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 17 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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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
103 Like

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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Explorer++

Explorer++ is a free file manager for Windows.

Free Open Source Windows

Portable Tabbed interface
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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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CubicExplorer

CubicExplorer is a file manager which is aimed to replace Windows Explorer. It’s goal is to be easy and pleasant to use but still have enough power for more advanced usage. Its key features are tabs and bookmarks.

Free Open Source Windows

Customizable Portable File search File preview Built in Text editor
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Unreal Commander

Very powerfull two-panel interface commander.

Freemium

Portable Dual pane support
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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)
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Tablacus Explorer

Tablacus Explorer is a tabbed file manager with Add-on support.

Free Open Source Windows

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Portable Multiple languages Tabbed interface Support for Unicode
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DOS Navigator OSP

Dos Navigator Open Source Project is dedicated for development of the popular file shell Dos Navigator (DN) through collective efforts of an open group of programmers.

Free Open Source Windows Linux

Portable Console based
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Batch File Manager

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.

Commercial Windows

Portable Copy files File search
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SE-Explorer

Replace standard Windows Explorer with SE-Explorer - simple and powerful dual panel file manager with tabbed interface and lots of build-in viewers.

Free Windows

Portable Tabbed interface File search Folder Comparison
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A43

A43 is a freeware file management utility for Windows. Integrated text editor with unlimited size. Dynamic highlighting for the web. Integrated zip/unzip features....

Free Windows

Portable Drag n drop

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File Explorer

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The Best 17 File Explorer Alternatives

Total Commander

FreeCommander

Q-Dir

XYplorer

muCommander

One Commander

Explorer++

Multi Commander

CubicExplorer

Unreal Commander

V - The File Viewer

My Commander

Tablacus Explorer

DOS Navigator OSP

Batch File Manager

SE-Explorer

A43

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