Nimble Commander AlternativesFile Managers and other similar apps like Nimble Commander

Nimble Commander is described as 'Modern dual-pane file manager for MacOSX. Quick, efficient and keyboard-oriented' and is a File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Nimble Commander for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Android apps. The best Nimble Commander alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Nimble Commander are Total Commander, Cyberduck, Midnight Commander and Far Manager.

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  1. Double Commander icon

    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.

    128 Double Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

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

    • Double Commander is Free and Open SourceNimble Commander is also Free and Open Source
    • Double Commander is Privacy focusedNimble Commander is not according to our users
  2. Total Commander icon

    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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    • Total Commander is Freemium and ProprietaryNimble Commander is Free and Open Source
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    Midnight Commander

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    GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software. Its a feature rich full-screen text mode application that allows you to copy, move and delete files and whole directory trees, search for files...

    103 Midnight Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
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  6. Far Manager icon

    Far Manager

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    Far Manager is a program for managing files and archives in Windows operating systems. Far Manager works in text mode and provides a simple and intuitive interface for performing most of the necessary actions:

    103 Far Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    UI language selection
     
  7. ForkLift icon

    ForkLift

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    The most advanced dual pane file manager and file transfer client for macOS.

    113 ForkLift alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Comments about ForkLift as an Alternative to Nimble Commander
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    Although Forklift is more powerful, the company behind it has sadly decided to let you pay for updates every year (de-facto subscription model). Nimble Commander is less feature-filled, but the developer does not do that.

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    • ForkLift is Freemium and ProprietaryNimble Commander is Free and Open Source
  9. Krusader icon

    Krusader

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    Krusader is an advanced twin panel (commander style) file manager for KDE Plasma and other desktops in the *nix world.

    55 Krusader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • XQuartz
    • KDE Plasma
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  10. muCommander icon

    muCommander

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    muCommander is a lightweight, cross-platform file manager with a dual-pane interface. It runs on any operating system with Java support (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, *BSD, Solaris...).

    105 muCommander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Java
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    • muCommander is the most popular Web-based alternative to Nimble Commander.

    • muCommander is Free and Open SourceNimble Commander is also Free and Open Source
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    Transmit

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    Transmit is a fast and wonderful file transfer app. It supports every major cloud storage provider, and it looks awfully nice.

    45 Transmit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Transmit is the most popular commercial alternative to Nimble Commander.

    • Transmit is Paid and ProprietaryNimble Commander is Free and Open Source
  13. fman icon

    fman

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    The most modern dual-pane file manager. For Windows, Mac and Linux.

    105 fman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Demonstration
     
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    fman development has stopped. Nimble Commander development goes on.

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    • fman is Freemium and ProprietaryNimble Commander is Free and Open Source
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    Finder

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    The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes starting up. It opens automatically and stays open as you use other apps. It includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen and the desktop below that.

    141 Finder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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