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Comparison of file managers

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

General information

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NameDeveloperInitial releasePlatformLatest releaseLicenseCost
VersionDateVersionDate
Altap SalamanderAltap1997-08-15Windows4.0[1][2]  2019-06-11ProprietaryNo cost
Commander OneEltima Software2015-08-04macOS3.7.3831[3]  2023-08-25ProprietaryUS$29.95[a]
Directory OpusJonathan Potter
GPSoftware		11990-01-03AmigaOS4.16[4]2001-07-04GPL-2.0No cost
AmigaOS5.91[5]2015-08-30APL
AROS
MorphOS
62001-06-18Windows12.27[6]2022-03-21ProprietaryA$49 Lite
A$89 Pro
DiredIntegral part of Emacs.
Part of the GNU project.		~1976[7]7.17  2009-07-30GPL-3.0-or-laterNo cost
DolphinKDE0.52006-06-07BSD24.05.0  2024-05-23GPL-2.0-or-laterNo cost
Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
DOS NavigatorRitlabs0.901991DOS1.51[8]  1999-04-19BSD-3-ClauseNo cost
OS/2
Windows
DOS ShellMicrosoft / IBM1988DOS1998ProprietaryBundled[b]
Double CommanderAlexander Koblov[c]2007BSD1.1.9[9]  2024-01-14GPL-2.0-or-laterNo cost
Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
emelFM2tooar2003-09-06BSDGPL-3.0-or-laterNo cost
Linux
Unix
Explorer++David Ercig2008-01-08Windows1.4.0 [10]2024-01-28GPL-3.0-onlyNo cost
Far ManagerEugene Roshal
Far Group		1996Windows (Linux, Mac, BSD via far2l)3.0.6226  2023-12-14BSD-3-ClauseNo cost
OS/2
Windows2.40[11][12]  2011-03-03
File Explorer[d]Microsoft1995-08-24Windows2015-07-29ProprietaryBundled[e]
File ManagerMicrosoft
Ian Ellison-Taylor		1990Windows10.3.0.0[13]  2024-03-25MIT[14]Bundled[e]
Files (Apple)Apple Inc.2017-09-19macOSProprietaryBundled[f]
Files by GoogleGoogle LLC2017-12-05Android1.2263.598736326.1[15]2024-01-21ProprietaryNo cost
GeoManagerBerkeley Softworks[g]
Breadbox Ensemble[h]		1990GEOS2009ProprietaryBundled[i]
FinderApple Inc.1984-01macOS10.10.52015-08-13ProprietaryBundled[j]
ForkLiftBinaryNights2007-06-01macOS4.0.7[16]  2024-01-30ProprietaryUS$29.95[a]
gentooEmil Brink?GPL-2.0-onlyNo cost
GNOME CommanderGNOME Commander2001-091.14.3[17]  2022-06-18GPL-2.0-or-laterNo cost
GNOME Files[k]Eazel2001-04-1146.2[18]  2024-05-26GPL-3.0-or-laterNo cost
KonquerorKDE2000-1023.08.3[19]  2023-11-09GPL-2.0-or-laterNo cost
KrusaderKrusader Krew2000-07-11R14.1.1[20]  2023-10-20GPL-2.0-or-laterNo cost
Midnight Commander[l]Miguel de Icaza
GNU		1994-05[m]4.8.31[21]  2024-01-27GPL-3.0-or-laterNo cost
muCommanderMaxence Bernard2002-02-171.4.0[22]  2024-05-02GPL-3.0-or-laterNo cost
NemoLinux Mint1.0.02012-076.2.1[23]  2024-06-18GPL-2.0-or-laterNo cost[n]
nnnArun Prakash Jana2017-04-134.9[24]  2023-08-27BSD-2-ClauseNo cost
Nomad.NETEugene Sichkar2.2.0.537 beta2008-08-143.2.0.28902016-06-13ProprietaryNo cost
Norton CommanderPeter Norton Computing
Symantec corporation		1986DOS5.511998-07-01Proprietary?
Windows2.011999-02-01
Path Finder[o]Cocoatech2001-04macOS9.12020-03-24ProprietaryUS$36.00
