Rodent AlternativesFile Managers and other similar apps like Rodent

Rodent is described as 'What is Rodent?' and is a File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Rodent for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Mac, Xfce and MacPorts apps. The best Rodent alternative is Spacedrive, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Rodent are Dolphin File Manager, Midnight Commander, GNOME Files and Thunar.

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  1. Spacedrive icon
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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.

    76 Spacedrive alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Spacedrive is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Rodent.

    • Spacedrive is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Rodent.

    • Spacedrive is Free and Open SourceRodent is also Free and Open Source
    • Spacedrive is Privacy focused and LightweightRodent is not according to our users
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    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.

    78 Dolphin File Manager alternatives

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Windows
     
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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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
     
  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.

    87 Thunar alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
     
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    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...

    47 PCMan File Manager alternatives

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    • Linux
    • LXDE
    • GTK
     
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    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
     
    • Index (Maui Applications) is the most popular Android alternative to Rodent.

    • Index (Maui Applications) is Free and Open SourceRodent is also Free and Open Source
    • Index (Maui Applications) is LightweightRodent is not according to our users
  8. SpaceFM icon
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    Multi-panel tabbed file and desktop manager with built-in VFS, udev- or HAL-based device manager, customisable menu system, and bash integration.

    43 SpaceFM alternatives

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. GNOME Commander icon
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    GNOME Commander is a "two-pane" graphical file manager for the GNOME desktop environment. GNOME Commander aims to fulfill the demands of more advanced users who like to focus on file management, their work through special applications and running smart commands.

    81 GNOME Commander alternatives

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    • Linux
     
  10. 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.

    70 Xfe alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
     
  11. Tux Commander icon
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    Tux Commander is a windowed file manager with 2 panels side by side similar to Double Commander, Total Commander or Midnight Commander.

    91 Tux Commander alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
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