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Comparison of file managers

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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of notable file managers.

General information

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; width: auto;"
rowspan="2" | Name

! rowspan="2" | Developer

! colspan="2" data-sort-type="date" | Initial release

! rowspan="2" | Platform

! colspan="2" data-sort-type="date" | Latest release

! rowspan="2" | License

! rowspan="2" | Cost

Version

! Date

! Version

! Date

{{rh}} | Altap Salamander

| Altap

|

| 1997-08-15

| Windows

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3509597|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q3509597|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | Commander One

| Eltima Software

|

| 2015-08-04

| macOS

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q21043313|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q21043313|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|US$29.95{{efn|name="demo"|Demo, trial or lite version available at no cost.}}}}

rowspan="5" {{rh}} | Directory Opus

| rowspan="5" | Jonathan Potter
GPSoftware

| rowspan="4" | 1

| rowspan="4" | 1990-01-03

| AmigaOS

| 4.16{{cite web|url=http://dopus.free.fr/download.php|title=Directory Opus 4 Research Project}}

| 2001-07-04

| {{open source|GPL-2.0}}

| rowspan="4" {{free|No cost}}

AmigaOS

| rowspan="3" | 5.91{{cite web|url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/dopus5allamigas/files/|title=Dopus5}}

| rowspan="3" | 2015-08-30

| rowspan="3" {{open source|APL}}

AROS
MorphOS
6

| 2001-06-18

| Windows

| 12.27{{Cite web |title= Release History |url= https://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus12/index.html#!Documents/Release_History.htm |access-date= 2022-07-27 |website= gpsoft.com.au}}

| 2022-03-21

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|A$49 Lite
A$89 Pro}}

{{rh}} | Dired

| Integral part of Emacs.
Part of the GNU project.

|

| ~1976{{cite web |url=https://invisible-island.net/ded/dating-dired.html |title=Dating Dired |at=Adoption by emacs |author=Thomas E. Dickey |access-date=May 10, 2022}}

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1227545|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1227545|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

rowspan="5" {{rh}} | Dolphin

| rowspan="5" | KDE

| rowspan="5" | 0.5

| rowspan="5" | 2006-06-07

| BSD

| rowspan="5" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q816725|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| rowspan="5" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q816725|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| rowspan="5" {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| rowspan="5" {{free|No cost}}

Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
rowspan="3" {{rh}} | DOS Navigator

| rowspan="3" | Ritlabs

| rowspan="3" | 0.90

| rowspan="3" | 1991

| DOS

| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1250911|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1250911|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| rowspan="3" {{open source|BSD-3-Clause}}

| rowspan="3" {{free|No cost}}

OS/2
Windows
{{rh}} | DOS Shell

| Microsoft / IBM

|

| 1988

| DOS

|

| 1998

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|Part of MS-DOS/PC DOS.}}}}

rowspan="5" {{rh}} | Double Commander

| rowspan="5" | Alexander Koblov{{efn|Alexander Koblov also known as alexx2000.}}

| rowspan="5" |

| rowspan="5" | 2007

| BSD

| rowspan="5" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4037550|P348|P548=Q51930650}}

| rowspan="5" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q4037550|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}

| rowspan="5" {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| rowspan="5" {{free|No cost}}

Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
rowspan="3" {{rh}} | emelFM2

| rowspan="3" | tooar

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" | 2003-09-06

| BSD

| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q248253|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q248253|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| rowspan="3" {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

| rowspan="3" {{free|No cost}}

Linux
Unix
{{rh}} | Explorer++

| David Ercig

|

| 2008-01-08

| Windows

| 1.4.0 {{Cite web |title=Release Explorer++ 1.4.0 · derceg/explorerplusplus |url=https://github.com/derceg/explorerplusplus/releases/tag/version-1.4.0 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=GitHub |language=en}}

| 2024-01-28

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-only}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | Far Manager

| Eugene Roshal
Far Group

|

| 1996

| Windows (Linux, Mac, BSD via far2l)

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1386527|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1386527|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|BSD-3-Clause}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | File Explorer{{efn|File Explorer previously known as Windows Explorer.}}

| Microsoft

|

| 1995-08-24

| Windows

|

| 2015-07-29

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|name="bundled-windows"|Part of Microsoft Windows.}}}}

{{rh}} | File Manager

| Microsoft
Ian Ellison-Taylor

|

| 1990

| Windows

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1172307|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1172307|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|MIT}}

| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|name="bundled-windows"}}}}

{{rh}} | Files (Apple)

| Apple Inc.

|

| 2017-09-19

| macOS

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q30612706|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q30612706|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|Part of iOS.}}}}

