Open Source Finder Alternatives for Mac

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1. 

   

   Double Commander

    612 likes

   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.

   140 Double Commander alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • File Manager

   Origin

   • Russia

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

   

   

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   Denis Yurashku

   Positive comment•Feb 10, 2026

   0

   Open Source, Fast, comfortable.

   Guest

   Negative comment•Feb 23, 2018

   -12

   it does not replace the Finder, but bring Windows Explorer to your Mac... = HORRIBLE way of working with files.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Double Commander is Free and Open SourceFinder is Free and Proprietary
   • Double Commander is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFinder is not according to our users
2. 

   

   Spacedrive

    168 likes

   Open-source file explorer integrates cloud, local, and offline storage across devices using a secure virtual distributed filesystem in Rust, enabling unified management, file syncing, privacy control, intuitive interface, and ownership without centralized servers.

   86 Spacedrive alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • File Manager
   • File Sync

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   GNOME Files

    226 likes

   GNOME Files, formerly known as Nautilus, is the official file manager for the GNOME desktop, giving the user a simple way to navigate and manage its files.

   65 GNOME Files alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • File Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • GNOME
   • MacPorts
   • XQuartz
   • Linux Mobile

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Jul 25, 2024

   0

   With MacPorts it works and is much much much better than finder. Allows you to connect to network disks, manage mounts, formats, create symlinks, and offer much more customization and features than finder.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • GNOME Files is Free and Open SourceFinder is Free and Proprietary
   • GNOME Files is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFinder is not according to our users
5. 

   

   Thunar

    148 likes

   Thunar is a modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy-to-use. Its user interface is clean, intuitive, and customizable. Thunar is fast and responsive with a good start up time and directory load time.

   89 Thunar alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • File Manager

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Xfce
   • MacPorts
   • XQuartz

   

   

   

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6. 

   

   CoverFlowFinder

    11 likes

   Brings iconic 3D Cover Flow file browsing to macOS, includes dual pane navigation, Quick Look integration, sidebar access to volumes, instant file sorting, context menus, type-ahead search, familiar Finder-like interface, and open source availability.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • File Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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7. 

   

   muCommander

    125 likes

   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...).

   113 muCommander alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • File Manager

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • BSD
   • Java

   

   

   

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   Nimble Commander

    21 likes

   Modern dual-pane file manager for MacOSX. Quick, efficient and keyboard-oriented.

   37 Nimble Commander alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • File Manager

   Origin

   • Russia

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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    trolCommander

     54 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

    

    

    

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    eSzeL

    Positive comment•Feb 24, 2016

    0

    Just like Total Commander..!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.

    

    

    • trolCommander is Free and Open SourceFinder is Free and Proprietary
    • trolCommander is LightweightFinder is not according to our users
11. 

    

    Camelot File Manager

     2 likes

    Camelot is cross-platform dual-panel file manager written in C#.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • File Manager

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

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12. 

    

    JumpFm

     15 likes

    JumpFm is a minimalistic dual panel file manager (currently released only for Windows, Mac, and Linux) that lets you navigate your file system very efficiently.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • File Manager

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron

    

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    Sunrise Commander

     7 likes

    The Sunrise Commander is a richly featured double-pane file manager for the Emacs editor that combines the power of dired and the convenience of orthodox file managers (Midnight Commander, Far, etc).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • File Manager

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GNU Emacs

    

    

    

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    Electerm

     2 likes

    electerm is a terminal/ssh/sftp client(linux, mac, win) based on electron/node-pty/xterm/antd and many other libs, it works like a combination of guake and xshell.

    70 Electerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • File Manager

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    • Homebrew
    • AppImage
    • npm
    • JavaScript
    • Fedora

    

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