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Top Alternatives to File Explorer

Looking for File Explorer alternatives? We've curated 35 top alternatives that offer similar functionality. Whether you need options, free plans, or open source solutions, explore our comprehensive list to find the perfect fit for your needs.

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Total Commander

Total Commander

Commercial

Total Commander is a Windows based file management program with the good plugin system.

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FreeCommander

FreeCommander is a freeware file manager with built-in FTP client, archive handling, multi-rename, wipe files and MD5 checksums.

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Double Commander

Double Commander

Open Source

Double Commander is a cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side.

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Nautilus

Nautilus

Open Source

Nautilus a next-generation file manager for GNOME, akin to KDE's Konqueror.

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Directory Opus

Directory Opus

Commercial

Directory Opus is a popular file manager program, originally written for the Amiga computer system in the early to mid-1990s.

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Q-Dir

Q-Dir

Free

Q-Dir (the Quad Explorer) makes your files and folder easy to manage, as an installed or portable Windows program.

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Far Manager

Far Manager

Open Source

Far Manager is a program for managing files and archives in Windows operating systems.

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XYplorer

XYplorer

Commercial

XYplorer is a file manager and Explorer replacement for Windows. It's fast, powerful, portable, dual paned, and multi-tabbed.

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Commander One

Commander One

Freemium

Commander One is a dual pane file manager for macOS, created entirely in Swift.

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muCommander

muCommander

Open Source

muCommander is a lightweight, open-source, cross-platform file manager that will run on any operating system supporting Java.

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Thunar

Thunar

Open Source

Thunar is a file manager for Linux and other Unix-like systems, written using the GTK+ 2 toolkit.

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Dolphin File Manager

Dolphin File Manager

Open Source

Dolphin is a lightweight file manager. It has been designed with ease of use and simplicity in mind, while still allowing flexibility and customization.

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One Commander

One Commander is file manager for Microsoft Windows with improved functionality, re-imagined user interface and experience of navigating filesystem.

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QTTabBar

QTTabBar

Free

QTTabBar extends Explorer by tabs and extra folder views.

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xplorer²

xplorer²

Freemium

xplorer² (2xExplorer) is a dual-pane file manager for Microsoft Windows operating systems.

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Explorer++

Explorer++

Open Source

Explorer++ is a free and open-source navigational file manager for Microsoft Windows. It features multi-tabbed panes, bookmarks menu, and a customizable user interface. It can be configured to run portably or use the registry. It can also be set to replace Windows Explorer as the default file manager.

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Forklift

Forklift

Commercial

ForkLift is a file transfer software, It allows you to transfer files using FTP, SFTP, FXP, WebDAV, Amazon S3 and even Bluetooth.

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Unreal Commander

Unreal Commander is a freeware file manager for Windows.

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Multi Commander

Multi Commander is a multi-tabbed file manager and is an alternative to the standard Windows Explorer.

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trolCommander

trolCommander

Open Source

trolCommander is a fork of the free and opensource (GPL) file manager muCommander.

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Altap Salamander

Altap Salamander

Commercial

Altap Salamander (Servant Salamander) is a file manager for Windows.

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Finder

Finder

Free

Finder is the default file manager and graphical user interface shell used on all Mac.

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PCMan File Manager

PCMan File Manager

Open Source

PCMan File Manager (PCManFM) is a file manager application.

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Amaze File Manager

Amaze File Manager

Open Source

Amaze File Manager is an open-source file management tool that lets you explore all the directories on your Android device, move files and folders, rename documents, copy and paste files, and so on.

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NexusFile

NexusFile

Free

NexusFile is a feature-rich portable Windows Explorer alternative.

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My Commander

My Commander is a free multitab file manager for Windows.

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Nomad.NET

Nomad.NET

Free

Nomad.NET is a freeware orthodox file manager (OFM) for Microsoft Windows.

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Xfe

Xfe

Open Source

X File Explorer (Xfe) is a graphical file manager for the X Window System.

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fman

fman

Commercial

fman is a dual-pane file manager for Windows, macOS and Linux.

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Tux Commander

Tux Commander

Open Source

Tux Commander is an opensource GTK2 file manager.

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Cairo Shell

Cairo Shell is a Windows desktop environment created to replace the old taskbar and start menu.

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SpaceFM

SpaceFM

Open Source

SpaceFM is a desktop-independent multi-panel tabbed file and desktop manager.

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Vifm

Vifm

Open Source

Vifm is an ncurses based file manager.

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Marlin

Marlin

Open Source

Marlin is a sleek and fast GTK3 file manager.

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Just Manager

Just Manager is a multi-tabbed multi-pane file manager for the Windows.

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