PathMinderAlbert Nurick
Brittain Fraley		1984DOS4.111988ProprietaryUS$39.95
PCManFMHong Jen Yee2006-01-091.3.22021-02-05GPL-2.0-or-laterNo cost
PC ShellCentral Point Software1986Proprietary?[p]
rangerRoman Zimbelmann2010-06-09BSD1.9.3[25]  2019-12-31GPL-3.0-or-laterNo cost
Linux
macOS
ROX-FilerThomas Leonard et al.2000-03-10GPL-2.0-or-laterNo cost
SpaceFMIgnorantGuru0.5.02012-01-131.0.6[26]  2018-03-04GPL-3.0-or-laterNo cost
STDU ExplorerSTDUtility2009-03-23Windows1.0.4652012-05-24ProprietaryNo cost
TabblesYellow blue soft UAB2009-08-01Windows3.1.292016-08-12ProprietaryUS$29.95[a]
ThunarXfce2006-01-224.18.8[27]  2023-10-24GPL-2.0-or-laterNo cost
Total Commander[q]Christian Ghisler1.02012-05-18Android3.50[28]  2024-03-27ProprietaryNo cost
1.00d1993-09-25Windows11.03[29]  2024-02-21CHF40, €37, US$42[a]
ViewMAXDigital Research / Novell1.01990DR-DOS3.01993GPL-2.0-only[r]Bundled[s]
Volkov CommanderVsevolod Volkov1992DOS4.05[30]  2000-06-16ProprietaryDepends[t]
WinSCPWinSCP2000-09-30Windows6.3.3[31]  2024-04-16GPL-3.0-onlyNo cost
workerRalf Hoffmann1.0.01999-03-06Unix4.12.12023-03-05GPL-2.0-onlyNo cost
Xandros File ManagerXandros Corporation?4.22007-07-26ProprietaryBundled[u]
XfeRoland Baudin20021.45[32]  2022-12-30GPLNo cost
XfileRixstep2003-03-02macOS2.1.0.102010-02-14ProprietaryUS$79.00[v]
XfmSimon Marlow
Albert Gräf
Till Straumann
Robert Vogelgesang
Juan D. Martin		19921.4.3[33][34]  2001-09-03GPL-2.0-or-laterNo cost
xplorer²Nikos Bozinis2004-06-10Windows5.4.0.22023-06-14ProprietaryUS$29.95 - 49.95[w]
XTreeJeffery C. Johnson1985-04-01DOS1992ProprietaryUS$39.95
1992Windows1992
XYplorerDonald Lessau1997Windows20.80.01002020-02-13ProprietaryUS$39.95 - 79.95[x]
ZTreeWinKim Henkel1996Windows2.2.192011-05-27ProprietaryUS$29.95 (1-4)
NameDeveloperInitial releasePlatformLatest releaseLicenseCost
VersionDateVersionDate
  1. ^ a b c d e f Demo, trial or lite version available at no cost.
  2. ^ Part of MS-DOS/PC DOS.
  3. ^ Alexander Koblov also known as alexx2000.
  4. ^ File Explorer previously known as Windows Explorer.
  5. ^ a b Part of Microsoft Windows.
  6. ^ Part of iOS.
  7. ^ Berkeley Softworks later renamed to GeoWorks Corporation.
  8. ^ Breadbox Ensemble founded as Breadbox Computer Company.
  9. ^ Part of PC/GEOS
  10. ^ Part of macOS
  11. ^ GNOME Files formerly known as Nautilus.
  12. ^ Midnight Commander also known as mc.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Nemo is part of the Cinnamon (Desktop Environment).
  15. ^ Path Finder originally known as SNAX.
  16. ^ Part of PC Tools for DOS.
  17. ^ Total Commander originally known as Windows Commander.
  18. ^ ViewMAX was originally proprietary.
  19. ^ Part of DR-DOS
  20. ^ Shareware / Freeware
  21. ^ Part of Xandros Desktop
  22. ^ With 80+ other applications.
  23. ^ US$29.95 Pro, US$49.95 Ultimate.[a]
  24. ^ US$39.95 Standard License Pro, US$79.95 Lifetime License Pro.[a][35]

