Explorer Commander AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Managers

The best File Manager alternative to Explorer Commander is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Explorer Commander and many of them are File Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Manager alternatives to Explorer Commander are Total Commander, Files, OneCommander and FreeCommander.

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Super Lightweight at 307kb Explorer Commander is a two- or four-panel file manager software.

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  1. Double Commander icon
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    Double Commander

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    Open-source file manager with dual-panel interface, inspired by Total Commander. Supports plugin use, advanced search, tabbed browsing, and runs smoothly with background operations. Unicode and multi-platform compatibility enhance its versatility.

    134 Double Commander alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Properties

    1.  Configurable
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Two-panel file manager
    3.  Folder Sync
    4.  TC plug-in's support
    5.  Batch Rename Files
    6.  File Comparison
    7.  Multiplatform
    8.  Portable
    9.  File Sync
    10.  Multiple Files Renaming
    11.  Tree view
    12.  Integrated FTP client
    13.  Dark Mode
    14.  Plug-ins
    15.  Built-in viewer
    16.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    Double Commander iconExplorer Commander Icon

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    • Double Commander is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Explorer Commander.

    • Double Commander is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Explorer Commander.

    • Double Commander is Free and Open SourceExplorer Commander is Free and Proprietary
  2. Total Commander icon
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    Total Commander

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    A versatile file manager offering side-by-side dual-pane for intuitive navigation, powerful built-in FTP client, extensive archive format support, robust file comparison tool with editor, advanced multi-rename using regular expressions, and scalable customization options.

    176 Total Commander alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Support for FTP
    5.  File Comparison
    6.  File Search
    7.  Quick search
    8.  Directory sync
    9.  ZIP File Mounting
    10.  Split-screen view
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Multiple languages
    13.  Full-Text Search
    14.  Built-in viewer
    15.  Built-in player
    16.  Folder Sync
    17.  Compare Text
    Total Commander iconExplorer Commander Icon

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    • Total Commander is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Explorer Commander.

    • Total Commander is Freemium and ProprietaryExplorer Commander is Free and Proprietary
    • Total Commander is Customizable and LightweightExplorer Commander is not according to our users
  4. Files icon
    Files icon

    Files

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    Introducing Files, the ultimate file manager app for Windows. With its sleek and intuitive design, navigating through your files has never been easier. Files features tabs for easy switching between different folders, a column view for quick file browsing, and dual pane support...

    118 Files alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Column View
    3.  Image Preview
    4.  Built-in themes
    5.  Dual Pane Support
    6.  File Archiving
    7.  Git integration
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  File Tagging
    10.  Multi Column View
    11.  Miller columns
    12.  Tabbed interface
    13.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    14.  Windows Explorer Extension
    Files iconExplorer Commander Icon

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  5. OneCommander icon
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    OneCommander

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    Free dual-pane file manager for Windows featuring tabs, columns, themes, long filename support, image converter, regex renaming and many other unique features.

    89 OneCommander alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  File Search
    4.  Multi Column View
    5.  Portable
    6.  Miller columns
    7.  File Tagging
    8.  File preview
    9.  Dual Pane Support
    10.  Monitor File Changes
    11.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    12.  Batch Rename Files
    13.  Thumbnails
    14.  Image Preview
    15.  Color coding
    16.  Support for regular expressions
    17.  Geotagged Photos
    OneCommander iconExplorer Commander Icon

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  6. FreeCommander icon
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    FreeCommander

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    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.

    115 FreeCommander alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Top FreeCommander Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Folder Size
    3.  Dual Pane Support
    4.  Explorer-like
    5.  Batch Rename Files
    6.  Portable
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  Teracopy integration
    9.  Directory sync
    10.  Support for Unicode
    11.  Comparing folders
    12.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
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  7. File Explorer icon
    File Explorer icon

    File Explorer

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    File Explorer is a file manager application that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards. It is sometimes referred to as the Windows shell, explorer.exe, or simply "Explorer".

    126 File Explorer alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  Windows Compatible
    4.  Built-in Image viewer
    5.  Bundled with Windows
    6.  Tabbed interface
    7.  Graphical User Interface
    8.  Virtual Disk
    9.  File Storage
    10.  Folder Size
    File Explorer iconExplorer Commander Icon

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  9. Q-Dir icon
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    Q-Dir

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    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!

    93 Q-Dir alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Portable
    3.  Drag and Drop
    4.  Search Bar
    5.  Built-in themes
    Q-Dir iconExplorer Commander Icon

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  10. Directory Opus icon
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    Directory Opus

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    Directory Opus is a complete replacement for Explorer, with far more power and functionality than any other file manager available today.

    81 Directory Opus alternatives
    Dual display (vertical layout) without trees (this is the Commander style). Both file displays are in list mode, showing popup tooltip for an image file.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Single display (with tree) in tiles mode, with viewer pane displayed.
    Editing the cover art for an MP3 file using the metadata pane.
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    Adding selected files to a 7-Zip archive. Opus supports Zip, 7-Zip, RAR and many other archive formats.

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  File preview
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  Folder Size
    5.  Assignement of comments to files
    6.  Flat view
    7.  Batch Rename Files
    8.  Tagging
    9.  File conversion
    Directory Opus iconExplorer Commander Icon

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    • Directory Opus is the most popular commercial alternative to Explorer Commander.

    • Directory Opus is Paid and ProprietaryExplorer Commander is Free and Proprietary
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    XYplorer

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    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.

    91 XYplorer alternatives
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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Thumbnails of image files in one of three fully configurable thumbnails views. Supported are PNG, JPG, GIF, TIF, TGA, WMF, PSD, ICO, BMP, and all RAW photo formats that you have CODECs for. Thumbnails support XYplorer's unique and famous Mouse Down Blow Up functionality.
    Tabbed Browsing: Have an unlimited number of Browse Tabs, individually customizable and remembered between sessions, and Search Tabs, which are one-click triggers to fully customizable search tasks.
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    Dual Pane: Look at the contents of two folders side by side. Both panes are optionally multi-tabbed and can be arranged vertically or horizontally.

    Top XYplorer Features

    1.  Tabbing
    2.  Dual Pane Support
    3.  Portable
    4.  Folder Size
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Tagging
    7.  Batch Rename Files
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Batch Editing
    10.  File Tagging
    11.  Custom Menus
    12.  Batch processing
    13.  Session Management
    14.  Flat view
    XYplorer iconExplorer Commander Icon

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  12. Multi Commander icon
    Multi Commander icon

    Multi Commander

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    Multi Commander is a multi-tabbed file manager and is an alternative to the standard Windows Explorer. It uses the very popular and efficient dual-panel layout.

    82 Multi Commander alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Portable
    4.  Plugin API
    5.  Folder Size
    6.  Windows-explorer
    7.  Copy & paste actions
    8.  Integrated Search
    9.  Folders
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  13. Tablacus Explorer icon
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    Tablacus Explorer

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    Tablacus Explorer is a tabbed file manager with Add-on support.

    Tabbed interface Add-on support Customizable association, menus, keys, mouse gestures, alias Completely Portable, No installation required Multiple language and Unicode support Open source .

    39 Tablacus Explorer alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Portable
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Multiple languages
    5.  Support for Unicode
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  14. Commander One icon
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    Commander One

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    Commander One is dual-pane file manager for OS X created in Swift, which enables you to manage your files in the best possible way.

    87 Commander One alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  AES-256 Encryption
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  File Tagging
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Search-in-files
    9.  Miller columns
    10.  Support for SFTP
    11.  Export to PDF
    12.  Dual Pane Support
    13.  Mounting drives
    14.  Support for FTP
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