# Replace vs Integrate 3rd Party Tools - Your Thoughts & Advice **URL:** \ **Category:** Help & Support\ **Created:** [August 31, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/replace-vs-integrate-3rd-party-tools-your-thoughts-advice/36548 "2020-08-31T17:41:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Learning](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/learning/32/36986_2.png) [@Learning](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Learning)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/replace-vs-integrate-3rd-party-tools-your-thoughts-advice/36548/1 "2020-08-31T17:41:20Z")
Hello, Thought I'd put this out as a general call for advice, thoughts. Do those of you out there who really know your stuff, and ride DirOpus like the wind, still use 3rd Party File Management tools? Alternatively, has DirOpus in its latest iterations replaced 95%+ of the functionality found in other tools? I do like the idea of being able to ditch everything else and perform all my tasks within the one powerhouse of DirOpus. Is it possible? If not then how can you integrate those external tools as seamlessly as possible into your DOpus workflow? The tools I'm familiar with, and functions I need, are - Bulk Rename Utility - Beyond Compare - Voidtools Search Everything - DuplicateCleaner - TrackErr (Finding corrupt MP3s) - MP3Tag Also, would anyone suggest changing my suit of 3rd party tools? - Either because alternatives can integrate smoother with DirOpus or just because they are superior renamers, searchers, folder comparison etc tools then my current selection? Thanks for advice and any general discussion this might get rolling P.S. These are my 1st hours in forum and really impressed how fast Leo got back to me. 👏🏻 ---
**Author:** ![Xyzzy](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/xyzzy/32/26197_2.png) [@Xyzzy](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Xyzzy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/replace-vs-integrate-3rd-party-tools-your-thoughts-advice/36548/2 "2020-08-31T18:47:17Z")
> [@Learning](#): > > These are my 1st hours in forum and really impressed how fast Leo got back to me Go back with questions in a week or better two, this is really the best possible advice for now. And don't forget about documentation. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDwarf](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/desertdwarf/32/12717_2.png) [@DesertDwarf](https://resource.dopus.com/u/DesertDwarf)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/replace-vs-integrate-3rd-party-tools-your-thoughts-advice/36548/3 "2020-08-31T18:56:25Z")
As for `Voidtools Search Everything`, see this thread for an excellent way to integrate it right into DOpus: > [@Fast search with Everything v2](https://resource.dopus.com/t/fast-search-with-everything-v2/31470): > > What Does It Do? This is a rewrite of the [original](https://resource.dopus.com/t/fast-search-with-everything/21974) Everything and ES front end. Its purpose remains the same but the user commands have changed. When you copy ets.js.txt into your Script Addins folder, five commands are added: ET - front end to eve… I do all my music online, so I don't need MP3 related tools. The rest of the built-in DOpus tools are sufficient for my needs, so I don't have Bulk Rename Utility, Beyond Compare, or Duplicate Cleaner. ---
**Author:** ![Learning](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/learning/32/36986_2.png) [@Learning](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Learning)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/replace-vs-integrate-3rd-party-tools-your-thoughts-advice/36548/4 "2020-08-31T19:21:19Z")
Thanks DD - Very kind of you ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/replace-vs-integrate-3rd-party-tools-your-thoughts-advice/36548/5 "2020-08-31T20:15:49Z")
For integrating Beyond Compare and similar tools: > [@"Smart" front end for Beyond Compare](https://resource.dopus.com/t/smart-front-end-for-beyond-compare/17115/1): > > Installation Download the .osp below, then open Preferences / Toolbars / Scripts, and drag it to the list of scripts. [Beyond Compare.osp](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/short-url/h1YJkRAVaGUNE64uyY046hMgSPA.osp) (14.9 KB) After that, go to Settings \> Customize Toolbars \> Commands and there will be a new Compare command w… > [@External Compare and Merge Tools 2.0](https://resource.dopus.com/t/external-compare-and-merge-tools-2-0/18570/1): > > Integrating external (third party) file and folder compare tools. Select the files you want to compare and click the menu button for the compare tool of your choice. Compare logic supported Two, three and n way file/folder comparison on selected i…