GNOME Commander Alternatives

GNOME Commander is described as '"two-pane" graphical file manager for the GNOME desktop environment. GNOME Commander aims to fulfill the demands of more advanced users who like to focus on file management, their work through special applications and running smart commands' and is a File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GNOME Commander for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Xfce apps. The best GNOME Commander alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNOME Commander are Spacedrive, Total Commander, Dolphin File Manager and FreeCommander.

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  1. Q-Dir icon
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    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!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. Far Manager icon
     178 likes

    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:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. ForkLift icon
     105 likes

    Dual pane macOS file manager featuring SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, cloud drives, real-time activity view, folder sync, drag-and-drop file transfers, preview panel, multi-rename, batch operations, server connections, text editing, themes, and tagging for efficient workflows.

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    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Krusader icon
     89 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • XQuartz
    • KDE Plasma
     
  5. Multi Commander icon
     115 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. xplorer² icon
     105 likes

    xplorer² is a desktop file manager combining the simplicity of Windows explorer with the speed and efficiency of traditional dual pane file managers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. muCommander icon
     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...).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Java
     
  8. Rascal icon
     5 likes

    Keyboard-centric macOS file manager featuring dual panes, vim navigation, command palette, inline terminal syncing with folders, disk usage treemap, macOS tag support, multi-view modes, 17 themes, smart folders, Homebrew install, free and open source on macOS 13+.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  9. ranger icon
     58 likes

    Terminal file manager with VI key bindings. It provides a minimalistic and nice curses interface with a view on the directory hierarchy. The secondary task of ranger is to psychically guess which program you want to use for opening particular files.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. PCMan File Manager (PCManFM) is a file manager application, developed by Hong Jen Yee from Taiwan, which is meant to be a replacement for GNOME Files, Dolphin and Thunar. PCManFM is the standard file manager in LXDE, also developed by the same author in conjunction with other...

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • LXDE
    • GTK
    • Qt
     
  12. fman icon
     233 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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