Q-Dir Alternatives for Mac

Q-Dir is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Q-Dir and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Q-Dir are Spacedrive, Midnight Commander, Thunar and ForkLift.

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Q-Dir alternatives are mainly File Managers, but if you're looking for File Search Utilities or File Sync Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac and Linux. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to 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.

    130 Double Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • Almost everyone thinks Double Commander is a great Q-Dir alternative.

    • Double Commander is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Q-Dir.

    • Double Commander is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Q-Dir.

    • Double Commander is Free and Open SourceQ-Dir is Free and Proprietary
    • Double Commander is Privacy focusedQ-Dir is not according to our users
  2. Spacedrive icon

    Spacedrive

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    Organize files across many devices in one place. From cloud services to offline hard drives, Spacedrive combines the storage capacity and processing power of your devices into one personal distributed cloud, that is both secure and intuitive to use.

    77 Spacedrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. 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...

    104 Midnight Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
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  5. Thunar icon

    Thunar

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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.

    87 Thunar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
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  7. muCommander icon

    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...).

    107 muCommander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Java
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    • muCommander is the most popular Web-based alternative to Q-Dir.

    • muCommander is Free and Open SourceQ-Dir is Free and Proprietary
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    Finder

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    The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes starting up. It opens automatically and stays open as you use other apps. It includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen and the desktop below that.

    142 Finder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    fman

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    The most modern dual-pane file manager. For Windows, Mac and Linux.

    107 fman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. CoverFlowFinder icon

    CoverFlowFinder

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    Brings iconic 3D Cover Flow file browsing to macOS, includes dual pane navigation, Quick Look integration, sidebar access to volumes, instant file sorting, context menus, type-ahead search, familiar Finder-like interface, and open source availability.

    51 CoverFlowFinder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  12. trolCommander icon

    trolCommander

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    trolCommander - fork of the free and opensource muCommander filemanager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Tokie icon

    Tokie

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    A document, a database, and a browser, all in your folders.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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