{{rh}} | Files by Google

| Google LLC

|

| 2017-12-05

| Android

| 1.2263.598736326.1{{cite web |title=Files by Google - Apps on Google Play |url= https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.files|accessdate=January 25, 2024 |language=en}}

| 2024-01-21

| {{proprietary}}

| {{Free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | GeoManager

| Berkeley Softworks{{efn|Berkeley Softworks later renamed to GeoWorks Corporation.}}
Breadbox Ensemble{{efn|Breadbox Ensemble founded as Breadbox Computer Company.}}

|

| 1990

| GEOS

|

| 2009

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|Part of PC/GEOS}}}}

{{rh}} | Finder

| Apple Inc.

|

| 1984-01

| macOS

| 10.10.5

| 2015-08-13

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|Part of macOS}}}}

{{rh}} | ForkLift

| BinaryNights

|

| 2007-06-01

| macOS

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q30603625|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q30603625|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|US$29.95{{efn|name="demo"}}}}

{{rh}} | gentoo

| Emil Brink

|

| {{dunno}}

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q288753|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q288753|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-only}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Commander

| GNOME Commander

|

| 2001-09

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1533264|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1533264|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Files{{efn|GNOME Files formerly known as Nautilus.}}

| Eazel

|

| 2001-04-11

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q240298|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q240298|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | Konqueror

| KDE

|

| 2000-10

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q178565|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q178565|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | Krusader

| Krusader Krew

|

| 2000-07-11

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1342934|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1342934|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | Midnight Commander{{efn|Midnight Commander also known as mc.}}

| Miguel de Icaza
GNU

|

| 1994-05{{efn|The exact history is unknown. This date comes from changelog entries in the src/TODO file in the Git repository (SHA1: eb6b3842a). But it is probably earlier than that. Dec 1997 was release v4.1 already.}}

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1340000|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1340000|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | muCommander

| Maxence Bernard

|

| 2002-02-17

| Windows, Linux, macOS

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1943898|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1943898|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | Nemo

| Linux Mint

| 1.0.0

| 2012-07

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q6991197|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q6991197|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost{{efn|Nemo is part of the Cinnamon (Desktop Environment).}}}}

{{rh}} | nnn

| Arun Prakash Jana

|

| 2017-04-13

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q69904311|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q69904311|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|BSD-2-Clause}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | Nomad.NET

| Eugene Sichkar

| 2.2.0.537 beta

| 2008-08-14

|

| 3.2.0.2890

| 2016-06-13

| {{proprietary}}

| {{free|No cost}}

rowspan="2" {{rh}} | Norton Commander

| rowspan="2" | Peter Norton Computing
Symantec corporation

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | 1986

| DOS

| 5.51

| 1998-07-01

| rowspan="2" {{proprietary}}

| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|?}}

Windows

| 2.01

| 1999-02-01

{{rh}} | Path Finder{{efn|Path Finder originally known as SNAX.}}

| Cocoatech

|

| 2001-04

| macOS

| 9.1

| 2020-03-24

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|US$36.00}}

{{rh}} | PathMinder

| Albert Nurick
Brittain Fraley

|

| 1984

| DOS

| 4.11

| 1988

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|US$39.95}}

{{rh}} | PCManFM

| Hong Jen Yee

|

| 2006-01-09

|

| 1.3.2

| 2021-02-05

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | PC Shell

| Central Point Software

|

| 1986

|

|

|

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|?{{efn|Part of PC Tools for DOS.}}}}

rowspan="3" {{rh}} | ranger

| rowspan="3" | Roman Zimbelmann

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" | 2010-06-09

| BSD

| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q18215973|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q18215973|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| rowspan="3" {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

| rowspan="3" {{free|No cost}}

Linux
macOS
{{rh}} | ROX-Filer

| Thomas Leonard et al.

|

| 2000-03-10

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2466393|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2466393|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | SpaceFM

| IgnorantGuru

| 0.5.0

| 2012-01-13

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q17082538|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q17082538|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | STDU Explorer

| STDUtility

|

| 2009-03-23

| Windows

| 1.0.465

| 2012-05-24

| {{proprietary}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | Tabbles

| Yellow blue soft UAB

|

| 2009-08-01

| Windows

| 3.1.29

| 2016-08-12

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|US$29.95{{efn|name="demo"}}}}

{{rh}} | Thunar

| Xfce

|

| 2006-01-22

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q757834|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q757834|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

rowspan="2" {{rh}} | Total Commander{{efn|Total Commander originally known as Windows Commander.}}

| rowspan="2" | Christian Ghisler

| 1.0

| 2012-05-18

| Android

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q80201|P348|P400=Q94|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q80201|P348|P400=Q94|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| rowspan="2" {{proprietary}}

|{{free|No cost}}

1.00d

| 1993-09-25

| Windows

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q80201|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q80201|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{nonfree|CHF40, €37, US$42}}{{efn|name="demo"}}

