Platforms
- Linux
File Explorer Alternatives
One of the most popular alternatives to File Explorer is Double Commander, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Files, Spacedrive, Total Commander and Dolphin File Manager. There's no shortage of File Managers like File Explorer, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPad.
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Most File Explorer alternatives are File Managers, but you can also narrow the list to File Search Utilities or FTP Clients. Other popular filters are Open Source, Windows, Free, Mac and Linux. You can also filter for EU-based alternatives if you prefer software from the European Union.
Alternatives list
OldNewExplorer is a shell extension and tweaker which can undo "improvements" to file browsing that was added in Windows 10, 8.1 and 8.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
United States
A blazing-fast, open-source Windows file explorer featuring Miller Columns, Split View, Git integration, and multi-tab support.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Windows
South Korea
+5
102 Sunrise Commander alternativesDouble-pane file manager extension for Emacs integrating dired mode, keyboard navigation, customizable keybindings, orthodox manager features, archive browsing, directory comparison, bookmarks, extensibility, and asynchronous operations across multiple platforms.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- GNU Emacs
+1
Dual-panel file manager for macOS — SwiftUI + Swift 6.2 concurrency. Total Commander meets Finder.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
Germany
EU
Rename, move, copy, delete, and otherwise manage multiple files. Rename multiple files according to the rules and pattern you specify using powerful editor with syntax highlighting. Copy, move files to folders specified using absolute/relative paths.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
+5
A focused Windows file explorer — profiles, rich preview, remote and cloud access, and encrypted vaults in the Cryptomator format that mount as a drive letter.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
Portugal- EU
+1
An innovative visual file browser that makes huge amounts of data (be it music, video or documents) easily browsable and searchable. It does this by plotting data in 2D and other usability simplifications.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Germany
- EU
52 Files App alternativesAccess and organize your files no matter where they’re located — on your device, in the cloud, on an external drive or file server— with Files. The Recents view displays the files you’ve been working on lately in high-resolution thumbnails.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
- visionOS
- United States
+6
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
55 File Viewer and Reader alternativesAllows you to view files of various formats from your disk.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
