Snowbird

Snowbird is a simple, portable and fast file manager and integrated search tool. It displays results in real-time as the search progresses.

Free
Windows

snowbird is a simple, portable and fast file manager and integrated search tool. it displays results in realtime as the search progresses. a preview window is available that lets you peek at text files, pictures and webpages from the search results. besides searching in file names, it can also be configured to look for text inside certain files, such as word documents or excel spreadsheets.writes settings to: application folderhow to extract: download the zip file and extract to a folder of your choice. launch snowbird.exe.

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Portable Integrated Search File search

The Best 88 Snowbird Alternatives

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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
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
143 Like

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
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
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
75 Like

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
57 Like

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
51 Like

Unreal Commander

Very powerfull two-panel interface commander.

Freemium

Portable Dual pane support
46 Like

PCMan File Manager

An extremely fast and lightweight file manager which features tabbed browsing and user-friendly interface.

Free Open Source Linux Xfce

Tabbed browsing Lightweight
42 Like

Altap Salamander

A small and two-pane file manager with open plugin architecture. Has the ability to view content of files (text, html, over 40 picture formats, mp3), support for archives (zip, rar, arj, cab, tar/gzip, etc.), and (S)FTP support.

Commercial Windows

Dual pane support Support for SFTP SSH
31 Like

NexusFile

NexusFile is a file manager for Windows. You can manage many files very fast and easily. NexusFile will increase your computing performance. If you still use Windows Explorer, you must try this one.

Free Windows

Dual pane support Multi tabs
22 Like

Nomad.NET

Nomad.NET is a powerful dual-pane file manager complete with breadcrumbs, thumbnails, integration with explorer plugins, and even support for multiple tabs. Using Nomad.NET requires very little explanation.

Free Windows
17 Like

GNOME Commander

GNOME Commander is a "two-pane" graphical file manager for the GNOME desktop environment.

Free Open Source Linux

Dual pane support Support for FTP
15 Like

Proto

Proto is a fast, next-gen, freeware file manager. Unlike all the Norton Commander clones, this project introduces interesting and new approach to handling files. Incorporates some of the Jef Raskin's ideas regarding “Humane Interface”.

Free Windows
5 Like

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
5 Like

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
5 Like

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)
4 Like

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
2 Like

NTFS-Search

This tool enables users to search their NTFS formatted harddrives within seconds. It uses the MFT (master file table) of NTFS to search for files very fast.

Free Open Source Windows

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The Best 88 Snowbird Alternatives

Double Commander

Nautilus

Q-Dir

Thunar

xplorer²

Explorer++

Krusader

CubicExplorer

Unreal Commander

PCMan File Manager

Altap Salamander

NexusFile

Nomad.NET

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