File Explorer

File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer, is a file manager application that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards.

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file explorer, previously known as windows explorer, is a file manager application that is included with releases of the microsoft windows operating system from windows 95 onwards. it provides a graphical user interface for accessing the file systems. it is also the component of the operating system that presents many user interface items on the monitor such as the taskbar and desktop. controlling the computer is possible without windows explorer running (for example, the file | run command in task manager on ntderived versions of windows will function without it, as will commands typed in a command prompt window). located in the c:\windows directory, it is sometimes referred to as the windows shell, explorer.exe, or simply "explorer".

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Tabbed interface File search Bundled with Windows

The Best 95 File Explorer Alternatives

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Total Commander

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
218 Like

Clover

Wings for your Windows Explorer! Clover is an extension of the Windows Explorer, to add multi-tab functionality similar to Google Chrome browser.

Free Windows Windows Explorer

Multiple Browser Tabs Tabbed browsing Tabbed interface Windows Explorer extension IT Asset Management GUI Designer Bookmarks Feature Tab Stacking Chrome like
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Directory Opus

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

Commercial Windows

File sync Integrated Search Dual pane support Batch rename files Duplicate Files Finder Flat view
139 Like

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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Far Manager

Far Manager is a program for managing files and archives in Windows operating systems.

Free Open Source Windows

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Dual pane support Plugin support Command line interface Console based
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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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One Commander

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

Free Windows

Portable Tabbed interface Image Preview Dual pane support Dark theme Batch rename files File search File preview Miller columns Multi Column View Support for regular expressions
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Unreal Commander

Very powerfull two-panel interface commander.

Freemium

Portable Dual pane support
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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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V - The File Viewer

V is an all-purpose File Manager for Windows. V is not just another Windows Explorer replacement. Its main strength is its inbuilt file viewer which excels at viewing files quickly - whether they are 100 bytes or 100 gigabytes in size.

Commercial Windows

Portable File compression
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My Commander

My Commander (MyCO) is "the small - smarter - fastest file manager in the world", archiver and ISO creator for Windows 7. Small and smart, MyCO uses less of your computer's memory while it's running.

Free Windows

Portable Integrated Search Tabbed interface File compression Destroy files Secure Copy (SCP)
15 Like

Cairo Shell

Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows. Its goal is to develop a desktop experience that increases productivity and advances current technology standards.

Free Open Source Windows
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Files Go

Files Go is a new storage manager that helps you free up space on your phone, find files faster, and share them easily offline with others.

Free Android Android Tablet

Works Offline Share files Google Drive integration
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FileVoyager

FileVoyager is a freeware file manager for Microsoft Windows using two panels of disks browsers.

Free Windows
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Fileboss

FileBoss is the modern, robust and powerful - yet easy to use - file manager that enables you to control your files and file system rather than they controlling you. Once you use FileBoss you may never go back to Windows Explorer.

Commercial Windows
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FenrirFS

FenrirFS is a file management software where you can easily view everything in 3 different modes and manage any kind of file using labels.

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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STDU Explorer

STDU Explorer is a piece of software that offers you the opportunity to work with image files (support psd, bmp, png, gif, pcx, jpeg, wmf formats) and e-books in DjVu, PDF, FB2, JBIG2, XPS, DCX, WWF, PDB, CBR and CBZ formats.

Free Personal Windows

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File Explorer

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The Best 95 File Explorer Alternatives

Total Commander

FreeCommander

Double Commander

Clover

Directory Opus

XYplorer

Far Manager

muCommander

One Commander

Unreal Commander

Commander One

V - The File Viewer

My Commander

Cairo Shell

Files Go

FileVoyager

Fileboss

FenrirFS

DCommander

STDU Explorer

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