IMCE

ufku - August 19, 2006 - 02:06
IMCE 6.x screenshot

IMCE is an image/file uploader and browser that supports personal directories and quota.

Since its first release, IMCE has been used as a file browser in many popular rich text editors such as FCKEditor, TinyMCE, WYMEditor, Whizzywig etc.

It has been also used for inline image/file insertion into textareas. This is a built-in feature that can be used stand-alone or with a text editor such as BUEditor.

Here is the list of features:
4.7 features

  • no module dependency.
  • uploading .jpg, .png, and .gif images and previewing.
  • option to allow uploading non-image file types.
  • support for private downloads.
  • limits for file size per upload, total directory size(quota), and image dimensions.
  • option to use personal folders or a shared folder for users.
  • file sorting according to file name, file size or date.
  • highlighting of active files.
  • built-in support for TinyMCE

New in 5.x

  • automatic thumbnail creation.
  • custom resizing.
  • role based settings.
  • custom settings for user #1.
  • file filtering according to type and extension.
  • keyboard shurtcuts (UP, DOWN, DELETE, INSERT).
  • javascript API that allows custom usage of the browser, which makes IMCE suitable for any wysiwyg editor.
  • built-in support for FCKeditor
  • built-in support for inline image/file insertion into plain textareas.
  • admin ability to switch to any user's settings.
  • administration of user files in user/x/imce pages.
  • sub-directory navigation that allows management of multiple folders.

New in 6.x

  • Improved UI:
    • Tabbed interface for file operations.
    • Resizable workspaces.
    • Ftp-like directory navigation.
    • Log messages.
    • Additional keyboard shortcuts: home, end, ctrl+A, R(esize), T(humbnails), U(pload)
    • Multiple file selection(using ctrl or shift).
  • Ajax file operations.
  • Operate on multiple files at a time.
  • Directory caching.
  • Themable layout using tpl files.
  • Improved configuration profiles.
  • Multiple personal or shared directory assignments for users.
  • Permissions per directory.
  • Multiple thumbnail definitions.
  • New integration API for wysiwyg editors.
  • Option to use total user quota together with the directory quota.
  • Replace method options for existing files.

Integration for 6.x
FCKeditor: Admin->Settings->Fckeditor profile->File browser settings->IMCE integration
TinyMCE: See http://drupal.org/node/241753#comment-792305
BUEditor: Integrated in image and link dialogs.

Click here for the demo.(5.x & 6.x)

Releases

Official releasesDateSizeLinksStatus
6.x-1.02008-May-0451.59 KBRecommended for 6.xThis is currently the recommended release for 6.x.
5.x-1.22008-Mar-3122.61 KBRecommended for 5.xThis is currently the recommended release for 5.x.
4.7.x-2.02007-May-1513.61 KBRecommended for 4.7.xThis is currently the recommended release for 4.7.x.
 
 

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