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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 .

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Windows
4.2
Very Good10 reviews
39likes
11comments
0news articles

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Tabbed interface
  2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  3.  Portable
  4.  Dark Mode
  5.  Multiple languages
  6.  Ad-free
  7.  No Tracking
  8.  Works Offline
  9.  Support for Unicode

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  • hishiryo reviewed Tablacus Explorer  

    It's literally THE file explorer, it's just perfect, a demential beast: it's insanely lightweight, fast and responsive, though user-friendly and easily installable too, it does natively support tabbing, plus an absolutely perfect multipaneling system up to 12 panels through extensions, with the potential to add even more if you script them, plus it does have more than one hundred native addons that are insanely lightweight and efficient too, plus it does have compatibility with all of Total...

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  • tuva-hayabi reviewed Tablacus Explorer  

    At the next boot of Windows, all your tabs are still there, which is not the case with Windows Explorer on Windows 11, at least in the case of my installation. Many plug-ins available, but it would be better, if dark mode and such were built in directly, in my opinion. The configuration options allow you to tailor the applications to your own needs to a large extent. Conclusion: A good replacement for the original Microsoft Explorer.

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  • hishiryo reviewed Tablacus Explorer  

    It's literally THE file explorer, it's just perfect, a demential beast: it's insanely lightweight, fast and responsive, though user-friendly and easily installable too, it does natively support tabbing, plus an absolutely perfect multipaneling system up to 12 panels through extensions, with the potential to add even more if you script them, plus it does have more than one hundred native addons that are insanely lightweight and efficient too, plus it does have compatibility with all of Total...

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Comments and Reviews

   
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Comment summary: Tablacus Explorer is frequently praised for its lightweight design, portability, and extensive customization through plugins and add-ons. Users value features like tabbed browsing, multi-panel layouts, and persistent tabs, considering it a strong replacement for Windows Explorer. Comments note fast performance and open-source transparency. However, a few users mention a less user-friendly interface and minor limitations in some advanced features.
Top Positive Comment
Sam Lander
5

Exactly what I was looking for. Lightweight, open-source, fast, and customizable.

Has over a hundred add-ons, such as dark mode, split screen, speed dial, etc.

It is portable and bare bones is under 1mb. With the add-ons I need, it is under 2mb. Much faster and better than Windows Explorer, and you can completely firewall it and inspect the code.

Top Negative Comment
Shoji
-3

Not User Friendly

tuva-hayabi
0

At the next boot of Windows, all your tabs are still there, which is not the case with Windows Explorer on Windows 11, at least in the case of my installation. Many plug-ins available, but it would be better, if dark mode and such were built in directly, in my opinion. The configuration options allow you to tailor the applications to your own needs to a large extent. Conclusion: A good replacement for the original Microsoft Explorer.

hishiryo
2

It's literally THE file explorer, it's just perfect, a demential beast: it's insanely lightweight, fast and responsive, though user-friendly and easily installable too, it does natively support tabbing, plus an absolutely perfect multipaneling system up to 12 panels through extensions, with the potential to add even more if you script them, plus it does have more than one hundred native addons that are insanely lightweight and efficient too, plus it does have compatibility with all of Total Commander plugin extensions via four powerful plugins, plus a really cool integration with Everything. I'm just hoping this absolute god of the file explorers gets to Linux too.

tuva-hayabi

Actually, I'm quite satisfied with the file managers under Linux, my favorite is Thunar, but there are so many more like Nemo, Nautilus, Files, Caja, to name a few. But in my opinion, there are not too many really good explorers for Windows, and Tablacus is much better than all the so-called commanders I tried out.

Guest
2

Sir, you are THE MAN! Been using Explorer ++ for 3 yrs and all the sudden Windows updated and it won't even open. Which left me in a pickle bc my work requires me to bop back and forth between folders, some with detailed view, some with thumbs. A must for those that do serious work on their PCs as apposed to the cute, pretty crap that's out there.

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duttyend
3

Perfect replacement for Windows Explorer

TBayAreaPat
0

The tabbed approach seems nice, though I was really looking for the WinMerge feature. This program has it, but it behaves badly for what I consider a standard and simplistic process. Good if you need to pick apart files maybe, but fails to do a simple combine. Fortunately, and uniquely, it creates .bak files

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What is 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

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Tablacus Explorer information

  • Developed by

    JP flagGaku
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.2
  • Alternatives

    45 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Category

File Management

GitHub repository

  •  1,142 Stars
  •  117 Forks
  •  358 Open Issues
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Our users have written 11 comments and reviews about Tablacus Explorer, and it has gotten 39 likes

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