FreeCommander Alternatives for Mac

FreeCommander is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Double Commander, 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 Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to FreeCommander are Spacedrive, Midnight Commander, SquirrelDisk and Filelight.

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FreeCommander alternatives are mainly File Managers, but if you're looking for File Search Utilities or FTP Clients you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Android and Windows. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to FreeCommander.
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  1. Double Commander icon
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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.

    131 Double Commander alternatives

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    batcch rename files, 2-pane file manager, free, portable, ad-free...ideal for work!

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    • Double Commander is Free and Open SourceFreeCommander is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Double Commander is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFreeCommander is not according to our users
  2. Spacedrive icon
     151 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.

    77 Spacedrive alternatives

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  3. 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...

    104 Midnight Commander alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
     
  4. SquirrelDisk icon
     66 likes

    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.

    88 SquirrelDisk alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Filelight icon
     73 likes

    Provides graphical disk usage analysis using interactive segmented rings, scans local, remote and removable disks, enables navigation and file management from within the interface, displays live info on hover, and integrates with KDE file managers for efficient data management.

    67 Filelight alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  6. Thunar icon
     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

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
     
  7. muCommander icon
     124 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...).

    108 muCommander alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • BSD
    • Java
     
  8. 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.

    52 CoverFlowFinder alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
     
  9. fman icon
     233 likes

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

    108 fman alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  10. Finder icon
     63 likes

    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.

    143 Finder alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  11. Path Finder icon
     56 likes

    Path Finder is a standalone Finder replacement that takes the Finder's familiar interface and adds numerous powerful features and interface innovations to help anyone be more productive on macOS.

    51 Path Finder alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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