Dolphin File Manager Alternatives for Windows

Alternatives to Dolphin File Manager for Windows with any license

Double Commander

Double Commander is a cross-platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. It is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas. Features - Unicode support - Tabbed interface - Multi-rename tool - Custom columns - Built in file viewer (F3) to view files of in hex, binary or text format - Internal text editor (F4) with syntax highlighting - Archives are handled like subdirectories. You can easily copy files to and from archives.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Dual Pane Support Built-in SSH client Dual Pane Support File-sync ... Flat view Help on local file Integrated FTP client Lua scripting Multi-tabs Night mode/Dark Theme Optimal performance Queued Operations Search in Archives Tree view Two-panel file manager Add a feature

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Total Commander

Total Commander is a shareware Orthodox File Manager (OFM) for Windows. Some features include a built-in FTP client, file compare, archive file navigation, and a multi-rename tool with regular expression support.

Freemium $ $ $ Windows Windows Mobile Android Android Tablet
Support for FTP Dual Pane Support Batch rename files Built-in player ... Customizable Directory sync Duplicate File Finder File Searching Function Key Shortcuts Multiple languages Portable Quick search Search in Archives Split-screen view Tabbed interface Support for Unicode ZIP File Mounting Add a feature

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FreeCommander

FreeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager. The program helps you with daily work in Windows. Here you can find all the necessary functions to manage your data stock. You can take FreeCommander anywhere – just copy the installation directory on a CD or USB-Stick – and you can evenwork with this program on a foreign computer. FreeCommander XE 64-bit is currently available as bonus for the donors.

Freemium Windows PortableApps.com
Capture Screen / Take screenshots Batch rename files Built-in viewer Comparing folders ... Configurable Directory sync Drag n drop Dual Pane Support Explorer-like File Searching File-sync Flat view Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Portable File Renaming Tabbed interface Support for Unicode Add a feature

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Midnight Commander

GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software. Its a feature rich full-screen text mode application that allows you to copy, move and delete files and whole directory trees, search for files and run commands in the subshell. Internal viewer and editor are included.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Cygwin ... MacPorts
Console-based Support for FTP Dual Pane Support File Compression ... Lightweight Minimalistic Mounting drives Support for SFTP SSH Two panels Add a feature

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QTTabBar

QTTabBar is an extension for Windows Explorer that brings tabbed browsing to Microsoft's file browser. It comes with a number of nifty features including a favorites function for launching folders and applications, groupings of folders that can be opened together, tooltip preview functions for a number of file types, and others. It is also highly customizable and hotkey-enabled.

Free Windows Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer integration Extensive customisability File preview Tabbed browsing ... Windows Explorer extension Add a feature

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XYplorer

XYplorer is a file manager for Windows. It features tabbed browsing, a powerful file search, a versatile preview, a highly customizable interface, optional dual pane, scripting engine, and a large array of unique ways to efficiently automate frequently recurring tasks. It’s fast, light, and portable. XYplorerFree, a free feature-limited version of XYplorer, was available until January 2017, when it was discontinued. Last version, 17.40.

Commercial $ $ $ Windows
Batch rename files Batch processing Dual Pane Support Duplicate File Finder ... File Tagging Flat view Flexible customizations Photo Organization Portable Scriptable Scripting language Add a feature

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Multi Commander

Multi Commander has a lot of file manager features. This list It is not even close to complete. There are so many features and tweaks in Multi Commander that not everything can be listed here.

Free Windows
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Integrated Search Portable Add a feature

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Q-Dir

Q-Dir makes your files and folder easy to manage. Fast and easy access, with an amazing Quadro-View (4 panes) technique. You dont have to renounce the usual, Drag and Drop, all Views, and other functions of your system. No! Q-Dir gives you other nice functions, that make you happy. One can save many hand moves and also time! Q-Dir does not have to be installed and can be executed easily from the desktop. Rename Q-Dir_Installer.exe to Q-Dir.exe and GO.

Free Windows PortableApps.com
Customizable Drag n drop Portable Split-screen view Add a feature

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muCommander

muCommander is a cross-platform file manager that will run on any operating system which supports Java. It features a Norton Commander style interface to allow easy manipulation of files with many keyboard shortcuts. Pre-compiled builds are available for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, Solaris, *BSD, etc.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web BSD ... Java
Dual Pane Support Portable SSH Add a feature

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fman

Brings features from Sublime Text to the file manager niche. Features: a user interface similar to ST, Ctrl/Cmd+P for jumping to any directory, plugins based on the Python programming language

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux
Dual Pane Support Plugin API Add a feature

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trolCommander

trolCommander - fork of the free and opensource muCommander filemanager. trolCommander is a lightweight, cross-platform file manager with a dual-pane interface with tabbed navigation and rich functionality. It runs on any operating system with Java support. It supports multiple virtual systems - FTP, SFTP, SMB, NFS, HTTP, Amazon S3, Hadoop HDFS and Bonjour.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Built-in Terminal Built-in viewer Dual Pane Support Support for FTP ... Lightweight Support for SFTP Syntax Highlighting Tabbed interface Add a feature

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xplorer²

xplorer² is a desktop file manager combining the simplicity of windows explorer with the speed and efficiency of traditional dual pane orthodox file managers, helping you be productive with your documents, pictures, music, source code and other files. Features: Full shell namespace browser Dual panes and folder tabs Preview documents, images, music etc.

