ExplorerMax

I'll recommend this cool tool. Screenshots are here

Here are the great features I like: Timeline helps me get file browsing history soon, Custom search is well organized, and easy zip/unzip/rename can be done with a single click.

Here is the feature I hope it can improve: Dual pane can enable more interactions between folders.

And I've read its guide to get a better-looking interface. You may try it, too. ExplorerMax's guide

I have always disliked some of the limited functionality of Windows Explorer (File Explorer). Most importantly it is not convenient to move files between directories. Especially when I had to copy or move files from one folder to different folders on a different hard drive. In all my time using Windows, I have tried many file managers. Some were well known, others few had heard of. There were two-panel and even four-panel file managers. All of them were good, but some were just plain expensive and some required installing a bunch of plugins in order to get the features I needed. I just wanted to install it and start using it. Finally, I found what I was looking for. Explorer Max is a great alternative to the standard windows Explorer. You can find it at https://explorermax.drivethelife.com/. Explorer Max is in the style of Chrome, it features tabbed work that Explorer Max is more efficient with files. At the time of writing, Explorer Max (version 2.0.3.30) is compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 8.1/8 and of course Windows 10 and Windows 11. Localization is available in: English, French, Polish, Chinese, Korean, Danish, Dutch, Italian and Spanish. What is so good about Explorer Max?

1. Let me start with the layout. The style is excellent. You can't tell Explorer Max from the standard Windows file manager. That's a good thing, I'm a conservative.
2. You can change the appearance of Explorer by yourself. It has a dark and light theme. You can also set a system theme - once you change your Windows accent color, Explorer Max will instantly react to that change. In short, Explorer Max will look organic whichever theme you choose. I really like apps that have the same style and color scheme.
3. I already said that Explorer Max is styled like Chrome - it is tabbed. You can easily open multiple directories or files in the same window and switch between them. It's easy to move files or folders around without opening a new window in the standard Windows Explorer. Tabs can be added by drag and drop.
4. In Explorer Max you will be able to track a file over time. Browsing history is divided into periods: today, yesterday, last week, last month. I forgot to say that you can clear unwanted history completely or partially.
5. Explorer Max supports a plugin. This is PhotoMax program for viewing and creating photo and video albums. It is very convenient that you can run this program directly from Explorer.
6. In addition, Explorer Max can also be a dual-pane manager. There is a button for that.
7. Very fast search. Literally in one second. The program is paid and costs $ 6.95 per month. The developer provides a trial. You have the full functionality of the program to appreciate it. I also want to say that Explorer Max is very fast and smooth. It is a whole new level of file manager. Give it a try. You will like it https://explorermax.drivethelife.com/

P.S. Sorry, English is not my native language.

Just installed and tried the trial. This is just a wrapper for the built-in file explorer. All this does is wrap functions into already existing software. It can't properly expand it's window even after I disabled my window manager. Only useful tool it has is dual-pane. Everything else can be replaced with better tools.