{{rh}} | ViewMAX

| Digital Research / Novell

| 1.0

| 1990

| DR-DOS

| 3.0

| 1993

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-only{{efn|ViewMAX was originally proprietary.}}}}

| {{free|Bundled{{efn|Part of DR-DOS}}}}

{{rh}} | Volkov Commander

| Vsevolod Volkov

|

| 1992

| DOS

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1431723|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1431723|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{proprietary}}

| {{depends}}{{efn|Shareware / Freeware}}

{{rh}} | WinSCP

| WinSCP

|

| 2000-09-30

| Windows

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1160381|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1160381|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-only}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | worker

| Ralf Hoffmann

| 1.0.0

| 1999-03-06

| Unix

| 4.12.1

| 2023-03-05

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-only}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | Xandros File Manager

| Xandros Corporation

|

| {{dunno}}

|

| 4.2

| 2007-07-26

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|Part of Xandros Desktop}}}}

{{rh}} | Xfe

| Roland Baudin

|

| 2002

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2787343|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2787343|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | Xfile

| Rixstep

|

| 2003-03-02

| macOS

| 2.1.0.10

| 2010-02-14

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|US$79.00{{efn|With 80+ other applications.}}}}

{{rh}} | Xfm

| Simon Marlow
Albert Gräf
Till Straumann
Robert Vogelgesang
Juan D. Martin

|

| 1992

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3570943|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q3570943|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

{{rh}} | xplorer²

| Nikos Bozinis

|

| 2004-06-10

| Windows

| 5.4.0.2

| 2023-06-14

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|US$29.95 - 49.95{{efn|US$29.95 Pro, US$49.95 Ultimate.{{efn|name="demo"}}}}}}

rowspan="2" {{rh}} | XTree

| rowspan="2" | Jeffery C. Johnson

|

| 1985-04-01

| DOS

|

| 1992

| rowspan="2" {{proprietary}}

| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|US$39.95}}

| 1992

| Windows

|

| 1992

{{rh}} | XYplorer

| Donald Lessau

|

| 1997

| Windows

| 20.80.0100

| 2020-02-13

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|US$39.95 - 79.95{{efn|US$39.95 Standard License Pro, US$79.95 Lifetime License Pro.{{efn|name="demo"}}{{cite web |title=XYplorer Purchase |url=https://www.xyplorer.com/purchase.php |website=XYplorer Purchase |access-date=14 February 2020}}}}}}

{{rh}} | ZTreeWin

| Kim Henkel

|

| 1996

| Windows

| 2.2.19

| 2011-05-27

| {{proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|US$29.95 (1-4)}}

rowspan="2" | Name

! rowspan="2" | Developer

! colspan="2" data-sort-type="date" | Initial release

! rowspan="2" | Platform

! colspan="2" data-sort-type="date" | Latest release

! rowspan="2" | License

! rowspan="2" | Cost

Version

! Date

! Version

! Date

{{notelist}}

Operating system support

=Cross-platform file managers=

This table shows the operating systems that the file managers can run on, without emulation.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;"
style="width:12em;" | File manager

! DOS

! OS/2 & eCS

! Windows

! Mac OS X

! Linux

! BSD

! Unix

! AmigaOS

! OpenVMS

{{rh}} | Directory Opus

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Dired

| {{yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/info2www?(emacs)Dired|title=Info Node: (emacs)Dired|work=cmu.edu}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|url=http://home.snafu.de/ohei/emacs/emacs206-os2.html |title=Emacs 20.6 under OS/2 |publisher=Home.snafu.de |access-date=2013-12-30}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html |title=Emacs FAQ for MS Windows |publisher=Free Software Foundation |date=2013-08-27 |access-date=2013-12-30}}

| {{yes}}{{Cite web |url=http://homepage.mac.com/zenitani/emacs-e.html |title=Carbon Emacs Package |access-date=2009-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060125015159/http://homepage.mac.com/zenitani/emacs-e.html |archive-date=2006-01-25 |url-status=dead }}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{Cite web |url=http://de5.aminet.net/util/gnu/em1934src.readme |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-04-04 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715172435/http://de5.aminet.net/util/gnu/em1934src.readme |archive-date=2012-07-15 |url-status=dead }}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|author=AaronHawley |url=http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsOnVMS |title=Emacs On VMS |publisher=EmacsWiki |date=2010-05-28 |access-date=2013-12-30}}

{{rh}} | Dolphin

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{Partial|Needs KDE}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|url=http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=category&substr=kde4 |title=The MacPorts Project - Available Ports |publisher=MacPorts |access-date=2013-12-30}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Double Commander

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | DOS Navigator

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | emelFM2

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Commander

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Konqueror

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{Partial|Needs KDE}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Krusader

