Marlin AlternativesFile Managers and other similar apps like Marlin

Marlin is described as 'New GTK3-based file manager for Linux, pretty slick and fast' and is a File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Marlin for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Marlin alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Marlin are Spacedrive, Total Commander, Files and Dolphin File Manager.

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Marlin is a new GTK3-based file manager for Linux, pretty slick and fast.

Unlike most other file managers Marlin has included the so called "Miller columns" view.

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Marlin alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. Double Commander icon
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    Double Commander

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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.

    136 Double Commander alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Two-panel file manager
    3.  Folder Sync
    4.  TC plug-in's support
    5.  Batch Rename Files
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  File Comparison
    8.  Multiplatform
    9.  Portable
    10.  File Sync
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Multiple Files Renaming
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    • Double Commander is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Marlin.

    • Double Commander is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Marlin.

    • Double Commander is Free and Open SourceMarlin is also Free and Open Source
  2. Spacedrive icon
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    Spacedrive

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    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.

    69 Spacedrive alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Filesystem
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Rust
    4.  File Tagging
    5.  Image Preview
    6.  Cross-Platform
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No registration required
    10. Git icon  Git Support
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Live Preview
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  4. Total Commander icon
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    Total Commander

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    A versatile file manager offering side-by-side dual-pane for intuitive navigation, powerful built-in FTP client, extensive archive format support, robust file comparison tool with editor, advanced multi-rename using regular expressions, and scalable customization options.

    179 Total Commander alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Support for FTP
    5.  File Comparison
    6.  File Search
    7.  Quick search
    8.  Directory sync
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Full-Text Search
    12.  Built-in viewer
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    Total Commander VS Marlin

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    • Total Commander is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Marlin.

    • Total Commander is Freemium and ProprietaryMarlin is Free and Open Source
    • Total Commander is Customizable and LightweightMarlin is not according to our users
  5. Files icon
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    Files

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    Introducing Files, the ultimate file manager app for Windows. With its sleek and intuitive design, navigating through your files has never been easier. Files features tabs for easy switching between different folders, a column view for quick file browsing, and dual pane support...

    120 Files alternatives
    Files screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Column View
    3.  Image Preview
    4.  Built-in themes
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dual Pane Support
    7.  File Archiving
    8. Git icon  Git integration
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  File Tagging
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Multi Column View
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  6. Dolphin File Manager icon
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    Dolphin File Manager

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    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.

    79 Dolphin File Manager alternatives
    Dolphin File Manager screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
    Dolphin File Manager screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Tree view
    3.  File preview
    4. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration
    5.  File Renaming
    6.  Network protocols
    7.  Built-in terminal emulation
    8.  Thumbnails
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Remote File Access
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  No Tracking
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  7. OneCommander icon
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    OneCommander

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    Free dual-pane file manager for Windows featuring tabs, columns, themes, long filename support, image converter, regex renaming and many other unique features.

    89 OneCommander alternatives
    OneCommander screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  File Search
    4.  Multi Column View
    5.  Portable
    6.  Miller columns
    7.  File Tagging
    8.  File preview
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    12.  Batch Rename Files
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  9. FreeCommander icon
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    FreeCommander

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    FreeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager. The program helps you with daily work in Windows. Here you can find all the necessary functions to manage your data stock.

    116 FreeCommander alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    FreeCommander screenshot 1
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    Top FreeCommander Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Folder Size
    3.  Dual Pane Support
    4.  Explorer-like
    5.  Batch Rename Files
    6.  Portable
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8. TeraCopy icon  Teracopy integration
    9.  Directory sync
    10.  Support for Unicode
    11.  Comparing folders
    12.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
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  10. File Explorer icon
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    File Explorer

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    File Explorer is a file manager application that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards. It is sometimes referred to as the Windows shell, explorer.exe, or simply "Explorer".

    126 File Explorer alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Windows Compatible
    2.  Built-in Image viewer
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Supports Zip files
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Bundled with Windows
    9.  Tabbed interface
    10.  Graphical User Interface
    11.  Virtual Disk
    12.  File Storage
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  11. GNOME Files icon
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    GNOME Files

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    GNOME Files, formerly known as Nautilus, is the official file manager for the GNOME desktop, giving the user a simple way to navigate and manage its files.

    60 GNOME Files alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
    GNOME Files screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Favorites
    3.  Bookmarks
    4.  Thumbnails
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Built-in viewer
    10.  Batch Rename Files
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Works Offline
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  12. Q-Dir icon
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    Q-Dir

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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!

    94 Q-Dir alternatives
    Q-Dir default view on Windows 10

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Q-Dir screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Portable
    3.  Drag and Drop
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Search Bar
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Built-in themes
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  13. Directory Opus icon
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    Directory Opus

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    Directory Opus is a complete replacement for Explorer, with far more power and functionality than any other file manager available today.

    83 Directory Opus alternatives
    Dual display (vertical layout) without trees (this is the Commander style). Both file displays are in list mode, showing popup tooltip for an image file.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Single display (with tree) in tiles mode, with viewer pane displayed.
    Editing the cover art for an MP3 file using the metadata pane.
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    Adding selected files to a 7-Zip archive. Opus supports Zip, 7-Zip, RAR and many other archive formats.

    Directory Opus Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  File preview
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  Folder Size
    5.  Assignement of comments to files
    6.  Flat view
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Batch Rename Files
    9.  Tagging
    10.  File conversion
    Directory Opus iconMarlin Icon

    Directory Opus VS Marlin

    Is Directory Opus a good alternative to Marlin?
     

    • Directory Opus is the most popular commercial alternative to Marlin.

    • Directory Opus is Paid and ProprietaryMarlin is Free and Open Source
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    XYplorer

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    XYplorer is a file manager for Windows. It features tabbed browsing, a powerful file search, a versatile preview, a highly customizable interface, optional dual pane, scripting engine, and a large array of unique ways to efficiently automate frequently recurring tasks.

    91 XYplorer alternatives
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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Thumbnails of image files in one of three fully configurable thumbnails views. Supported are PNG, JPG, GIF, TIF, TGA, WMF, PSD, ICO, BMP, and all RAW photo formats that you have CODECs for. Thumbnails support XYplorer's unique and famous Mouse Down Blow Up functionality.
    Tabbed Browsing: Have an unlimited number of Browse Tabs, individually customizable and remembered between sessions, and Search Tabs, which are one-click triggers to fully customizable search tasks.
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    Dual Pane: Look at the contents of two folders side by side. Both panes are optionally multi-tabbed and can be arranged vertically or horizontally.

    Top XYplorer Features

    1.  Tabbing
    2.  Dual Pane Support
    3.  Portable
    4.  Folder Size
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Tagging
    7.  Batch Rename Files
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Batch Editing
    10.  File Tagging
    11.  Custom Menus
    12.  Batch processing
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