Windows Double Explorer AlternativesFile Managers and other similar apps like Windows Double Explorer

Windows Double Explorer is described as 'Manages two or more Windows Explorer in one application. Also you can add your favorite folders with drag and drop to the toolbar for quick access. It's easyier to manage your disc structure' and is a File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Windows Double Explorer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, File Explorer and PortableApps.com apps. The best Windows Double Explorer alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Double Explorer are Total Commander, Files, QTTabBar and OneCommander.

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Windows Double Explorer manages two or more Windows Explorer in one application. Also you can add your favorite folders with drag and drop to the toolbar for quick access. It's easyier to manage your disc structure.

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Windows Double Explorer alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. Double Commander icon
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    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.

    134 Double Commander alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Properties

    1.  Configurable
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Two-panel file manager
    3.  Folder Sync
    4.  TC plug-in's support
    5.  Batch Rename Files
    6.  File Comparison
    7.  Multiplatform
    8.  Portable
    9.  File Sync
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Multiple Files Renaming
    12.  Tree view
    13.  Works Offline
    14.  Integrated FTP client
    15.  Dark Mode
    16.  Plug-ins
    17.  No registration required
    18.  Built-in viewer
    19.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
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    • Double Commander is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Windows Double Explorer.

    • Double Commander is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Windows Double Explorer.

    • Double Commander is Free and Open SourceWindows Double Explorer is also Free and Open Source
  2. Total Commander icon
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    Total Commander

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    A versatile file manager offering side-by-side dual-pane for intuitive navigation, powerful built-in FTP client, extensive archive format support, robust file comparison tool with editor, advanced multi-rename using regular expressions, and scalable customization options.

    176 Total Commander alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Support for FTP
    5.  File Comparison
    6.  File Search
    7.  Quick search
    8.  Directory sync
    9.  ZIP File Mounting
    10.  Split-screen view
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Multiple languages
    13.  Works Offline
    14.  Full-Text Search
    15.  Built-in viewer
    16.  Built-in player
    17.  Folder Sync
    18.  Compare Text
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    • Total Commander is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Windows Double Explorer.

    • Total Commander is Freemium and ProprietaryWindows Double Explorer is Free and Open Source
    • Total Commander is Customizable and LightweightWindows Double Explorer is not according to our users
  4. Files icon
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    Files

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    Introducing Files, the ultimate file manager app for Windows. With its sleek and intuitive design, navigating through your files has never been easier. Files features tabs for easy switching between different folders, a column view for quick file browsing, and dual pane support...

    118 Files alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Column View
    3.  Image Preview
    4.  Built-in themes
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dual Pane Support
    7.  File Archiving
    8.  Git integration
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  File Tagging
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Multi Column View
    13.  Miller columns
    14.  Tabbed interface
    15.  Works Offline
    16.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    17.  No Tracking
    18.  Windows Explorer Extension
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  6. QTTabBar icon
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    QTTabBar

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    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...

    52 QTTabBar alternatives
    Tabbed Explorer

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
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    QTTabBar Features

    1.  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Tabbed browsing
    3.  File preview
    4.  Subfolder menu
    5.  Extensive customisability
    6.  Works Offline
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  7. OneCommander icon
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    OneCommander

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    Free dual-pane file manager for Windows featuring tabs, columns, themes, long filename support, image converter, regex renaming and many other unique features.

    89 OneCommander alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  File Search
    4.  Multi Column View
    5.  Portable
    6.  Miller columns
    7.  File Tagging
    8.  File preview
    9.  Dual Pane Support
    10.  Monitor File Changes
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Works Offline
    13.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    14.  Batch Rename Files
    15.  Thumbnails
    16.  Image Preview
    17.  Color coding
    18.  Support for regular expressions
    19.  Geotagged Photos
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  8. FreeCommander icon
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    FreeCommander

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    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.

    115 FreeCommander alternatives
    FreeCommander screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    FreeCommander screenshot 1
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    FreeCommander screenshot 3

    Top FreeCommander Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Folder Size
    3.  Dual Pane Support
    4.  Explorer-like
    5.  Batch Rename Files
    6.  Portable
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  Teracopy integration
    9.  Directory sync
    10.  Support for Unicode
    11.  Comparing folders
    12.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
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  10. File Explorer icon
    File Explorer icon

    File Explorer

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    File Explorer is a file manager application that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards. It is sometimes referred to as the Windows shell, explorer.exe, or simply "Explorer".

    126 File Explorer alternatives
    File Explorer screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    File Explorer screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Windows Compatible
    2.  Built-in Image viewer
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Supports Zip files
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Bundled with Windows
    9.  Tabbed interface
    10.  Graphical User Interface
    11.  Virtual Disk
    12.  File Storage
    13.  Folder Size
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  11. Directory Opus icon
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    Directory Opus

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    Directory Opus is a complete replacement for Explorer, with far more power and functionality than any other file manager available today.

    81 Directory Opus alternatives
    Dual display (vertical layout) without trees (this is the Commander style). Both file displays are in list mode, showing popup tooltip for an image file.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Single display (with tree) in tiles mode, with viewer pane displayed.
    Editing the cover art for an MP3 file using the metadata pane.
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    Adding selected files to a 7-Zip archive. Opus supports Zip, 7-Zip, RAR and many other archive formats.

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  File preview
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  Folder Size
    5.  Assignement of comments to files
    6.  Flat view
    7.  Batch Rename Files
    8.  Tagging
    9.  File conversion
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    • Directory Opus is the most popular commercial alternative to Windows Double Explorer.

    • Directory Opus is Paid and ProprietaryWindows Double Explorer is Free and Open Source
  12. Q-Dir icon
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    Q-Dir

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    Q-Dir makes your files and folder easy to manage. Fast and easy access, with an amazing Quadro-View (4 panes) technique. You dont have to renounce the usual, Drag and Drop, all Views, and other functions of your system. No!

    93 Q-Dir alternatives
    Q-Dir default view on Windows 10

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Q-Dir screenshot 1
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    Q-Dir screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Portable
    3.  Drag and Drop
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Search Bar
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Built-in themes
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  13. Explorer++ icon
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    Explorer++

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    Explorer++ is a free file manager for Windows. Available on Windows XP and above, it features the same familiar interface as Windows Explorer, while introducing several enhancements and improvements for a much richer file browsing experience.

    89 Explorer++ alternatives
    details view

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Explorer++ screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Built-in viewer
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  14. Clover icon
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    Clover

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    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.

    13 Clover alternatives
    Entire app window

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Clover in action on Windows 7 Classic Theme looks neat too. In the screenshot we're seeing also it's bookmarks bar.
    That's how tab looks here
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    Upper menu

    Top Clover Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Tabbed browsing
    3.  Multiple Browser Tabs
    4.  Windows Explorer Extension
    5.  GUI Designer
    6.  Chrome style tabs
    7.  Chrome-like
    8.  IT Asset Management
    9.  Tab Stacking
    10.  Bookmarks
    11.  Windows-explorer
    Discontinued

    Last update (Clover Beta 3.5.4) on April 14, 2020: http://en.ejie.me/blog.html

    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/

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    Commander One

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    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.

    87 Commander One alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Commander One screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  AES-256 Encryption
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  File Tagging
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Search-in-files
    10.  Miller columns
    11.  Support for SFTP
    12.  Export to PDF
    13.  Dual Pane Support
    14.  Mounting drives
    15.  Support for FTP
    Commander One iconWindows Double Explorer Icon

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