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{Partial|Needs X}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Midnight Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | muCommander

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | nnn

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Files (Nautilus)

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Nemo

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | PathMinder

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | PCManFM

| {{no}}

| {{Partial|Needs POSIX-compliant platform}}

| {{Partial|Needs POSIX-compliant platform}}

| {{Partial|Needs POSIX-compliant platform}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Ranger

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | ROX-Filer

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Thunar

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Total Commander

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

! {{rh}} | Volkov Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | worker

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Xandros File Manager

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Xfe

| {{no}}

| {{Partial|Needs X}}

| {{Partial|Needs X}}

| {{Partial|Needs X}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Partial|Needs X{{Cite web|url=http://www.schwan-clan.de/index.php?lang=en&fr0=AmigaFrameNav.php%3Flang%3Den%26sub%3D0&fr1=amiga%2FAmiCygnix.php%3Flang%3Den|title = Der Schwan-Clan}}}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Xfm

| {{no}}

| {{Partial|Needs X}}

| {{Partial|Needs X}}

| {{Partial|Needs X}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Far Manager

| {{Partial|Needs HX DOS Extender}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} (far2l)

| {{yes}} (far2l)

| {{yes}} (far2l)

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | ZTreeWin

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

class="sortbottom"

! style="width:12em;" | File manager

! DOS

! OS/2 & eCS

! Windows

! Mac OS X

! Linux

! BSD

! Unix

! AmigaOS

! OpenVMS

=Mac-only file managers=

=*nix-only file managers=

=Windows-only file managers=

= iOS-only file managers =

= Android-only file managers =

Manager views

{{Multiple images

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| image1 = Konqueror large.png

| caption1 = Icon views represent files and folders as large icons.

| image2 = Details&thumbs.jpg

| caption2 = Details + thumbnails views and favs-panel (bottom left)

}}

Information about what common file manager views are implemented natively (without third-party add-ons).

Note that the "Column View" does not refer to the Miller Columns browsing / visualization technique that can be applied to tree structures / folders.

{{sort-under}}

class="wikitable sortable sort-under" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
style="width:12em" | File manager

! Family

! UI

! Icon view

! List view

! Column view

! Thumbnails

! Details + Thumbs

! Grouping

! Content dependent{{refn|group="m"|name="ContDep"|Content Dependent (System) refers to a system which attempts to detect the dominant type of files in that folder and then select the most appropriate view mode for you automatically.}}

! Twin panel

! Favorites / Bookmark

! Panel tabs

{{rh}} | Altap Salamander

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Commander One

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Demos Commander

| Orthodox

| Text

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Directory Opus

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Dired

| Directory editor

| Text

| {{yes}}, on GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}, on GUI

| {{yes}}, on GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, one or more

| {{partial}} (bookmarks)

| {{yes}} (optional tab bar) [http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/TabBarMode Tab-bar mode] can be activated to show the tab-bar (else it will be hidden).

{{rh}} | Dolphin

| Navigational

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Double Commander

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | DOS Navigator

| Orthodox

| Text

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | emelFM2

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{refn|group="m"|Optional image thumbnailer plugin since v0.3.4 (24/5/2007)}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | FAR Manager

| Orthodox

| Text{{refn|group="m"|The text interface, which can be partially graphical with some plugins, such as embedded image/video viewers, for example. But the text interface is only emulated with the ConEmu mod - it is graphical and TrueColor in reality.}}

| {{partial}}{{refn|group="m"|name="With the ConEmu mod or plugins"|With the ConEmu mod or plugins.}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}With ConEmu Far Manager plugin [https://code.google.com/p/conemu-maximus5/ conemu-maximus5]

| {{partial}}{{refn|group="m"|name="With the ConEmu mod or plugins"}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

{{rh}} | File Manager (Windows)

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}{{cn|date=March 2024}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Files (Apple)

|

|GUI

| {{yes}}

|

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

|

|

|

{{rh}} | Files by Google

|

| GUI

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{rh}} | Finder

| {{depends|Spatial / Miller Columns}}

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, with Cover Flow

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | ForkLift

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | gentoo

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Commander

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Konqueror

| {{depends|Navigational / Orthodox}}

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Krusader

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Midnight Commander

| Orthodox

| Text

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Files (Nautilus)

| {{depends| Navigational / Spatial}}

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Nemo

| {{depends| Navigational / Spatial}}

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}},press[F3]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Nomad.NET

