Features | Version 2.5 | Version 2.0 | Version 1.52 |
| General |
| Released | April 2007 | March 2001 | May 1998 |
| License | Commercial | Commercial | Freeware |
| Price (including PictView plugin) | 36 USD | 36 USD | |
| Educational license | Yes | Yes | |
| Free upgrade from version 2.0 | Yes | | |
| Supported 32-bit MS Windows | All | All | All |
| Year 2000 compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Download size | 5.6 MB | 1.3 MB | 0.2 MB |
| Screenshots | Version 2.5 | Version 2.0 | Version 1.52 |
| Integrated Viewers |
| Text / HEX (binary) | • | • | • |
| PictView: GIF, JPG, over 40 bitmap formats | • | • | |
| Eroiica: DWG, DGN, over 25 vector formats | • | | |
| Multimedia: MP3, 5 audio formats | • | • | |
| Database: DBF, CSV 8 database formats | • | | |
| Internet Explorer: HTML, XML | • | • | |
| Portable executable: EXE, DLL | • | • | |
| Archives Support: Unpack / Pack, Internal / External (requires third party software) |
| ZIP | UI / PI | UI / PI | |
| RAR | UI / PE | UI / PE | |
| ARJ | UI / PE | UI / PE | |
| CAB | UI | UI | |
| PAK (Quake PAK) | UI | UI | |
| LZH, LHA, LZS | UI / PE | UE / PE | |
| ACE | UI / PE | UI / PE | |
| J (JAR archives) | UE / PE | UE / PE | |
| UC2 | UE / PE | UE / PE | |
| TAR, TGZ, GZ | UI | UI | |
| TAZ, TBZ, BZ, BZ2, Z, RPM, CPIO | UI | | |
| EML, B64, UUE, XXE, HQX, NTX | UI | | |
| ISO, NRG, BIN, IMG, PDI, CDI, CIF, NCD, C2D (CD/DVD images) | UI | | |
| 7Z (7-Zip archives) | UI / PI | | |
| IMA (FAT disk images) | UI | | |
| Create Self-Extract archives | • | • | |
| Automatic search for external archivers | • | • | |
| View / Edit files in archives | • | • | |
| Detailed information about archive formats supported by Servant Salamander 2.5 |
| Basic Commands |
| Rename, View, Edit, Copy, Move, Delete | • | • | • |
| Create Directory | • | • | • |
| Hot paths | • | • | • |
| Compare directories | By content | • | • |
| Connect / Disconnect network drives | • | • | • |
| New command (folder, shortcut, document) | • | • | |
| Archives Pack / Unpack | • | • | |
| Email files | • | | |
| Advanced Commands |
| Change case | • | • | • |
| Change attributes, date, and time | • | • | • |
| Drive information | • | • | • |
| Calculate occupied space | • | • | • |
| User menu | • | • | • |
| Open Windows folders | • | • | • |
| Open Command Shell | • | • | • |
| NTFS Compress / NTFS Uncompress | • | • | • |
| NTFS Security commands | • | • | |
| Make list of files and directories | • | • | |
| List of opened files | • | • | |
| List of working directories | • | • | |
| Display directory sizes in panel | • | • | |
| Convert files (EOLs, character sets) | • | • | |
| NTFS Encrypt / NTFS Decrypt | • | | |
| List of shared directories | • | | |
| Go to shortcut target | • | | |
| Plugins |
| FTP Client | • | | |
| WinSCP: SSH, SCP, and SFTP Client | • | | |
| File comparator (show differences) | • | | |
| Undelete files on NTFS and FAT | • | | |
| Create / Verify SVF / MD5 checksums | • | | |
| Split / Combine files | • | | |
| Disk Copy (clone floppy disk) | • | | |
| Batch rename of files and directories | • | | |
| Find files on FTP servers | • | | |
| Registry editor, find in Registry | • | | |
| Encrypt / Decrypt: AES, Blowfish, 3DES | • | | |
| Windows Mobile access from panels | • | | |
| Automatic check for updates | • | • | |
| Icons & Thumbnails |
| Reading icons in separate thread | • | • | • |
| Reading thumbnails in separate thread | • | | |
| Reading visible icons & thumbnails first | • | | |
| Support for XP alpha blended icons | • | | |
| Support for overlay icons (Tortoise) | • | | |
| Simple icons option for higher speed | Selective | Selective | • |
| Supported icon size (in pixels) | 16x16, 32x32, 48x48 | 16x16 | 16x16 |
| Operations |
| Background operations | • | | |
| Display transfer speed, time estimation | • | | |
| Option to limit transfer speed | • | | |
| Option to Pause / Resume operations | • | | |
| Option to overwrite older and skip other files | • | | |
| Option to process files in queue | • | | |
| Option to copy NTFS security permissions | • | | |
| Option to filter files by name mask | • | | |
| Option to filter files by attributes, size, time | • | | |
| Two progress bars: Total and File | • | • | • |
| Options: Skip [All], Overwrite [All] | • | • | • |
| Robust error states handling, Retry option | • | • | • |
| User Interface |
| Drag-and-drop from / to disks | • | • | • |
