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.

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XQuartz
Xfce

Thunar is a new modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easytouse. Its user interface is clean and intuitive, and does not include any confusing or useless options. Thunar is fast and responsive with a good start up time and directory load time. Thunar is accessible using Assistive Technologies and is fully standards compliant.

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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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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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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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Nemo

nemo is the official file manager for the linux mint operating system running the cinnamon desktop. it re-introduced several features removed from the file manager nautilus, from which it originated.

Free Open Source Linux
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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
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Path Finder

Path Finder is a standalone Finder replacement that takes the Finder's familiar interface and adds numerous powerful features and interface innovations to help anyone be more productive on Mac OS X.

Commercial Mac OS X
44 Like

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

Support for WebDAV Miller columns
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

Xfe

Fast, light, and flexible file manager. Xfe only requires the FOX library to be fully functional. Plus, it can be launched from the command line in a fraction of second. Xfe can also efficiently complete terminal commands.

Free Open Source Linux Xfce
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
14 Like

SpaceFM

Multi-panel tabbed file and desktop manager with built-in VFS, udev- or HAL-based device manager, customisable menu system, and bash integration.

Free Open Source Linux
13 Like

Tux Commander

tux commander is a windowed file manager with 2 panels side by side similar to popular total commander or midnight commander file managers.

Free Open Source Linux Xfce

Dual pane support Support for FTP Support for SFTP
12 Like

Vifm

Vifm is a ncurses based file manager with vi like keybindings. If you use vi, vifm gives you complete keyboard control over your files without having to learn a new set of commands.

Free Open Source Windows Linux
11 Like

Pantheon Files

the simple, powerful, and sexy file manager from elementary os. pantheon files is one of the rare filemanagers that uses the "miller columns" view.

Free Open Source Linux

Tabbed interface Miller columns
10 Like

UltraExplorer

UltraExplorer is a Windows Explorer replacement that will change the way you think about file management. Other Explorer replacement applications duplicate the same old paradigm introduced by Microsoft in Windows 95.

Free Windows

Tree view Miller columns
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Marlin

Marlin is a new GTK3-based file manager for Linux, pretty slick and fast. Unlike most other file managers Marlin has included the so called "Miller columns" view.

Free Open Source Linux

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Tabbed browsing Dropbox integration Miller columns
10 Like

Just Manager

Just Manager is a feature packed, versatile, multi-tabbed multi-pane file manager for the Windows operating system. It is available in both x86 and x64 versions. Despite its many features it is relatively small and efficient.

Free Windows

Multiple languages Tabbed interface Dual pane support Support for Unicode
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ExplorerXP

ExplorerXP is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE file manager for Windows 2000/XP.

Free Personal Windows

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The Best 65 Thunar Alternatives

Krusader

Multi Commander

TotalFinder

CubicExplorer

Nemo

PCMan File Manager

Path Finder

Finder

Nomad.NET

Xfe

GNOME Commander

Proto

SpaceFM

Tux Commander

Vifm

Pantheon Files

UltraExplorer

Marlin

Just Manager

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