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}, Manual

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, Shared

{{rh}} | Path Finder

| Navigational

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | PCManFM

| Navigational

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | ROX-Filer

| Spatial

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | STDU Explorer

| Navigational

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Total Commander

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} In viewing

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Thunar

| Navigational

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Volkov Commander

| Orthodox

| Text

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Windows Explorer

| {{depends|Navigational / Spatial}}

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | worker

| Orthodox

| GUI

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Xandros File Manager

| Navigational

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xfe

| Hybrid Navigational

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Xfm

| Spatial

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | xplorer²

| Hybrid Navigational / Orthodox

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{refn|group="m"|Via "Mirrored Browsing" feature.}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | XYplorer

| Hybrid Navigational / Orthodox

| GUI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | ZTreeWin

| Orthodox

| Text

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

class="sortbottom"

! style="width:12em" | File manager

! Family

! UI

! Icon view

! List view

! Column view

! Thumbnails

! Details + Thumbs

! Grouping

! Content dependent

! Twin panel

! Favorites / Bookmark

! Panel tabs

{{reflist|group="m"|refs=

Via multi-panel plugins or the ConEmu mod.

Column view is called Details view in Windows Explorer

Windows 7 introduces a Content view which shows details as well as thumbnails

}}

Twin-panel file managers have obligatory connected panels where action in one panel results in reaction in the second. Konqueror supports multiple panels divided horizontally, vertically or both, but these panels do not act as twin panels by default (the user has to mark the panels he wants to act as twin-panels).

Network protocols

Information on what networking protocols the file managers support. Note that many of these protocols might be supported, in part or in whole, by software layers below the file manager, rather than by the file manager itself; for example, the macOS Finder doesn't implement those protocols, and the Windows Explorer doesn't implement most of them, they just make ordinary file system calls to access remote files, and Konqueror either uses ordinary file system calls or KIO slave calls to access remote files. Some functions, such as browsing for servers or shares, might be implemented in the file manager even if most functions are implemented below the file manager.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
style="width:12em" | File manager

! SMB/CIFS

! WebDAV

! NFS

! AFP

! FTP

! FISH/SSH

{{rh}} | Altap Salamander

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Commander One

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Directory Opus

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} (SFTP & SSL{{refn|group="n"|Requires an additional licence (purchased separately)}})

{{rh}} | Dired

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Dolphin

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Double Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | emelFM2

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Far Manager

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | File Manager

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Files (Apple)

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{rh}} | Files by Google

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{rh}} | Finder

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | ForkLift

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Konqueror

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Krusader

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | muCommander

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Midnight Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Files (Nautilus)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Nemo

| {{yes}}

| ?

| ?

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Nomad.NET

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Path Finder

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} (Read Access)

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | PCManFM

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | ROX-Filer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Total Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Thunar

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | worker

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Windows Explorer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Xandros File Manager

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xfe

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xfm

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | xplorer²

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | XYplorer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | ZTreeWin

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

class="sortbottom"

! style="width:12em" | File manager

! SMB/CIFS

! WebDAV

! NFS

! AFP

! FTP

! FISH/SSH

{{reflist|group="n"|refs=

Support is provided by the underlying operating system.

NFS support in these file managers requires the installation of Services for UNIX.

NFS support requires either the freely downloadable Windows Services for UNIX or is built-in starting with Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate editions as Subsystem for Unix-based applications (SUA).

FTP support in these file managers requires the installation of NetDrive or WebDrive.

SSH support in these file managers requires the installation of SftpDrive or WebDrive.

WebDAV support in these file managers requires the installation of NetDrive or WebDrive.

WebDAV is supported via Microsoft Windows' built-in Network Places/Mapped Drive functionality.

Support is provided via a free third-party plugin.

Support is provided by GVfs

Support is provided by AVfs

From version 4.8.28 support for Samba will be removed. {{cite web |url=https://midnight-commander.org/wiki/NEWS-4.8.28 |title=Coming soon: 4.8.28; what's new.}}

}}

File features

Information on what basic file features the file managers support.

{{sort-under}}

class="wikitable sortable sort-under" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
style="width:12em" | File Manager

! Undo/redo file operation

! File compression

! File encryption

! Rename busy files

! File preview

! File coloring filter Files matching certain user defined criteria (e.g. name pattern, attributes) are displayed in another color. Example: Since Windows 2000, the UI guide requires NTFS compressed files and folders displayed in blue, whereas uncompressed ones are black.

! File selection filter

! Paste clipboard as file

! File and folder reports

! ACL (Access control list)

! Mass rename Mass Rename is a feature to rename large number of files in a convenient way and including a preview, see the screenshot for an example. Common options are subdirectory inclusion, wildcards, manual mode (offering to edit names as text files in editors), counters, time related fields (e.g. "date created"), path related fields (e.g. "parent directory name"), regular expressions, etc. See also: Batch renaming.

! Run executable files

{{rh}} | Altap Salamander

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, multiple Altap Salamander offers to show only selected files and hide unselected ones, also in picture viewer, etc. For selection, the usual wildcards and add/subtract/intersect with 1...N stored selections are offered.

