ExplorerEx Alternatives

ExplorerEx has been discontinued. Similar apps include Double Commander, which is free and open source. Other options are Files, Spacedrive, Total Commander and Dolphin File Manager. There's no shortage of File Managers like ExplorerEx, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac and Android.

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ExplorerEx alternatives page was last updated Jul 27, 2026

NexusFile
39 likes
NexusFile is a file manager for Windows. You can manage many files very fast and easily. NexusFile will increase your computing performance. If you still use Windows Explorer, you must try this one.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
File Manager
Origin
South Korea
Platforms
Windows
South Korea
Good alternative?Is NexusFile a good alternative to ExplorerEx?
trolCommander
53 likes
trolCommander - fork of the free and opensource muCommander filemanager.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
File Manager
Origin
Russia
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Russia
+1
Good alternative?Is trolCommander a good alternative to ExplorerEx?
Trove File Explorer
3 likes
Efficient macOS file manager with native SwiftUI offers familiar Windows-style cut and paste, tabs, multi-panel browsing, deep sidebar navigation, Quick Look, file previews, conflict handling, external drive support, advanced search, and multi-language localization.
58 Trove File Explorer alternatives
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
File Manager
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Germany
EU
+7
Good alternative?Is Trove File Explorer a good alternative to ExplorerEx?
Explorip
1 like
Windows Shell replacement of :

File explorer

Taskbar

Desktop

Start Menu

Copy/Move/Delete file operations interceptor (like UltraCopier or TeraCopy)

Fully customized by a lot of settings.

Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
File Copy
File Manager
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Windows
France
EU
Good alternative?Is Explorip a good alternative to ExplorerEx?
KillerShell
1 like
KillerShell puts a file browser, a terminal and a text editor in one window, on one tab strip and one set of keys, so you stop alt-tabbing.
89 KillerShell alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Text Editor
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
United States
+4
Good alternative?Is KillerShell a good alternative to ExplorerEx?
Simple File Manager
20 likes
Simple File Manager is a super quick & professional file and folder manager for Android devices.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary (GPL-3.0)
Application type
File Manager
Origin
Israel
Alerts
Warning
Platforms
Android
Android Tablet
F-Droid
Israel
Good alternative?Is Simple File Manager a good alternative to ExplorerEx?
SpaceFM
26 likes
Multi-panel tabbed file and desktop manager with built-in VFS, udev- or HAL-based device manager, customisable menu system, and bash integration.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
File Manager
Origin
United States
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
United States
Good alternative?Is SpaceFM a good alternative to ExplorerEx?
WindowTabs Utility
2 likes
WindowTabs is a classic open-source utility originally created in 2009 that adds tabbed interfaces to any Windows application. This fork is actively
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Windows
Good alternative?Is WindowTabs Utility a good alternative to ExplorerEx?
Vifm
24 likes
Vifm is a file manager with curses interface, which provides Vi[m]-like environment for managing objects within file systems, extended with some useful ideas from mutt.
97 Vifm alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
File Manager
Origin
International
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Global
+3
Good alternative?Is Vifm a good alternative to ExplorerEx?
Nemo Documents
5 likes
An intuitive file manager for Windows and Linux (Alpha version) that displays your files in a calendar-like time view.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
File Manager
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Good alternative?Is Nemo Documents a good alternative to ExplorerEx?
FenrirFS
14 likes
FenrirFS is a file management application that allows you to organize and label files using colors, stars, and tags, preview files without opening them, and automatically sync folders.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
File Manager
Platforms
Windows
Good alternative?Is FenrirFS a good alternative to ExplorerEx?
Xfe
22 likes
X File Explorer (Xfe) is an MS-Explorer or Commander like file manager for X. It is based on the popular, but discontinued, X Win Commander, originally developed by Maxim Baranov.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
File Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
Xfce
+3
Good alternative?Is Xfe a good alternative to ExplorerEx?