Explorer Commander AlternativesOnly apps categorised as FTP Clients

The best FTP Client alternative to Explorer Commander is Total Commander, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Explorer Commander and five of them are FTP Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting FTP Client alternatives to Explorer Commander are Directory Opus, Commander One, Just Manager and DCommander.

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

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Explorer Commander alternatives page was last updated Jan 27, 2021
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  1. 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

    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.  Works Offline
    14.  Full-Text Search
    15.  Built-in viewer
    16.  Built-in player
    17.  Folder Sync
    18.  Compare Text
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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
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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.

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    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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    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.  Lightweight

    Features

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

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  5. Just Manager icon
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    Just Manager

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    Just Manager is a feature packed, versatile, multi-tabbed multi-pane file manager for the Windows operating system. It is available in both x86 and x64 versions. Despite its many features it is relatively small and efficient.

    60 Just Manager alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Just Manager Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Support for Unicode
    4.  Dual Pane Support
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    Discontinued

    Last release is from 2014. See here: http://justmanager.ru/forum/viewforum.php?id=3

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    DCommander

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    DCommander is a two-pane file manager that gives you full control over your computer's filesystem.

    110 DCommander alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    DCommander Features

    1.  Built-in viewer
    2.  Dual Pane Support
    3.  Drag and Drop
    4.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    5.  Synchronization
    DCommander iconExplorer Commander Icon

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