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} ACL is dependent on the type and version of file- and operating system. Altap Salamander offers quick access to owner, auditing and permission settings in WinXP with NTFS 5.

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Commander One

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Directory Opus

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Dired

| {{partial}} Only actions operating on filesystem data (filename, path, timestamps, acls, etc.); file contents have separate and independent per-file undo/redo. Filesystem actions that modify file contents (deleting, overwriting, truncating, &c.) can be undone/redone with optional integrated use of automatic trash/backup/auto-save/version-control features.

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Dolphin

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Double Commander

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | emelFM2

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | FAR Manager

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}} With plug-ins, or this can be implemented as a macros

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Plugin}}

| {{partial|Plugin}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | File Manager

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Files (Apple)

|

| {{Yes}}

|

|

| {{Yes}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{rh}} | Files by Google

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{rh}} | Finder

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | ForkLift

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Commander

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Konqueror

| {{partial}} Konqueror can undo, not redo.

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Krusader

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Midnight Commander

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}Create new file with desired name, then paste contents.

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Files (Nautilus)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}} Only text which is dragged from another program and dropped into a folder in GNOME Files (Nautilus) can be pasted as a new file.

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}} Removed in version 3.29.

{{rh}} | Nemo

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| ?

| ?

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Nomad.NET

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Path Finder

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}} Path Finder apparently integrates with [http://www.knoxformac.com/ Knox] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20110619202247/http%3A//agilebits.com/knox |date=2011-06-19 }}, an encryption utility.

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | PCManFM

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | ROX-Filer

| {{dunno}}

| colspan="2" | With helper applications

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | STDU Explorer

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Thunar

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} (via plugin)

| {{yes}} (via plugin)

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Total Commander

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Log file}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Windows Explorer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}} Supported up to Windows XP only. Document scraps are not supported in Windows Vista and later.

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} Via system File Properties dialog, NTFS-only. Must be [http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/dsss/docs/acls1.shtml enabled manually] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528101952/http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/dsss/docs/acls1.shtml#inherit |date=2007-05-28 }} in Windows versions prior to Server 2003.

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | worker

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Xandros File Manager

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xfe

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xfm

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | xplorer²

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} Via system File Properties dialog, NTFS-only.

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | XYplorer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | ZTreeWin

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}} Encryption is supported for Zip and Rar, other formats depend on the editable ARCHIVER.BB2 file

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

class="sortbottom"

! style="width:12em" | File Manager

! Undo/redo file operation

! File compression

! File encryption

! Rename busy files

! File preview

! File coloring filter

! File selection filter

! Paste clipboard as file

! File and folder reports

! ACL (Access control list)

! Mass rename

! Run executable files

Browsing features

{{sort-under}}

class="wikitable sortable sort-under" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
style="width:12em" | File manager

! Symbolic links

! {{verth|Windows long path
support}}

! {{verth|Browse
compressed folders}}

! Slideshows

! Shows combined size of selected directories

! Branch sizes

! Directory compare

! Synchronizer

! Find as you type (Type-ahead find)

! Embedded/integrated terminal

! For directories, size column shows:

{{rh}} | Altap Salamander

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}} (for remote folders)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| DIR

{{rh}} | Commander One

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, in the PRO Pack{{cite web|title=Dual-pane file manager for Mac - Commander One|url=http://mac.eltima.com/file-manager.html|website=mac.eltima.com|access-date=12 May 2016}}

| DIR and total size including subdirectories

{{rh}} | Directory Opus

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| DIR and total size including subdirectories

{{rh}} | Dired

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} via image-mode, GUI only

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|title=Shell Commands in Dired|url=https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Shell-Commands-in-Dired.html|website=www.gnu.org|access-date=12 May 2016}}

| Literal

{{rh}} | DOS Navigator

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}Press and release Alt

| {{yes}}

| Total size including subdirectories

{{rh}} | Dolphin

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Number of entries

{{rh}} | Double Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| DIR

{{rh}} | emelFM2

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Literal

{{rh}} | FAR Manager

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}} Via plugins, or manual with helping of the embedded Advanced Compare.

