HiFile project
Current status and future plans
HiFile project is being very actively developed and is gradually approaching 1.0 release. See the changelog with the most recent changes. The hottest and the most important improvements, roughly sorted by priority, which can be expected in the next versions are:
- Features such as single-pane mode, preview panel, built-in terminal
- Network connectivity
- Help, documentation, new user onboarding
- Full UI customization in visual style and layout
- Modernization of this ancient website
Bug reporting and feature requests
HiFile is still evolving, and your feedback helps us make it even better. If you run into any trouble or think of a feature we are missing, please head over to our issue tracking page (also found in the app under Help>Report issue). Prefer email? Drop us a line at info@hifile.app.
Licenses, credentials and kudos
HiFile was developed in C++ language using Qt framework, owned by The Qt Company, under LGPL 3 license. HiFile internally uses extremely popular free archiver 7-Zip by Igor Pavlov. 7-Zip is bundled as a separate executable within HiFile installation and is distributed under this license. The specific versions of Qt libraries, C++ compiler and 7-Zip archiver can be found in Help>About HiFile. 王晨旭（Wang Chenxu), in online community also known as 大眼仔~旭, is the author of Chinese translations for HiFile. Kudos for the amazing work! Also big thanks to everyone who helped by reporting bugs, suggesting improvements, testing stuff, expressing support or promoting HiFile.
Security and privacy
HiFile does not and will never contain viruses, adware, spyware or malware of any kind. HiFile does not collect or send out any kind of personal data. Please read more details about the privacy policy. The application is digitally signed by the developer on Windows and macOS and is notarized by Apple on macOS. Since HiFile is a rather new project and does not have established reputation on the market yet, Windows may display a warning before the installation. This does not mean that HiFile is malicious or harmful, it just means that the software is not yet well known within Windows ecosystem and therefore you should be careful. Read about Microsoft Defender Smartscreen for further explanation. To be completely safe you can scan the downloaded HiFile installer with some online antivirus websites such as VirusTotal or similar. These sites remember the exact content of already scanned files, so do not be surprised if the results pop up immediately. This means that someone has already scanned the same file before you. Of course, you may run another scan manually if you wish so. Please do not hesitate to send email to info@hifile.app if you encounter any issues or have any questions.
Liability disclaimer
The software is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. In no event shall the author or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings in the software.