QTTabBar is a small tool that allows you to use tab multi label function in Windows Explorer. https://www.yuque.com/indiff/qttabbar
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QTTabBar adds tabbed browsing and other enhancements to Windows Explorer. updated for .NET 4.8 and modern Windows.

See CHANGELOG.md for the full version history.
QTTabBar Setup.exe — it will install .NET Framework 4.8 automatically if not presentExplorer still has a classic toolbar, so enable the bands the normal way: right-click an empty part of the toolbar area (or use View → Options) and tick QTTabBar and QT ButtonBar. This gives the full experience, including QTTabBar's own tab bar.
Windows 11 removed the classic Explorer toolbar, so there's no toolbar menu to enable QTTabBar through. Instead, turn on the auto-attach option:

On Windows 11, QTTabBar works alongside Explorer's own native tabs rather than showing its own tab bar. Once enabled you get:
Error logs are written to %APPDATA%\QTTabBar\QTTabBarException.log.
Requirements:
Tools\)Day-to-day code changes (no installer needed):
msbuild QTTabBar\QTTabBar.csproj /p:Configuration=Release /p:SolutionDir="$pwd\\"
Cutting a versioned release installer:
.\Installer\Build-Installer.ps1 -Version 1.5.6.4
This is the only place the version number needs to be typed — the script stamps it into AssemblyInfo.cs, Installer.wxs, and Bundle.wxs, then builds the DLL, MSI, and bootstrapper. (QTUtility.CurrentVersion, shown in the About tab, reads the version from the built assembly at runtime instead of being hardcoded separately.)
Output: Installer\bin\Release\QTTabBar Setup <version>.exe (bootstrapper with embedded MSI)
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QTTabBar is a small tool that allows you to use tab multi label function in Windows Explorer. https://www.yuque.com/indiff/qttabbar
4,885
stars
462
commits
C#
primary language
Aug 13, 2026
updated
QTTabBar adds tabbed browsing and other enhancements to Windows Explorer. updated for .NET 4.8 and modern Windows.

See CHANGELOG.md for the full version history.
QTTabBar Setup.exe — it will install .NET Framework 4.8 automatically if not presentExplorer still has a classic toolbar, so enable the bands the normal way: right-click an empty part of the toolbar area (or use View → Options) and tick QTTabBar and QT ButtonBar. This gives the full experience, including QTTabBar's own tab bar.
Windows 11 removed the classic Explorer toolbar, so there's no toolbar menu to enable QTTabBar through. Instead, turn on the auto-attach option:

On Windows 11, QTTabBar works alongside Explorer's own native tabs rather than showing its own tab bar. Once enabled you get:
Error logs are written to %APPDATA%\QTTabBar\QTTabBarException.log.
Requirements:
Tools\)Day-to-day code changes (no installer needed):
msbuild QTTabBar\QTTabBar.csproj /p:Configuration=Release /p:SolutionDir="$pwd\\"
Cutting a versioned release installer:
.\Installer\Build-Installer.ps1 -Version 1.5.6.4
This is the only place the version number needs to be typed — the script stamps it into AssemblyInfo.cs, Installer.wxs, and Bundle.wxs, then builds the DLL, MSI, and bootstrapper. (QTUtility.CurrentVersion, shown in the About tab, reads the version from the built assembly at runtime instead of being hardcoded separately.)
Output: Installer\bin\Release\QTTabBar Setup <version>.exe (bootstrapper with embedded MSI)
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C#
95.8%
C++
1.9%
C
1.1%