Open Source Polo File Manager AlternativesFile Managers and other similar apps like Polo File Manager

The best open source alternative to Polo File Manager is Double Commander. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Polo File Manager and 12 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Polo File Manager are Spacedrive, Dolphin File Manager, GNOME Files and Thunar.

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  1. Double Commander icon
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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.

    135 Double Commander alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. Spacedrive icon
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    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.

    82 Spacedrive alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  3. Usability-focused file manager for KDE desktops offering tabbed and dual-pane browsing, archive support, quick file renaming, filter-based searching, customizable icons, theme adaptation, preview modes, and extensibility with various service integrations.

    82 Dolphin File Manager alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
     
  4. GNOME Files icon
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    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.

    64 GNOME Files alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
     
  5. Thunar icon
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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.

    88 Thunar alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
     
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    Thunar vs Polo File Manager Comments
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    Faster (and more effective for older, low-resource machines), but devoid of split panes.

    • Thunar is Free and Open SourcePolo File Manager is Freemium and Open Source
    • Thunar is LightweightPolo File Manager is not according to our users
  6. Nemo icon
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    Nemo is 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.

    22 Nemo alternatives

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  7. 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...

    48 PCMan File Manager alternatives

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    • Linux
    • LXDE
    • GTK
     
  8. 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.

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    • Linux
    • Android
    • AppImageHub
    • Linux Mobile
    • Plasma Mobile
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
     
  9. Xfe icon
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    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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
     
  10. Caja icon
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    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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  11. File manager for Liri OS.

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    • Discontinued

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

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    • Linux
     
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