Magellan Explorer Alternatives

Magellan Explorer is described as 'Advanced, yet easy to use, Windows file manager based on the powerful dual window pane concept. Previous users of the Norton Commander file manager and similar tools will feel right at home' and is a FTP Client in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Magellan Explorer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Magellan Explorer alternative is WinSCP , which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Magellan Explorer are Double Commander, Total Commander, Files and QTTabBar.

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Magellan Explorer alternatives are mainly File Managers but may also be FTP Clients or File Search Utilities. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Magellan Explorer.

Magellan Explorer

FTP Client
Paid • Proprietary

Magellan Explorer is an advanced, yet easy to use, Windows file manager based on the powerful dual window pane concept. Previous users of the Norton Commander file manager and similar tools will feel right at home.

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Magellan Explorer alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022

Altap Salamander
A small and two-pane file manager with open plugin architecture. Has the ability to view content of files (text, html, over 40 picture formats, mp3), support for archives (zip, rar, arj, cab, tar/gzip, etc.), and (S)FTP support.
48 Altap Salamander alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- File Manager
Platforms
- Windows
Altap Salamander Features
1. Dual Pane Support
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
3. Lightweight
4. SSH
5. Works Offline
6. Ad-free
7. No registration required
8. Built-in viewer
9. Support for SFTP
10. Customizable
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trolCommander
trolCommander - fork of the free and opensource muCommander filemanager.
65 trolCommander alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+1
trolCommander Features
1. Built-in viewer
2. Lightweight
3. Syntax Highlighting
4. Support for SFTP
5. Built-in terminal emulation
6. Tabbed interface
7. Dual Pane Support
8. Support for FTP
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Discontinued
Last update is from December 29th, 2016.

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fman
The most modern dual-pane file manager. For Windows, Mac and Linux.
105 fman alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- File Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
fman Features
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Plugin API
Dual Pane Support
Keyboard Shortcuts
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SpaceFM
Multi-panel tabbed file and desktop manager with built-in VFS, udev- or HAL-based device manager, customisable menu system, and bash integration.
38 SpaceFM alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Manager
Platforms
- Linux
SpaceFM Features
Multi panel
Gtk
Customization
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Discontinued
Last update was in 2018.

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NexusFile
NexusFile is a file manager for Windows. You can manage many files very fast and easily. NexusFile will increase your computing performance. If you still use Windows Explorer, you must try this one.
57 NexusFile alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- File Manager
Platforms
- Windows
Top NexusFile Features
1. Dual Pane Support
2. Lightweight
3. Dark Mode
4. Multi-tabs
5. Works Offline
6. Ad-free
7. No registration required
8. No Tracking
9. Portable
10. Batch Rename Files
11. File Splitting
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NexusFile VS Magellan Explorer
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Vifm
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.
83 Vifm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Manager
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
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Vifm Features
1. Works Offline
2. Command line interface
3. No Tracking
4. Terminal-based
5. Vim key mapping
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Index (Maui Applications)
Index is a convergent file manager, it the user with a simple way to navigate and manage files. Index incorporates features such as miller columns, embedded terminal, split views, file previews, experimental WebDAV support, tags.
56 Index (Maui Applications) alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- Android
- AppImageHub
- Linux Mobile
- Plasma Mobile
- Flatpak
- Flathub
+3
Index (Maui Applications) Features
1. Dark Mode
2. File Tagging
3. Lightweight
4. Intuitive Interface
5. Intuitive
6. Fast file and folder search
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FenrirFS
FenrirFS is a file management application that allows you to organize and label files using colors, stars, and tags, preview files without opening them, and automatically sync folders.
105 FenrirFS alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- File Manager
Platforms
- Windows
Top FenrirFS Features
1. File Tagging
2. Portable
3. Automatic Tagging
4. File preview
5. Multiple languages
6. Auto scan folder
7. Bookmarks
8. Tree view
9. Tagging
10. Tag based
11. Synchronization
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JumpFm
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.
113 JumpFm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron
JumpFm Features
1. Dark Mode
2. Dual Pane Support
3. Minimalistic
4. Windows-like
5. Electron based
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Discontinued
The last release was in 2017, but you can still download it and use it.

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NERD tree
The NERDTree is a file system explorer for the Vim editor. Using this plugin, users can visually browse complex directory hierarchies, quickly open files for reading or editing, and perform basic file system operations.
72 NERD tree alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Vim
NERD tree Features
Vim plugin
Tree structure
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NERD tree VS Magellan Explorer
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UltraExplorer
UltraExplorer is a Windows Explorer replacement that will change the way you think about file management. Other Explorer replacement applications duplicate the same old paradigm introduced by Microsoft in Windows 95.
77 UltraExplorer alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Manager
Platforms
- Windows
UltraExplorer Features
1. Thumbnails
2. Folder Size
3. Multiple Browser Tabs
4. Tree view
5. Miller columns
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Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 2.0.3.0, released in July 2009, can be still downloaded from SoftPedia.

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GNOME Commander
GNOME Commander is a "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.
82 GNOME Commander alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Manager
Platforms
- Linux
+3
GNOME Commander Features
1. Dark Mode
2. Support for scripting
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Dual Pane Support
5. Support for FTP
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GNOME Commander VS Magellan Explorer
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