Finder

The Finder is the default application program used on the Mac OS and Mac OS X operating systems that is responsible for the overall user-management of files, disks, network volumes and the launching of other applications.

Free
Mac OS X

the finder is the default application program used on the mac os and mac os x operating systems that is responsible for the overall usermanagement of files, disks, network volumes and the launching of other applications. as such the finder acts like the shell on other operating systems, but using a graphical user interface, and is described in its 'about' window as the macintosh desktop experience. it was introduced with the very first macintosh computer, and also existed as part of gs/os on the apple iigs. it underwent a complete rewrite with apple's switch to a unixbased os in mac os x. unlike most other filemanagers finder uses the so called "miller columns" view: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/miller_columns

Links to official Finder sites

Features

Support for WebDAV Miller columns

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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
325 Like

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
167 Like

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
159 Like

fman

Brings features from Sublime Text to the file manager niche. Features: a user interface similar to ST, Ctrl/Cmd+P for jumping to any directory, plugins based on the Python programming language

Commercial

Dual pane support Plugin API
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
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
98 Like

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
97 Like

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
95 Like

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
94 Like

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).

Free Open Source Linux KDE

Tabbed interface Dual pane support File compression Copy files SSH
85 Like

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
80 Like

Explorer++

Explorer++ is a free file manager for Windows.

Free Open Source Windows

Portable Tabbed interface
67 Like

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
67 Like

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
57 Like

XtraFinder

xtrafinder add tabs and extra features to the finder. • tabs. • dual panel & dual window. • arrange folders on top. • cut & paste. • global hotkeys.

Free Mac OS X Finder

Tabbed interface Dual pane support
49 Like

trolCommander

trolcommander - fork of the free and opensource mucommander filemanager. trolcommander is a lightweight, cross-platform file manager with a dual-pane interface with tabbed navigation and rich functionality.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Built in viewer Tabbed interface Lightweight Dual pane support Support for FTP Syntax Highlighting Support for SFTP Built in Terminal
48 Like

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
23 Like

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)
6 Like

CRAX Commander

An efficient dual-pane file manager that enables you to browse your drive's content in an organized environment via intuitive actions.

Commercial Mac OS X

Tabbed interface Dual pane support
6 Like

Viper FTP

Useful and reliable Mac FTP client. Viper FTP is a handy and powerful file manager for macOS, with a tremendous user interface that makes it effortless to use.

Commercial Mac OS X

AES encryption Support for SFTP

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Finder

Links to official Finder sites

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The Best 51 Finder Alternatives

Total Commander

Double Commander

Nautilus

fman

XYplorer

muCommander

QTTabBar

Thunar

One Commander

Dolphin File Manager

xplorer²

Explorer++

Forklift

TotalFinder

XtraFinder

trolCommander

Commander One

My Commander

CRAX Commander

Viper FTP

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