Midnight Commander Alternatives
Midnight Commander is described as 'Visual, text-mode file manager that works in consoles, over SSH and via remote shells' and is a well-known app in the File Management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Midnight Commander for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Xfce. The most liked alternative is FileZilla, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Midnight Commander are Double Commander (Free, Open Source), Total Commander (Freemium), FreeCommander (Freemium) and QTTabBar (Free).
- FileZilla is a powerful FTP-client. It has been designed for ease of use and with support for as many features as possible, while still being fast and reliable.
Bundleware
Be aware that installing FileZilla on your computer might install some bundleware/malware on your machine. See this thread on the FileZilla forum: https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48441
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- ReactOS
Main priority is managing files on ftp server instead of local. Not File Manager like MC!it's main purpose is a ftp-client not a local filemanagerFileZilla is a dedicated ftp-client, and Midnight Commander is a local filesystem manager with FTP being an additional capability. - Total Commander-inspired file manager that features two side-by-side panels for navigation.
- Total Commander is a Shareware file manager for Windows.
- Freemium
- Windows
- Windows Mobile
- Android
- Android Tablet
- An alternative windows file manager with advanced features similar to total commander.
- QTTabBar is an extension for Windows Explorer that brings tabbed browsing to Microsoft's file browser.
Discontinued
Seems to have been discontinued many years ago
- Free
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
- Usability focused KDE File Manager.
- Files (Nautilus) is a file manager designed to fit the Gnome desktop design and behaviour, giving the user a simple way to navigate and manage its files.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- MacPorts
- XQuartz
- Directory Opus is a complete replacement for Explorer, with far more power and functionality than any other file manager available today.
- 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.