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Files (Apple)

|

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{rh}} | Files by Google

|

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{rh}} | Finder

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | ForkLift

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| DIR and total size including subdirectories

{{rh}} | GNOME Commander

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Konqueror

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}} (with konq-plugin)

| {{Yes}}

| {{yes}} (with kdiff3 plugin)

| {{yes}} (with kdiff3 plugin)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Folder only size (default) selectable to file count/total size

{{rh}} | Krusader

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Midnight Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}Extensible via compression plugins, supported formats list depends on distribution package maintainer

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}Can be done in two steps

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | muCommander

| {{no}}{{cite web|url=http://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/17628/two-pane-file-manager-for-windows-with-symlink-and-large-file-support|title=Two-pane file manager for Windows with symlink and large file support|work=stackexchange.com}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{partial}}, command execution only

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Files (Nautilus)

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}, With Plugin{{cite web|title=Flogisoft - Nautilus Terminal|url=http://projects.flogisoft.com/nautilus-terminal/|access-date=12 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://launchpad.net/nautilus-terminal|title=Launchpad - Nautilus Terminal|date=7 September 2010 |access-date=12 May 2016}}

| Number of entries

{{rh}} | Nemo

| ?

| {{dunno}}

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| {{Yes}}, with nemo-terminal extension

{{rh}} | Nomad.NET

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}, via Plugin

| DIR and total size including subdirectories

{{rh}} | Path Finder

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|title=Path Finder 7 by Cocoatech|url=http://www.cocoatech.com/pathfinder/|website=www.cocoatech.com|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529085350/http://www.cocoatech.com/pathfinder/|archive-date=29 May 2013|url-status=dead}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | PCManFM

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}, but there is a fork attempt{{cite web|title=LXDE.org Forum - Try PCManFM with a tabbed terminal included|url=http://forum.lxde.org/viewtopic.php?t=487&f=22|website=forum.lxde.org|access-date=12 May 2016}}

| Nothing

{{rh}} | ROX-Filer

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}, and browsing with tab completion

| {{no}}

| Nothing

{{rh}} | Thunar

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Configurable

{{rh}} | Total Commander

| {{yes}}{{cite web|url=http://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/17628/two-pane-file-manager-for-windows-with-symlink-and-large-file-support#comment29304_17628|title=Two-pane file manager for Windows with symlink and large file support|work=stackexchange.com|access-date=12 May 2016}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} In plugin

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| DIR and total size including subdirectories

{{rh}} | Windows Explorer

| {{partial}}Copying directory junctions across drives creates an empty directory in the target

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} (in folder tooltips)

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | worker

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Xandros File Manager

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xfe

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xfile

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}{{cite web|title=Xfile: The Standard Setter - Features|url=http://rixstep.com/4/0/xfile/features.shtml|website=rixstep.com|access-date=12 May 2016}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xfm

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | xplorer²

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|title=xplorer² tour#6: external command console|url=http://zabkat.com/tour5.htm|website=zabkat.com|access-date=12 May 2016}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | XYplorer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}via XYplorer script- [http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?p=87537#p87537 SlideShow]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|title=XYplorer - 9.90 Released|url=http://www.xyplorer.com/release_9.90.php#customCLI|website=www.xyplorer.com|access-date=12 May 2016}}

| Contents including subs

{{rh}} | ZTreeWin

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| Selectable: number of entries or size (optional: including subs)

class="sortbottom"

! style="width:12em" | File manager

! Symbolic links

! {{verth|Windows long path
support}}

! {{verth|Browse
compressed folders}}

! Slideshows

! Shows combined size of selected directories

! Branch sizes

! Directory compare

! Synchronizer

! Find as you type (Type-ahead find)

! Embedded/integrated terminal

! For directories, size column shows:

{{reflist|group="browse"|refs=

Literal - meaning the size of the directory file itself, not the number or sizes of the files it points to (commonly called its "contents"). Typically a few kilobytes.

}}

{{reflist|group="n"|refs=

Support is provided via a free third-party plugin.

}}

Search features

Information on what file searching features the file managers support. RegExp include the possibilities of nested Boolean searches, thus implicitly all file managers supporting RegExp search support also Boolean searches.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
style="width:12em" | File manager

! File name

! File contents

! Basic metadata search

! All metadata search

! RegExp for contents

! Boolean (nesting levels)

!Fuzzy logic

! Save searches

! Refined searches

{{rh}} | Altap Salamander

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}Altap Salamander Search offers RegExp for defining the file content.

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Commander One

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Directory Opus

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Dired

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} Part of Emacs.

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Dolphin

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Double Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | emelFM2

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{partial}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | FAR Manager

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Files (Apple)

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{rh}} | Files by Google

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{rh}} | Finder

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | ForkLift

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Konqueror

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Krusader

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|url=http://www.krusader.org/text.php?t=krusader-2.0.0-beta1.changelog|title=Krusader - Twin panel file management for your desktop|work=krusader.org|access-date=2008-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003022657/http://www.krusader.org/text.php?t=krusader-2.0.0-beta1.changelog|archive-date=2008-10-03|url-status=dead}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Files (Nautilus)

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Nemo

| {{yes}}

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

{{rh}} | Nomad.NET

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Path Finder

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | PCManFM

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | ROX-Filer

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Total Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

{{rh}} | Windows Explorer

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | worker

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xandros File Manager

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xfe

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Xfile

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Xfm

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | xplorer²

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | XYplorer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}After searching results, user can apply advanced visual filters to narrow down results.

