Dolphin File Manager

Dolphin is a file manager for KDE focusing on usability. Has three view modes: Icon, Detail and it used to have Column View like in Finder (it is not available in current version due to problems with maintaibility).

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KDE

dolphin is a file manager for kde focusing on usability. has three view modes: icon, detail and it used to have column view like in finder (it is not available in current version due to problems with maintaibility). supports ftp, scp and other protocols. highly configurable.

dolphin supports a dualpane view but also file browsing in tabs. it has a filter tab that allows to filter large amounts of files quickly according to an expression (e.g. *.pdf would only display the *pdffiles in the directory displayed).

archives of all sorts (e.g. zip, rar, gzip, 7zip) can be displayed as folders. quick rename operations are possible with tight integration with krename via an "actions" context menu.preview mode for many filetypes available.

it can easily be extended with different service support for youtube, dropbox, tumblr et. al.

Links to official Dolphin File Manager sites

Features

Tabbed interface Dual pane support File compression Copy files SSH

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Total Commander is a shareware Orthodox File Manager (OFM) for Windows. Some features include a built-in FTP client, file compare, archive file navigation, and a multi-rename tool with regular expression support.

Commercial Windows Android Android Tablet Windows Mobile

Portable Built in player Multiple languages Directory sync Dual pane support File compression Copy files Support for FTP Function Key Shortcuts Search in Archives Support for Unicode
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FreeCommander

An alternative windows file manager with advanced features similar to total commander.

Free Windows

Portable Capture Screen / Take screenshots File sync Directory sync Dual pane support Batch rename files File search Explorer like Comparing folders
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Double Commander

Double Commander is a cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. It is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

Optimal performance Dual pane support Search in Archives Dark theme Tree view Lua scripting Flat view
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Midnight Commander

GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD MacPorts Cygwin

Minimalistic Lightweight Dual pane support File compression Support for FTP Support for SFTP SSH Console based Mounting drives
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Nautilus

Nautilus (Files) 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.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux MacPorts XQuartz

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Support for FTP
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fman

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Commercial

Dual pane support Plugin API
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Q-Dir

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.

Free Windows

Customizable Portable Drag n drop Split screen view
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XYplorer

XYplorer is a file manager for Windows.

Freemium

Portable Dual pane support Scriptable Batch rename files Photo Organization Batch processing Duplicate Files Finder Scripting language Flat view
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muCommander

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...).

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD Web Java

Portable Dual pane support SSH
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QTTabBar

QTTabBar is an extension for Windows Explorer that brings tabbed browsing to Microsoft's file browser.

Free Windows Windows Explorer

Tabbed browsing Windows Explorer integration File preview Windows Explorer extension
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Thunar

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. Its user interface is clean and intuitive, and does not include any confusing or useless options.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux MacPorts XQuartz Xfce
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xplorer²

xplorer² is a desktop file manager combining the simplicity of windows explorer with the speed and efficiency of traditional dual pane orthodox file managers, helping you be productive with your documents, pictures, music, source code...

Freemium Windows
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Krusader

Advanced twin panel (commander style) file manager for KDE and other desktops in the *nix world, similar to Midnight or Total Commander.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux MacPorts XQuartz

Dual pane support Support for FTP
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Multi Commander

Multi Commander has a lot of file manager features. This list It is not even close to complete. There are so many features and tweaks in Multi Commander that not everything can be listed here.

Free Windows

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Portable Integrated Search
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Forklift

"Dual pane file manager and SFTP/FTP client for Mac OS X ForkLift is designed to be the fastest, most powerful file manager for the Mac.

Commercial Mac OS X Mac
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TotalFinder

TotalFinder brings tabs to your native Finder and more! Other features include dual-panel mode and showing folders before files.

Commercial Mac OS X Finder

Tabbed browsing Tabbed interface
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Commander One

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.

Freemium Mac OS X

Export to PDF Dual pane support Support for FTP Support for SFTP Mounting drives Search in files
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ranger

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Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux BSD Cygwin

Miller columns Multi Column View Console based Vim key mapping
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FenrirFS

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Free Windows

Tag based Multiple languages Automatic Tagging Tree view File preview Auto scan folder
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DCommander

DCommander is a two-pane file manager that gives you full control over your computer's filesystem.

Commercial

Customizable Built in viewer Drag n drop Dual pane support File compression Secure Copy (SCP)

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Dolphin File Manager

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The Best 55 Dolphin File Manager Alternatives

Total Commander

FreeCommander

Double Commander

Midnight Commander

Nautilus

fman

Q-Dir

XYplorer

muCommander

QTTabBar

Thunar

xplorer²

Krusader

Multi Commander

Forklift

TotalFinder

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ranger

FenrirFS

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