| Drag-and-drop from / to archives | • | | |
| Keyboard shortcuts for most of commands | • | • | • |
| Colors and panel font configuration | • | • | Font only |
| Command line | • | • | • |
| Context menus for files and directories | • | • | • |
| Context menus for user interface | • | • | |
| Always on top option | • | • | |
| Option to minimize into tray | • | • | |
| Context help | • | • | |
| Adjustable menu to user skill level | • | | |
| Support for Windows XP visual themes | • | | |
| Display current path in window caption | • | | |
| Toolbars |
| Top toolbar | • | • | |
| Bottom toolbar | • | • | |
| User menu bar | • | • | |
| Middle toolbar | • | | |
| Hot paths bar | • | | |
| Plugins bar | • | | |
| Option to lock toolbars | • | | |
| Panels |
| Display modes Thumbnails, Icons, Tiles | • | | |
| Display modes Brief, Detailed | • | • | • |
| Quick Search through displayed items | • | • | • |
| Automatic column widths | • | • | • |
| Information Line, Directory Line | • | • | • |
| Header Line for sorting and columns widths | • | • | |
| Path shortening by mouse in directory line | • | • | |
| Ellipses in truncated texts | • | • | |
| Selecting using mouse drag | • | • | |
| Special colors by wildcard and attributes | • | • | |
| Option: Full row select | • | • | |
| Option: Single-click to open item | • | • | |
| Swap panels command | • | • | • |
| Option to filter names using wildcard | • | • | • |
| Option to display Size column in KB | • | | |
| Zoom command to maximize panel | • | | |
| Find |
| Find files and directories | • | • | • |
| Find by time, size, attributes, content | • | • | • |
| Find operations in backgound | • | • | |
| Find duplicated files | • | | |
| Refine or append found items | • | | |
| Ignore Directory List for skipping directories | • | | |
| Regular expressions | • | • | • |
| Save Find criteria for future | • | • | |
| Sorting Options |
| Sort by name, extension, time, size | • | • | • |
| Sort by attributes | • | | |
| Sort in both directions | • | • | • |
| Respect regional settings | • | • | |
| Use numerical sort for numbers in names | • | | |
| Clipboard Commands |
| Clipboard Copy, Cut, Paste, Paste Shortcut | • | • | • |
| Paste: go to directory | • | • | |
| Paste: go to directory and focus file | • | | |
| Copy path + name as text | • | • | |
| Copy name as text | • | • | |
| Copy path as text | • | • | |
| Copy UNC path + name as text | • | | |
| Selection Commands |
| Select / Unselect using wildcards | • | • | • |
| Select / Unselect all | • | • | • |
| Invert selection | • | • | • |
| Save / Load selected names | • | • | |
| Restore selection | • | | |
| Advanced selection operations | • | | |
| Integration With Windows Shell And File System |
| Support for deleting to Recycle Bin | • | • | • |
| Support for UNC paths (\\server\share) | • | • | • |
| Files and directories changes detection | • | • | • |
| Environment variables change detection | • | | |
| Change of file associations detection | • | | |
| Support for removable disks disconnection | • | | |
| Multiple monitors support | • | | |
| Alternate data streams (ADS) support | • | | |
| Allocate whole file size before operation | • | | |
| Support for Windows Policies (restrictions) | • | | |
| Support for files over 4GB | Full | Intermediate | Basic |
| History |
| Command line history | • | • | • |
| Find options history | • | • | • |
| Select / Unselect history | • | • | |
| Go to directory history | • | • | |
| Copy / Move history | • | • | |
| Edit New history | • | | |
| Quick Rename history | • | | |
| Create Directory history | • | | |
| Privacy options to clear histories | • | | |
| Configuration |
| Configuration stored in | Registry | Registry | Registry |
| Configurable | Highly | Highly | Yes |
| Suppressible confirmation count | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| Import / export configuration | • | • | |
| Language Translations |
| English | • | • | • |
| Czech | • | Unofficial | • |
| German | • | | • |
| Italian | • | | • |
| Dutch | • | | • |
| Russian | • | | • |
| Slovak | • | | • |
| Spanish | • | | • |
| Other languages | • | | |
| Setup |
| Installable beside other versions | • | • | • |
| Install / Uninstall | • | • | |
| Transfer (import) old configuration | • | • | |
| Transfer (import) old registration keys | • | | |
| Internals |
| Created in | MS Visual C++ 6.0 | MS Visual C++ 6.0 | Watcom C++ 11 |
| Essential utilities | CVS | CVS | |