{{rh}} | ZTreeWin

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}} ZTreeWin provides several context specific search syntaxes that are not pure regex

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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! style="width:12em" | File manager

! File name

! File contents

! Basic metadata search

! All metadata search

! RegExp for contents

! Boolean (nesting levels)

! Fuzzy logic

! Save searches

! Refined searches

Column Definitions (D)

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using wildcards, subfolders

using wildcards, case match, whole word match

size, date, time, attributes (read only, hidden, archivable, etc.

{{clarify|date=March 2016}} what/where is additional metadata?

{{clarify|date=March 2016}} what is fuzzy logic and how is it useful?

Ability to save templates containing all search settings (file filter, metadata requirements etc.). Results of saves searches are always live, so not the results but the search conditions are saved.

Also known as iterative searches. For example the ability to finish one search and then perform a new search a) only within these results (intersect the two result sets / the requirements of both searches have to be met), 2) adding to these results (combine both result sets to a bigger set) or 3) subtract from those results (original result set reduced by intersection of result sets).}}

Entry Notes (s)

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Support is provided by the underlying operating system.

Can integrate with Beagle to provide more searching functionality.

Support is provided via a free third-party plugin.

Search intersection

One can search for file contents using the Text Contains field in the search window.

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Extensibility

Information on which parts of the application can be extended by plugins.

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style="width:12em" | File manager

! Filesystem support

! Attribute columns

! File previews

! Metadata indexing

! Unicode support

! Visual themes

{{rh}} | Altap Salamander

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Commander One

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Directory Opus

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Dired

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Dolphin

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Double Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

{{rh}} | emelFM2

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Far Manager

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Files (Apple)

|

|

|{{Yes}}

|

|{{Yes}}

|

{{rh}} | Files by Google

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{rh}} | Finder

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{partial}}

{{rh}} | ForkLift

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Konqueror

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Krusader

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

|

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Midnight Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | GNOME Files (Nautilus)

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Nemo

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Nomad.NET

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Path Finder

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | PCManFM

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | ROX-Filer

|

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Total Commander

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} In search tool

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Windows Explorer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}IFilters

| {{yes}}

| {{Partial}}

{{rh}} | worker

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xandros File Manager

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xfe

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

{{rh}} | Xfile

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Xfm

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | xplorer²

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | XYplorer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | ZTreeWin

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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! style="width:12em" | File manager

! Filesystem support

! Attribute columns

! File previews

! Metadata indexing

! Unicode support

! Visual themes

{{reflist|group="e"|refs=

In Far 2.0 & Far 3.0+

User can change toolbar icons

File and folder icons customizable on OS level and via folder properties

Main change in Total Commander 7.50

Unicode support depends on Mac OS version. Mac OS X's Finder includes full Unicode support, while Mac OS 8 and earlier does not. May be supported in >=8.1 and <=9.2 if using Unicode filesystems.

User can change icon themes in preferences, which change the toolbar, file and folder icons. User can also change the color scheme to a pre-defined one or manually pick a color for each element (in preferences).

User can manually change icon themes including toolbar, file and folder icons. User can also change the color scheme to a pre-defined one or manually pick a color for each element in preferences.

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Notes

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{{cite web|url=http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/KDE_on_Windows/Installation |title=Projects/KDE on Windows/Installation - KDE TechBase |publisher=Techbase.kde.org |date=2013-06-09 |access-date=2013-12-30}}

Cygwin or [https://sourceforge.net/projects/mcwin32/ Win32 Native]

Runs in text mode inside Terminal window

Directory Opus 5.82 Magellan II is the last commercial version available for Amiga. Full and registered version has been released for free with the AmiKit distribution. Directory Opus 4 is maintained separately under an open source license.

Windows 95 and later

Windows Mobile

Activating [https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Image_002dDired.html Image-Dired] command in the graphical interface.

The encryption feature in Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Server 2003 is in fact a user-transparent filesystem-level encryption feature for NTFS. The file manager merely enables or disables it.

Needs KRename, an application that integrates into Konqueror and Krusader.

{{Citation|title=Original Windows File Manager (winfile) with enhancements: Microsoft/winfile|date=2019-02-21|url=https://github.com/Microsoft/winfile|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=2019-02-21}}

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External links

  • [https://artfulrobot.uk/blog/whats-best-file-manager-ubuntu-gnome-1404-trusty What's the best file manager for Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 Trusty?] by Rich Lott, May 2014
  • [http://www.softpanorama.org/OFM/index.shtml Softpanorama Orthodox File Managers page (Home of the OFM standard)]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090116102928/http://www.slcolombia.org/wilfred_com/AdministradoresdeArchivosComparativa Comparison of some "light" File Managers in GNU/Linux (in spanish)]

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