Mover AlternativesFile Managers and other similar apps like Mover

Mover is described as 'The goal of the Mover project is to create an easy-to-use yet functional file manager that fills a niche in between the unusable file managers like muCommander and ' and is a File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Mover for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Mover alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mover are FreeCommander, XYplorer, Midnight Commander and Q-Dir.

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  1. Double Commander icon

    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.

    132 Double Commander alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Double Commander screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Configurable
    2.  Lightweight

    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

    Double Commander VS Mover

     

    • Double Commander is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Mover.

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

    • Double Commander is Free and Open SourceMover is Free and Proprietary
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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.

    111 FreeCommander alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    FreeCommander screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  File Renaming
    2.  Folder Size
    3.  Batch Rename Files
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  Portable
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Supports Zip files
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    FreeCommander VS Mover

     

    • FreeCommander is the most popular commercial alternative to Mover.

    • FreeCommander is Paid and ProprietaryMover is Free and Proprietary
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    XYplorer

     207 likes
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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

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    XYplorer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

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

    XYplorer VS Mover

     
  5. Midnight Commander icon

    Midnight Commander

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    GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software. Its a feature rich full-screen text mode application that allows you to copy, move and delete files and whole directory trees, search for files...

    103 Midnight Commander alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
    Midnight Commander screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Console-based
    2.  Support for FTP
    3.  Dual Pane Support
    4.  Two panels
    5.  Support for SFTP
    6.  SSH
    7.  Mounting drives

    Midnight Commander VS Mover

     
  6. Q-Dir icon

    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!

    93 Q-Dir alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Q-Dir default view on Windows 10

    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

    Q-Dir VS Mover

     
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    Far Manager

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    Far Manager is a program for managing files and archives in Windows operating systems. Far Manager works in text mode and provides a simple and intuitive interface for performing most of the necessary actions:

    102 Far Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window

    Far Manager Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Text mode
    4.  Build command lines picking files
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  QuickLook File Preview
    7.  Console-based
    8.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts

    Far Manager VS Mover

     
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    muCommander

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    muCommander is a lightweight, cross-platform file manager with a dual-pane interface. It runs on any operating system with Java support (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, *BSD, Solaris...).

    104 muCommander alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Java
    muCommander screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Portable
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dual Pane Support
    8.  Java based
    9.  SSH

    muCommander VS Mover

     

    • muCommander is the most popular Web-based alternative to Mover.

    • muCommander is Free and Open SourceMover is Free and Proprietary
    • muCommander is LightweightMover is not according to our users
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    NexusFile

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Windows
    NexusFile screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Multi-tabs
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Portable
    9.  Batch Rename Files
    10.  File Splitting

    NexusFile VS Mover

     
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    Vifm

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Vifm with light theme in iTerm2 with Inconsolata font on OS X

    Vifm Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Terminal-based
    5.  Vim Key Mapping

    Vifm VS Mover

     
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    JumpFm

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    JumpFm screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last release was in 2017, but you can still download it and use it.

    Properties

    1.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Dual Pane Support
    3.  Windows-like
    4.  Electron based

    JumpFm VS Mover

     
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    Unreal Commander

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    Very powerfull two-panel interface commander. Unreal Commander has UNICODE support, Extended search of files, Multi-rename tool, Synchronization of directories, Support of archives ZIP, RAR, ACE, CAB, JAR, TAR, LHA, GZ, TGZ , Built-in FTP client, Folder tabs, Support of...

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Unreal Commander screenshot 1

    Unreal Commander Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Dual Pane Support
    3.  Thumbnails
    4.  Folder Sync

    Unreal Commander VS Mover

     
  14. UltraExplorer icon

    UltraExplorer

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Customize it any way you like it!
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 2.0.3.0, released in July 2009, can be still downloaded from SoftPedia.

    UltraExplorer Features

    1.  Thumbnails
    2.  Folder Size
    3.  Multiple Browser Tabs
    4.  Tree view
    5.  Miller columns

    UltraExplorer VS Mover

     
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