SharePoint Desktop Explorer

Product info:
Developer: Bamboo Solutions
Designed for: MOSS 2007, WSS 3.0
License: Per user

SharePoint Desktop ExplorerBrowse and update SharePoint documents directly from Windows Explorer and other client-side applications using SharePoint Desktop Explorer. Simplify the process of keeping your SharePoint document libraries up-to-date. View, drag and drop, check out, edit, and check in your documents directly from Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office and other client-side applications, such as Autodesk AutoCAD or Adobe FrameMaker.

This product is especially useful for users who work regularly in these client-side applications or prefer to manage files directly in Windows Explorer.

  • Check files in and out of SharePoint from Windows Explorer and/or any client-side application that uses standard Windows Open and Save As dialogs.
  • Undo check out using context menus in Windows Explorer and standard Windows Open and Save As dialogs from any application.
  • Set up connections to multiple SharePoint servers.
  • Navigate through SharePoint server sites and document libraries just as you would in Windows Explorer.
  • Upload a copy of your latest edits to a document without having to check the document back into SharePoint.
  • Upload new documents to SharePoint from Windows Explorer and/or client-side applications.
  • Drag and drop files from your Windows Desktop to SharePoint.
  • Supports Windows Vista (32-bit).


The SharePoint Desktop Explorer is installed on a client machine. There is no server installation required. After setting up a server connection from Windows Explorer, you can navigate to the SharePoint server connection just as you would navigate folders in Windows Explorer. Navigate to a document or image library and right-click a SharePoint document to check out, check in, upload and open the document in its associated application. You can also open a SharePoint document from its client-side application by browsing for the document in the File Open dialog of the application, right-clicking to check it out and then clicking Open to edit.