Freemium Windows
Portable Add a feature

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JumpFm

JumpFm is a minimalistic dual panel file manager (currently released only for Windows, Mac, and Linux) that lets you navigate your file system very efficiently. Mac releases can be found at https://github.com/heywoodlh/jumpfm Windows build is not tested yet, so use at your own risk. JumpFm is an Electron based app. It is written in TypeScript. To hack the code all you need is node.js a decent editor and a sass compiler.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Dual Pane Support Minimalistic Night mode/Dark Theme Windows-like Add a feature

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Nomad.NET

Nomad.NET is a powerful dual-pane file manager complete with breadcrumbs, thumbnails, integration with explorer plugins, and even support for multiple tabs. Using Nomad.NET requires very little explanation. Just download, extract, launch the executable, and start browsing through your file system. Where Nomad really shines is the level of customization you can do.

Free Windows
Support for FTP Add a feature

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Saladin

Saladin is an open source dual-pane file manager for Windows which merges the capabilities of File Explorer with the well known and easy to use orthodox user interface. Saladin supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.

Free Open Source Windows
Built-in viewer Drag n drop Dual Pane Support File Searching ... Support for FTP Integrated Search Night mode/Dark Theme File Renaming Shell integration Add a feature

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lf (file manager)

lf (list files) is a terminal file manager written in Go programming language. It is inspired by ranger with some missing and extra features. Some of the missing features are deliberately omitted by its developer since he/she thinks "they are better handled by external tools".

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD FreeBSD ... DragonFly BSD NetBSD
Console-based Add a feature

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FenrirFS

FenrirFS is a file management software where you can easily view everything in 3 different modes and manage any kind of file using labels. This software is full of original functions, such as being able to preview files without opening them, and being able synchronize folders automatically.

Free Windows
Auto scan folder Automatic Tagging File preview Multiple languages ... Tag based Tree view Add a feature

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Vifm

Vifm is a ncurses based file manager with vi like keybindings. If you use vi, vifm gives you complete keyboard control over your files without having to learn a new set of commands.

Free Open Source Windows Linux
Vim key mapping Add a feature

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WinBrowser

WinBrowser features a multi-column interface as used on the Macintosh resulting in the most elegant file manager available for Windows today. Multi-Column advantage Most Windows file managers, like Explorer, rely on a single directory tree to navigate to an item on your PC. Each time a sub-folder is chosen the entire navigation path can scroll drastically out of view. Retracing your path to make a new selection can take an significant amount of searching and scrolling.

Commercial Windows
Miller columns Add a feature

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Batch File Manager

Rename, move, copy, delete, and otherwise manage multiple files. - Rename multiple files according to the rules and pattern you specify using powerful editor with syntax highlighting. - Modify original file name by removing or copying its parts, changing letter case, or adding dynamic content like random characters or file properties. - Copy and move files to folders specified using absolute/relative paths.

Commercial Windows
File Searching Portable File Renaming Add a feature

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Sunrise Commander

The Sunrise Commander is a richly featured double-pane file manager for the Emacs editor that combines the power of dired and the convenience of orthodox file managers (Midnight Commander, Far, etc).

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux GNU Emacs
Dual Pane Support Add a feature

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Proto

Proto is a fast, next-gen, freeware file manager. Unlike all the Norton Commander clones, this project introduces interesting and new approach to handling files. Incorporates some of the Jef Raskin's ideas regarding “Humane Interface”. It has a load of interesting features that are worth testing.
- Discontinued No recent activity.
Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

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Wal Commander

Multi-platform file manager for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and OS X. Advantages: has a built-in terminal! have editor with syntax highlighting has a text viewer It has built a virtual file system (smb, ftp, sftp) there is the graphics and (version 0.18.0) console interfaces editor and viewer has the ability to switch encodings in console mode, it is possible to start with a different encoding systems and terminal

Free Mac Windows Linux BSD
Built-in Terminal Dual Pane Support Syntax Highlighting Add a feature

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Universal Explorer

Spadix Products - Windows File Manager and File Viewer, BackStreet Offline Browser, Disk Size Manager, Discussion Forum Message Boards, E-book Creator/ Ebook Complier Generator, Email List Manager, Adanced Link URL Extractor, Windows Explorer Replacement, Split File, Screen Ruler, JR Free Tools.

Commercial Windows
File Splitting Add a feature

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File Commander

File Commander for OS/2, Win32 and Linux. Norton Commander(tm) style file manager

Free Windows Linux
No features added Add a feature

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