FreeCommander Alternatives for Linux
FreeCommander is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Spacedrive, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to FreeCommander and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to FreeCommander are Dolphin File Manager, SquirrelDisk, Midnight Commander and Thunar.
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FreeCommander alternatives are mainly File Managers, but if you're looking for File Archivers or File Search Utilities you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to FreeCommander.- File Manager
- Freemium • Proprietary
- 72 Spacedrive alternatives
Organize files across many devices in one place. From cloud services to offline hard drives, Spacedrive combines the storage capacity and processing power of your devices into one personal distributed cloud, that is both secure and intuitive to use.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- 76 Dolphin File Manager alternatives
Dolphin is a file manager for KDE focusing on usability. Has three view modes: Icon, Detail and it used to have Column View like in Finder (it is not available in current version due to problems with maintaibility). Supports FTP, SCP and other protocols. Highly configurable.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
- Flathub
- 84 SquirrelDisk alternatives
SquirrelDisk shows you exactly what's taking up all that space and helps you clear it out. Using SquirrelDisk is a matter of clicking one button to easily find all the huge files on your computer.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- 108 Midnight Commander alternatives
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...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Cygwin
- MacPorts
- 86 Thunar alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
- MacPorts
- XQuartz
- 64 Sigma File Manager alternatives
Sigma File Manager is a free, open-source, quickly evolving, modern file manager (explorer / finder) app for Windows and Linux.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Russia
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- 55 Krusader alternatives
Advanced twin panel (commander style) file manager for KDE and other desktops in the *nix world, similar to Midnight or Total Commander. It provides all the file management features you could possibly want: extensive archive handling, mounted filesystem support, FTP, advanced...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Linux
- XQuartz
- 107 muCommander alternatives
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...).
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
France
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- BSD
- Java
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- KDE
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
fman Features
- 67 trolCommander alternatives
trolCommander - fork of the free and opensource muCommander filemanager.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
Russia
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
DiscontinuedLast update is from December 29th, 2016.
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
- International
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Vifm Features