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.




Nemo is described as 'The official file manager for the Linux Mint operating system running the Cinnamon desktop. It re-introduced several features removed from the file manager Nautilus, from which it originated' and is a popular File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Nemo for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and BSD apps. The best Nemo alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Nemo are Total Commander, Spacedrive, Dolphin File Manager and GNOME Files.
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.




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.




Open-source file explorer integrates cloud, local, and offline storage across devices using a secure virtual distributed filesystem in Rust, enabling unified management, file syncing, privacy control, intuitive interface, and ownership without centralized servers.




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.




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.




Nautilus recently removed the type-ahead-find ability and replace it by search as you type.
It shows images of the photos in a large format easier to identify, very clean and clear interface, also similar to nemo, just better.
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.



Much faster and snappier than Nemo (Mint 17.3), automatically imports bookmarks from Nema in Linux Mint
PCMan File Manager (PCManFM) is a file manager application, developed by Hong Jen Yee from Taiwan, which is meant to be a replacement for GNOME Files, Dolphin and Thunar. PCManFM is the standard file manager in LXDE, also developed by the same author in conjunction with other...



Index is a convergent file manager, it the user with a simple way to navigate and manage files. Index incorporates features such as miller columns, embedded terminal, split views, file previews, experimental WebDAV support, tags.




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.

It's Nemo with a different alias, since both are forks of Nautilus!

Polo is a modern, light-weight file manager for Linux with support for multiple panes and tabs; support for archives, and much more.




Deepin File Manager is a powerful & easy-to-use file managing tool developped by Deepin Technology.






When it comes to managing files, having more features is always welcome. Dolphin is full featured and doesn't try to hide features from the user.