TabExplorer Alternatives and Similar Software

Alternatives to TabExplorer for Windows, Windows Explorer, Mac, PortableApps.com, Finder and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 10 apps similar to TabExplorer.

Add tabs to Windows explorer. Make Windows Explorer like a tabbed browser. If you're looking for more info about TabExplorer like screenshots, reviews and comments you should visit our info page about it. Below you find the best alternatives.

The list of alternatives was last updated: 1/2/2020 11:19:00 AM

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TabExplorer is discontinued

Last version, 1.2.2, released on August 2012, can be still downloaded from Softpedia.

Alternatives to TabExplorer for all platforms with any license

TidyTabs Sponsored

TidyTabs is a tool that brings tabbed browsing to all your programs. Ever wanted to have Chrome-style tabs in Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office or PuTTY? TidyTabs does just that. It integrates nicely with the OS and you will feel like the multi-tab functionality is a core part of Windows. TidyTabs has been designed to interoperate nicely with AquaSnap, from the same author. Tabbed groups created with TidyTabs can easily be snapped, docked and tilled thanks to AquaSnap.

Freemium $ $ $ Windows PortableApps.com
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Rule-based auto-grouping Portable Tabbed browsing ... Tabbed interface Tabs Window organizer Add a feature

30 Like
QTTabBar

QTTabBar is an extension for Windows Explorer that brings tabbed browsing to Microsoft's file browser. It comes with a number of nifty features including a favorites function for launching folders and applications, groupings of folders that can be opened together, tooltip preview functions for a number of file types, and others. It is also highly customizable and hotkey-enabled.

Free Windows Windows Explorer
Tabs Subfolder menu Windows Explorer integration Extensive customisability ... File preview Tabbed browsing Windows Explorer extension Add a feature

132 Like
Clover

Wings for your Windows Explorer! Clover is an extension of the Windows Explorer, to add multi-tab functionality similar to Google Chrome browser. After Clover is installed, you will be able to open multiple folders in tabs within the same window, and you can also be able to add folder bookmarks. Note: If you're starting Clover with a bunch of previously opened tabs, so don't be hurry for some first seconds 'cause it can freeze.
- Bundleware
  Since version 3.1.0, the program contains adwares, as reported on Reddit and VirusTotal. https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/4uqswo/new_version_of_clover_out_310_tabbed_windows/d96tkpy/
Free Windows Windows Explorer
Tabbed interface Multiple Browser Tabs Tabbed browsing Bookmarks ... Chrome-like Chrome style tabs GUI Designer IT Asset Management Tab Stacking Windows Explorer extension Add a feature

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File Explorer

File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer, is a file manager application that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards. It provides a graphical user interface for accessing the file systems. It is also the component of the operating system that presents many user interface items on the monitor such as the taskbar and desktop.

Free Windows
Windows Compatible Compression File management File Searching ... File Storage Tabbed interface Bundled with Windows Add a feature

199 Like
TidyTabs

TidyTabs is a tool that brings tabbed browsing to all your programs. Ever wanted to have Chrome-style tabs in Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office or PuTTY? TidyTabs does just that. It integrates nicely with the OS and you will feel like the multi-tab functionality is a core part of Windows. TidyTabs has been designed to interoperate nicely with AquaSnap, from the same author. Tabbed groups created with TidyTabs can easily be snapped, docked and tilled thanks to AquaSnap.

Freemium $ $ $ Windows PortableApps.com
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Rule-based auto-grouping Portable Tabbed browsing ... Tabbed interface Tabs Window organizer Add a feature

30 Like
XtraFinder

XtraFinder add tabs and extra features to the Finder. • Tabs. • Dual Panel & Dual Window. • Arrange folders on top. • Cut & Paste. • Global hotkeys. • "Copy Path", "Show Hidden Items", "Refresh", "New File", "Copy to", "Move to", "New Terminal Here", "Contents", "Select...", … . • Light text on dark background. • Colorful icons in Sidebar. • Much more.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Finder
Auto-Fit Column Width Customizable Dual Pane Support Tabs ... File management Tabbed interface Add a feature

63 Like
Tablacus Explorer

Tablacus Explorer is a tabbed file manager with Add-on support. Tabbed interface Add-on support Customizable association, menus, keys, mouse gestures, alias Completely Portable, No installation required Multiple language and Unicode support Open source 64-bit(TE64.exe/x64 Edition) and 32-bit(TE32.exe/x86 Edition) versions are available

Free Open Source Windows
Tabbed interface Extensible by Plugins/Extensions File management Multiple languages ... Portable Support for Unicode Add a feature

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groupy

Groupy enables you to drag and drop application windows together to group them together under a common tabbed interface.

Commercial Windows
GUI Designer Tab Stacking Tabbed interface Add a feature

17 Like
TaskSpace

TaskSpace is a simple Windows application intended to group ANY applications in a single window(task space) to provide fast and easy access to multiple applications simultaneously(no Alt+Tab switching and/or searching for a program in the taskbar is required).

Free Personal Windows Windows Explorer
Portable Tabbed browsing Windows Explorer extension Add a feature

10 Like
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BrightExplorer

We tabbified your current Windows File Explorer by wrapping BrightExplorer around it, and added other advanced functionality for example a brand new favourite panel!
- Discontinued
  http://www.softpedia.com/get/File-managers/BrightExplorer.shtml Updated: Aug 14th, 2014
Freemium $ $ $ Windows Windows Explorer
File management Tabbed browsing Tabbed interface Windows Explorer extension Add a feature

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FolderViewer

A very advanced File Manager/Explorer, with Rename and Batch Copy Software tools, flexible Libraries to manage thousands of documents. FolderViewer is the Whole in One of Windows. Main features of FolderViewer 5.0 Dual Panel File Manager with many extended features (Read "what is a file manager" first) Advanced Copy Software Tool using properties - i.e. Artist, Album, Title, ISO, F-Stop, Country, City, Street etc.

Commercial Windows
File management Add a feature

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