File Explorer Alternatives for Linux
File Explorer is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to File Explorer and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to File Explorer are Dolphin File Manager (Free, Open Source), Files (Free, Open Source), Thunar (Free, Open Source) and fman (Freemium).
- Total Commander-inspired file manager that features two side-by-side panels for navigation. View 117 alternatives to Double Commander
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Double Commander vs File Explorer
not contain columns for video settings (video length)RemovedUser Why 2 windows in one? I just want a directory tree with a pane showing the contents of that directory. - Usability focused KDE File Manager. View 63 alternatives to Dolphin File Manager
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- KDE
Dolphin File Manager vs File Explorer
tibi97427 Dolphin is for linux, not for Windows. - Files (Nautilus) is a file manager designed to fit the Gnome desktop design and behaviour, giving the user a simple way to navigate and manage its files. View 51 alternatives to Files
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- MacPorts
- XQuartz
Files vs File Explorer
This is not for windows, and cannot replace a windows file manager.nautilus is for linux. file explorer is for windowstibi97427 Not available for Windowsab1 Many missing features like open as admin. - Thunar is a new modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy-to-use. View 71 alternatives to Thunar
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- Xfce
- MacPorts
- XQuartz
- The most modern dual-pane file manager. For Windows, Mac and Linux. View 93 alternatives to fman
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- An extremely fast and lightweight file manager which features tabbed browsing and user-friendly interface. View 37 alternatives to PCMan File Manager
- 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...). View 92 alternatives to muCommander
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- BSD
- Java
muCommander vs File Explorer
RemovedUser Forced to have 2 panes open, neither one is wide enough. Open the "tree view" and you've lost a lot of screen real estate. Neither pane follows the tree view either, so there's no point having it. - Multi-panel tabbed file and desktop manager with built-in VFS, udev- or HAL-based device manager, customisable menu system, and bash integration. View 32 alternatives to SpaceFM
- X File Explorer (Xfe) is an MS-Explorer or Commander like file manager for X. It is based on the popular, but discontinued, X Win Commander, originally developed by Maxim Baranov. View 64 alternatives to Xfe
- Caja is a fork of Nautilus from GNOME 2 and is native to the MATE Desktop Environment. View 43 alternatives to Caja