Q-Dir makes your files and folder easy to manage. Fast and easy access, with an amazing Quadro-View (4 panes) technique. You dont have to renounce the usual, Drag and Drop, all Views, and other functions of your system. No!




ForkLift is described as 'The most advanced dual pane file manager and file transfer client for macOS' and is a very popular File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 100 alternatives to ForkLift for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best ForkLift alternative is WinSCP , which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ForkLift are Double Commander, Total Commander, Files and Spacedrive.
Q-Dir makes your files and folder easy to manage. Fast and easy access, with an amazing Quadro-View (4 panes) technique. You dont have to renounce the usual, Drag and Drop, all Views, and other functions of your system. No!




Manage your files using a graphical interface with offline capabilities, no registration, zip support, and a lightweight design. Enjoy features like dark mode and ad-free usage on Windows. Known as Explorer, it helps present the taskbar and desktop elements since Windows 95.





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.




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:


Sigma File Manager is a free, open-source, quickly evolving, modern file manager (explorer / finder) app for Windows and Linux.




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

Commander One is dual-pane file manager for OS X created in Swift, which enables you to manage your files in the best possible way.




It has FTP manager and two panels.


Most users think Commander One is a great ForkLift alternative.
Multi Commander is a multi-tabbed file manager and is an alternative to the standard Windows Explorer. It uses the very popular and efficient dual-panel layout.




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...).



muCommander is the most popular Web-based alternative to ForkLift.
Transmit is a fast and wonderful file transfer app. It supports every major cloud storage provider, and it looks awfully nice.


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.




Forklift is an FTP manager. The macOS Finder doesn’t have a function to access FTP drives directly.





File Explorer is basically the Finder in Windows. We want a better Finder/File Explorer. Not the same thing made by different companies.
Also, Forklift has a side-by-side file GUI so it is easy to move file from one place to another.