| Source code lines | 500 000 | 186 000 | 42 000 |
| Source code size | 16 MB | 5.8 MB | 1.27 MB |
| Developers | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Open plugins architecture (C/C++ interface) | Advanced | Yes | No |
| Number of plugins | 31 | 12 | 0 |
| Bug reporting system | Enhanced | Yes | No |
| Servant Salamander Download | Version 2.5 | Version 2.0 | Version 1.52 |
| PictView Viewer: Supported Bitmap Formats (Servant Salamander 2.5) |
| Extension | Format Descriprion |
| 82I | Texas Instruments TI82 Calculator images |
| 83I | Texas Instruments TI82 Calculator images |
| 85I | Texas Instruments TI82 Calculator images |
| 86I | Texas Instruments TI82 Calculator images |
| 89I | Texas Instruments TI82 Calculator images |
| 92I | Texas Instruments TI82 Calculator images |
| ANI | MS Windows Animated cursor |
| AWD | At Work Document: Microsoft Fax |
| BMI | Zoner Bitmap |
| BMP | MS Windows Bitmap, including compressed and HiColor |
| BMP | OS/2 Bitmap |
| BW | Black-and-White images in SGI Image file format |
| CAL | CALS Raster Type I |
| CDR | CorelDraw! 2.0 - 11.0, preview and uncompressed imported bitmaps only |
| CDT | CorelDraw! 2.0 - 11.0 Template, preview and uncompressed imported bitmaps only |
| CEL | Autodesk Animator Pro animation |
| CEL | Autodesk Animator still picture |
| CIT | Intergraph Group 4 Raster |
| CLK | Corel RAVE, preview only |
| CLP | MS Windows Clipboard file |
| CMX | Corel Metafile Exchange 5.0 - 11.0, preview and imported bitmaps only |
| COT | Intergraph Raster images, 8-bit or TrueColor |
| CPT | Corel PhotoPaint 6.0 |
| CUR | MS Windows cursors |
| CUT | Dr. Halo/Dr.Genius Clipboard Format |
| DCX | Intel's multipage fax-format |
| DIB | MS Windows Device Independent Bitmap, including compressed |
| FLC | Autodesk Animator Pro Animation |
| FLI | Autodesk Animator Animation |
| GEM | GEM IMG |
| GIF | Compuserve Interchange File Format, including animated GIFs |
| HAM | Amiga Interchange File Format in hardware modes (HAM) |
| HMR | GeoTIFF, produced by SW by HMR Inc. |
| HRZ | Slow scan television |
| ICN | Images from RIPTerm program |
| ICO | MS Windows Icons, including HiColor and TrueColor |
| ICO | OS/2 Icons |
| IFF | Amiga Interchange File Format |
| IMG | GEM IMG |
| IMG | IMG Software Set |
| IMG | Vivid Raytracer |
| JFF | JPEG File Format, including Progressive Mode |
| JIF | JPEG File Interchange Format, including Progressive Mode |
| JMX | Images from a Tetris game |
| JPEG | JPEG, including Progressive Mode |
| JPG | JPEG, including Progressive Mode |
| LBM | Amiga Interchange File Format, Interleaved Bitmap |
| MAC | MacPaint |
| MBM | EPOC Psion Multiple Bitmap |
| MIL | CALS Raster Type I |
| MNG | Multiple Network Graphics, first image only |
| MSP | Microsoft Paint |
| OFX | OLIFAX fax package |
| PAN | SmoothMove Pan Viewer, preview only |
| PAT | CorelDraw! 6.0 - 9.0 patterns, preview only |
| PBM | Portable Bitmap |
| PC2 | Degas Elite Medium Resolution |
| PCD | Kodak PhotoCD - Base/16, Base/4 and Base only |
| PCT | MacIntosh PICT |
| PCX | PC PaintBrush |
| PGM | Portable GrayMap |
| PIC | PC Paint/Pictor, including HiColor |
| PIC | Dr. Halo/Dr. Genius |
| PNG | Portable Network Graphics |
| PNM | Portable Any Bitmap |
| PPM | Portable PixelMap |
| PSD | Adobe Photoshop 2,5 - 4.0, including CMYK |
| PYX | Old Epson scanner format |
| QFX | Quick Link II Fax file format |
| RAS | Raster SunMicrosystems |
| RGB | TrueColor (RGB) Images in SGI File Format |
| RLE | Compressed MS Windows BMP |
| RLE | Compressed Images in SGI File Format |
| RLE | Compressed Intergraph Raster images, bilevel only |
| RLE | Utah RunLength Encoded |
| SAM | Images in Text Documents from AmiPro |
| SCx | ColorRIX |
| SEP | CMYK Separated Images in TIFF 6.0 File Format |
| SGI | SGI Image File Format |
| SKA | Scanned images used in Video renting machines |
| ST | NeoPaint for DOS thumbnails |
| STW | NeoPaint for Windows thumbnails |
| SUN | Raster SunMicrosystems |
| TGA | TrueVision Targa |
| TIFF | Tagged Interchange File Format |
| UDI | |
| WBMP | Wireless Bitmap |
| WEB | CorelXara, preview or 1st embedded bitmap only |
| WPG | WordPerfect Graphics |
| XAR | CorelXara, preview or 1st embedded bitmap only |
| ZBR | Zoner Zebra for Windows 1.0 - 1.5, preview only |
| ZMF | Zoner Metafile, preview only |
| ZNO | Digital journals distributed by Zonio.com, preview only |
| PictView Viewer: more information, screenshots |
