Metro Commander AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Search Utilities

The best File Search alternative to Metro Commander is Total Commander, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Metro Commander and 11 are File Search Utilities so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Search Utility alternatives to Metro Commander are Files, OneCommander, FreeCommander and File Explorer.

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Metro Commander is an orthodox file manager which allows you to manage your files and folders from within the Modern Windows UI interface.

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Metro Commander alternatives page was last updated Dec 26, 2023
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  1. 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.

    176 Total Commander alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Top Total Commander Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Customizable
    4.  Tabbed interface
    5.  Support for FTP
    6.  File Comparison
    7.  File Search
    8.  Lightweight
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Full-Text Search
    12.  Built-in viewer
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    • Total Commander is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Metro Commander.

    • Total Commander is Freemium and ProprietaryMetro Commander is Paid and Proprietary
    • Total Commander is Customizable and LightweightMetro Commander is not according to our users
  2. 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...

    118 Files alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Top Files 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 integration
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  File Tagging
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Privacy focused
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  4. 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
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Top OneCommander Features

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

    115 FreeCommander alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Top FreeCommander Features

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

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

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    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.

    85 Thunar alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
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    Top Thunar Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Custom Actions
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Live Preview
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Batch Rename Files
    11.  File Tagging
    12.  Built-in viewer
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  9. Sigma File Manager icon
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    Sigma File Manager

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    Sigma File Manager is a free, open-source, quickly evolving, modern file manager (explorer / finder) app for Windows and Linux.

    61 Sigma File Manager alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Top Sigma File Manager Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Integrated File Sharing
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Support for scripting
    8.  Privacy focused
    9.  Support for Themes
    10.  File Tagging
    11.  Built-in archiver
    12.  Group tabs
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  10. Commander One icon
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    Commander One

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    Commander One is dual-pane file manager for OS X created in Swift, which enables you to manage your files in the best possible way.

    87 Commander One alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Top Commander One Features

    1.  AES-256 Encryption
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Support for Themes
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Lightweight
    9.  File Tagging
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Search-in-files
    12.  Miller columns
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  11. DoubleXplorer icon
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    DoubleXplorer

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    DoubleXplorer is a dual-pane file manager for macOS with a range of features, including a Command Palette, rich archive support (7z, Rar, Tar, Zip), file comparison, connection to servers (Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, SFTP, FTP), and more.

    36 DoubleXplorer alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Top DoubleXplorer Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Batch Rename Files
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  File Tagging
    7.  Command palette
    8.  Search in Archives
    9.  Dual Pane Support
    10.  Multi-tabs
    11.  Onedrive integration
    12.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
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  12. Saladin icon
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    Saladin

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    Saladin is an open source dual-pane file manager for Windows which merges the capabilities of Windows Explorer with the well known and easy to use orthodox user interface.

    78 Saladin alternatives
    Main window (standard theme)

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window (dark theme)
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    Saladin Features

    1.  Built-in viewer
    2.  Supports Zip files
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Dual Pane Support
    5.  Shell integration
    6.  Drag and Drop
    7.  Support for FTP
    8.  Integrated Search
    Discontinued

    Last version is from May 2017. See here: https://saladin.mimec.org/news

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    HiFile

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    HiFile is the next evolution of file managers. Its mission is to boost your productivity every time you are working with your files or folders. It aims to be better in every aspect - more practical, more versatile, more efficient, more elegant, more customizable, more fun.

    37 HiFile alternatives
    Classical dual-pane user interface

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    HiFile Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Customizable
    Integrated image, text and binary viewers
    Reading from and writing to many archive formats
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    Many useful tools such as thumbnails views
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