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Explorer++

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Explorer++ is a free file manager for Windows. Available on Windows XP and above, it features the same familiar interface as Windows Explorer, while introducing several enhancements and improvements for a much richer file browsing experience.

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  • FreeOpen Source

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  • Windows
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3.4 / 5 Avg rating (11)
108 likes
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Tabbed interface
  2.  Portable
  3.  Works Offline
  4.  Ad-free
  5.  No registration required
  6.  Dark Mode
  7.  Built-in viewer

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Explorer++ information

  • Developed by

    David Erceg
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.4 (11 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    89 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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File Management

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  •  2,649 Stars
  •  368 Forks
  •  197 Open Issues
  •   Updated Mar 10, 2025 
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Our users have written 12 comments and reviews about Explorer++, and it has gotten 108 likes

Explorer++ was added to AlternativeTo by TheDreamer0101 on Apr 17, 2009 and this page was last updated Sep 1, 2021.

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Comment summary: Explorer++ is open source and offers features like sorting by content size, but struggles with performance, including slow response and frequent errors. Users commonly criticize its user interface, lack of intuitive controls like a close button for tabs, and missing features such as effective grouping by type and access date. While appreciated for being lightweight and not buggy, limitations include the inability to undo deletions easily and issues managing OneDrive visibility without admin mode, leading to usability challenges.
TBayAreaPat
  
Top positive commentJul 28, 2022

The merge file function is nice and simple. It could be a little fancier and include a date to separate the parts, but it is very convenient and quick. The key is to prepare the files in advance yourself by putting modify/create date in the text.

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Shoji
  
Top negative commentApr 5, 2017

Cannot edit hotkeys, Frequent Error, Slow, Cannot Undo Deleted Files

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vadek
  
ReviewSep 1, 2023

It's nice but I love tabbed browsing in File Explorer and find it hard to live without this feature any more.

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Sam Lander
  
ReviewJun 11, 2023
• Edited Jun 12, 2023

It's lightweight, but about 9x the size as Tablacus.

Can't undo delete in folders.

It is open-source though, and was not buggy when I used it.

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Dyewall
  
Positive commentOct 21, 2021

Most useful file explorer for me. Sadly, it's not great.

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WeiHua Liu
  
Positive commentMay 18, 2020

Not very powerful, lack of features. Light weight. Open source.

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davidpgil
CommentMar 4, 2020

Slow to load in general, but not potentially spyware/adware/bundleware like Clover and not as buggy as Qttabbar. Open source and free -- this is the BEST explorer alternative available today.

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What is Explorer++?

Explorer++ is a free file manager for Windows. Available on Windows XP and above, it features the same familiar interface as Windows Explorer, while introducing several enhancements and improvements for a much richer file browsing experience.

The beta build is pretty much stable and quite recent. It can be downloaded from the application's website.

Latest/Unstable builds can be downloaded from the application's download page at https://explorerplusplus.com/download.

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