Sunflower Alternatives

Sunflower is described as 'Open source, small and highly customizable twin-panel file manager for Linux with support for plug-ins. Main goal is to create easy to use and powerful file manager seamlessly integrated into Gnome desktop environment' and is a File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Sunflower for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Cygwin apps. The best Sunflower alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sunflower are Total Commander, FreeCommander, Midnight Commander and muCommander.

Sunflower alternatives are mainly File Managers but may also be FTP Clients or File Renamers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Sunflower.

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Sunflower

Free • Open Source
File Manager

Open source, small and highly customizable twin-panel file manager for Linux with support for plug-ins. Main goal is to...

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Double Commander
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Free • Open Source
File Manager
File Sync Tool
Windows
Linux
BSD
Mac
127 Double Commander alternatives
Double Commander is a cross-platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. It is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas.
- - Double Commander is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Sunflower.
- - Double Commander is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Sunflower.
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Double Commander Features
1. Batch Rename FilesDouble Commander supports renaming of different types of files or data in large batches.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsDouble Commander can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. PortableDouble Commander can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Ad-freeDouble Commander doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Dark ModeDouble Commander supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Dual Pane Support
Configurable
Two-panel file manager
Folder Sync
TC plug-in's support
Multiplatform
Multiple Files Renaming
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Multi-tabs
Plug-ins
Total Commander
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Freemium • Proprietary
File Manager
FTP Client
File Search Utility
Windows
Android
Android Tablet
168 Total Commander alternatives
Total Commander is a Shareware file manager for Windows.
- - Total Commander is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Sunflower.
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Total Commander Features
1. Batch Rename FilesTotal Commander supports renaming of different types of files or data in large batches.
2. LightweightTotal Commander consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Dark ModeTotal Commander supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. PortableTotal Commander can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Dual Pane Support
Customizable
Support for FTP
Tabbed interface
Quick search
Directory sync
Split-screen view
ZIP File Mounting
Built-in player
Multiple languages
FreeCommander
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Freemium • Proprietary
File Manager
File Sync Tool
File Search Utility
Windows
PortableApps.com
109 FreeCommander alternatives
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.
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FreeCommander Features
1. Batch Rename FilesFreeCommander supports renaming of different types of files or data in large batches.
2. Built-in viewerFreeCommander shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
3. PortableFreeCommander can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Configurable
Tabbed interface
Folder Size
Dual Pane Support
Directory sync
Explorer-like
Teracopy integration
Flat view
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Drag and Drop
Midnight Commander
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Free • Open Source
File Manager
FTP Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Cygwin
MacPorts
103 Midnight Commander alternatives
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...
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Midnight Commander Features
1. LightweightMidnight Commander consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Console-based
Support for FTP
Dual Pane Support
Two panels
Support for SFTP
SSH
Mounting drives
Minimalistic
muCommander
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Free • Open Source
File Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
BSD
Java
102 muCommander alternatives
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...).
- - muCommander is the most popular Web-based alternative to Sunflower.
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muCommander Features
1. Dark ModemuCommander supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in muCommander without registration.
3. PortablemuCommander can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Dual Pane Support
SSH
fman
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Freemium • Proprietary
File Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
101 fman alternatives
The most modern dual-pane file manager. For Windows, Mac and Linux.
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fman Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/Extensionsfman can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Plugin API
Dual Pane Support
Keyboard Shortcuts
ranger
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Free • Open Source
File Manager
File Renamer
Mac
Linux
BSD
Cygwin
34 ranger alternatives
ranger is a file manager with VI key bindings. It provides a minimalistic and nice curses interface with a view on the directory hierarchy. The secondary task of ranger is to psychically guess which program you want to use for opening particular files.
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ranger Features
1. Command line interfaceranger either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Console-based
Multi Column View
Vim key mapping
Vim
Miller columns
Tui
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Column view, similar to Finder's, but better.
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Krusader
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Free • Open Source
File Manager
File Sync Tool
Linux
XQuartz
53 Krusader alternatives
Advanced twin panel (commander style) file manager for KDE and other desktops in the *nix world, similar to Midnight or Total Commander. It provides all the file management features you could possibly want: extensive archive handling, mounted filesystem support, FTP, advanced...
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Krusader Features
1. Ad-freeKrusader doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Built-in viewerKrusader shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
3. Command line interfaceKrusader either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Dual Pane Support
Advanced searching
Root explorer
Support for FTP
Commander One
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Freemium • Proprietary
File Manager
FTP Client
Mac
80 Commander One alternatives
Commander One is dual-pane file manager for OS X created in Swift, which enables you to manage your files in the best possible way.
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Commander One Features
Miller columns
Search-in-files
Dual Pane Support
Mounting drives
Support for SFTP
Export to PDF
Support for FTP
JumpFm
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Free • Open Source
File Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
Electron / Atom Shell
110 JumpFm alternatives
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.
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JumpFm Features
1. Dark ModeJumpFm supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Dual Pane Support
Minimalistic
Windows-like
Electron based
Discontinued
The last release was in 2017, but you can still download it and use it.
Unreal Commander
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Freemium • Proprietary
File Manager
File Renamer
Windows
69 Unreal Commander alternatives
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...
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Unreal Commander Features
1. PortableUnreal Commander can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Dual Pane Support
Thumbnails
Folder Sync
GNOME Commander
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Free • Open Source
File Manager
Linux
81 GNOME Commander alternatives
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.
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GNOME Commander Features
1. Dark ModeGNOME Commander supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. Support for scriptingGNOME Commander supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
3. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGNOME Commander can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Dual Pane Support
Support for FTP