Midnight Commander Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Midnight Commander is FileZilla, which is open source with a free version. Other popular alternatives are Double Commander, Spacedrive, Total Commander and Dolphin File Manager. There's no shortage of File Managers like Midnight Commander, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Just Manager icon

    Just Manager

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    Just Manager is a feature packed, versatile, multi-tabbed multi-pane file manager for the Windows operating system. It is available in both x86 and x64 versions. Despite its many features it is relatively small and efficient.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • RU flagRussia
    Just Manager screenshot 1
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  2. Caja icon

    Caja

     11 likes

    Caja is a fork of Nautilus from GNOME 2 and is native to the MATE Desktop Environment. It is a file manager like the Windows Explorer (not to confuse with Internet Explorer/Microsoft Edge), but for Unix/BSD and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Global
    Caja screenshot 1
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  4. DCommander icon

    DCommander

     5 likes

    DCommander is a two-pane file manager that gives you full control over your computer's filesystem.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU
    DCommander screenshot 1
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    FileZilla

    Open-source FTP solution offering FTP, FTPS, and SFTP support. FileZilla Pro expands protocol options to WebDAV, Amazon S3, and more with FileZilla Server for comprehensive file management.

    https://filezilla-project.org
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  6. Electerm icon

    Electerm

     3 likes

    electerm is a terminal/ssh/sftp client(linux, mac, win) based on electron/node-pty/xterm/antd and many other libs, it works like a combination of guake and xshell.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    • Homebrew
    • AppImage
    • npm
    • JavaScript
    • Fedora
    • CN flagChina
    Electerm screenshot 1
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  7. Sunflower icon

    Sunflower

     48 likes

    Open source, small and highly customizable twin-panel file manager for Linux with support for plug-ins. Main goal is to create easy to use and powerful file manager seamlessly integrated into Gnome desktop environment.

    29 Sunflower alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Main window
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  9. Sunrise Commander icon

    Sunrise Commander

     7 likes

    Double-pane file manager extension for Emacs integrating dired mode, keyboard navigation, customizable keybindings, orthodox manager features, archive browsing, directory comparison, bookmarks, extensibility, and asynchronous operations across multiple platforms.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GNU Emacs
    Basic view with command line -- graphics mode
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  11. Nomad.NET icon

    Nomad.NET

     24 likes

    Nomad.NET is a powerful dual-pane file manager complete with breadcrumbs, thumbnails, integration with explorer plugins, and even support for multiple tabs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • UA flagUkraine
    Main window.
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  12. Xfe icon

    Xfe

     22 likes

    X File Explorer (Xfe) is an MS-Explorer or Commander like file manager for X. It is based on the popular, but discontinued, X Win Commander, originally developed by Maxim Baranov.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    Xfe screenshot 1
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  13. W

    Worker

     9 likes

    Worker is a file manager for the X Window System on UN*X with low requirements (basically only the X11 libraries). The directories and files are shown in two independent panels (similar to Midnight Commander).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Panels
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  14. joshuto icon

    joshuto

     1 like

    Joshito is a ranger like terminal file manager written in Rust.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    joshuto screenshot 1
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  15. Tux Commander icon

    Tux Commander

     16 likes

    Tux Commander is a windowed file manager with 2 panels side by side similar to Double Commander, Total Commander or Midnight Commander.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU
    Tux Commander - Main window
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