Operating system support

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Cross-platform file managers

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

File managerDOSOS/2 & eCSWindowsMac OS XLinuxBSDUnixAmigaOSOpenVMS
Directory OpusNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYes[36]No
DiredYes[37]Yes[38]Yes[39]Yes[40]YesYesYesYes[41]Yes[42]
DolphinNoNoNeeds KDE[43]Yes[44]YesYesYesNoNo
Double CommanderNoNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
DOS NavigatorYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
emelFM2NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
GNOME CommanderNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
KonquerorNoNoNeeds KDE[43]Yes[44]YesYesYesNoNo
KrusaderNoNoNoNeeds XYesYesYesNoNo
Midnight CommanderYesNoYes[45]Yes[46]YesYesYesYesNo
muCommanderNoNoYesYesYesYesYes?Yes
nnnNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
GNOME Files (Nautilus)NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
NemoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
PathMinderYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
PCManFMNoNeeds POSIX-compliant platformNeeds POSIX-compliant platformNeeds POSIX-compliant platformYesYesYesNoYes
RangerNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
ROX-FilerNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
ThunarNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Total CommanderNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Volkov CommanderYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
workerNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Xandros File ManagerNoNoNoNoYes??NoNo
XfeNoNeeds XNeeds XNeeds XYesYesYesNeeds X[47]Yes
XfmNoNeeds XNeeds XNeeds XYesYesYesNoYes
Far ManagerNeeds HX DOS ExtenderNoYesYes (far2l)Yes (far2l)Yes (far2l)?NoNo
ZTreeWinNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
File managerDOSOS/2 & eCSWindowsMac OS XLinuxBSDUnixAmigaOSOpenVMS

Mac-only file managers

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*nix-only file managers

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Windows-only file managers

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iOS-only file managers

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Android-only file managers

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Manager views

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Icon views represent files and folders as large icons.
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.

File managerFamilyUIIcon viewList viewColumn viewThumbnailsDetails + ThumbsGroupingContent dependent[m 1]Twin panelFavorites / BookmarkPanel tabs
Altap SalamanderOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesPartialNo
Commander OneOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYes??No?YesYes
Demos CommanderOrthodoxText?Yes?????Yes??
Directory OpusOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
DiredDirectory editorTextYes, on GUI[50]Yes?Yes, on GUI[50]Yes, on GUI[50]YesYesYes, one or morePartial (bookmarks)Yes (optional tab bar) [51]
DolphinNavigationalGUIYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Double CommanderOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
DOS NavigatorOrthodoxText?Yes?????Yes??
emelFM2OrthodoxGUINoYesNoYes[m 2]?NoNoYes?No
FAR ManagerOrthodoxText[m 3]Partial[m 4]YesYesYes[52]Partial[m 4]YesYesYesYesPartial [m 5]
File Manager (Windows)OrthodoxGUIYesYesNo????Yes[citation needed]NoNo
Files (Apple)GUIYesYesYes
Files by GoogleGUI
FinderSpatial / Miller ColumnsGUIYesYesYesYesYes, with Cover FlowYesNoNoYesYes
ForkLiftOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesPartialYesNoYesYesYes
gentooOrthodoxGUI?Yes?????Yes??
GNOME CommanderOrthodoxGUINoYesNoNo?NoNoYes?Yes
KonquerorNavigational / OrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
KrusaderOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYes?NoYesYesYesYes
Midnight CommanderOrthodoxTextNoYesYes???YesYesYes?
GNOME Files (Nautilus)Navigational / SpatialGUIYesNoYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYes
NemoNavigational / SpatialGUIYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes,press[F3]YesYes
Nomad.NETOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYes?YesPartial, ManualYesYesYes, Shared
Path FinderNavigationalGUIYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYes
PCManFMNavigationalGUIYesYesYesYesYes?NoYesYesYes
ROX-FilerSpatialGUIYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNoYesNo
STDU ExplorerNavigationalGUIYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Total CommanderOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesYesYesYes In viewingYesYesYes
ThunarNavigationalGUIYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Volkov CommanderOrthodoxText?Yes?????Yes??
Windows ExplorerNavigational / SpatialGUIYesYesYes [m 6]YesPartial [m 7]YesYesNoYesNo
workerOrthodoxGUINoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Xandros File ManagerNavigationalGUIYes?????????
XfeHybrid NavigationalGUIYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesNo
XfmSpatialGUIYesNoNoNoNo??No?No
xplorer²Hybrid Navigational / OrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesYes[m 8]YesYesYesYesYes
XYplorerHybrid Navigational / OrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYes
ZTreeWinOrthodoxTextNoYesYesNoPartialYesNoYesYesNo
File managerFamilyUIIcon viewList viewColumn viewThumbnailsDetails + ThumbsGroupingContent dependentTwin panelFavorites / BookmarkPanel tabs
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Optional image thumbnailer plugin since v0.3.4 (24/5/2007)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b With the ConEmu mod or plugins.
  5. ^ Via multi-panel plugins or the ConEmu mod.
  6. ^ Column view is called Details view in Windows Explorer
  7. ^ Windows 7 introduces a Content view which shows details as well as thumbnails
  8. ^ Via "Mirrored Browsing" feature.

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

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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.

File managerSMB/CIFSWebDAVNFSAFPFTPFISH/SSH
Altap SalamanderYesNoYesNoYesYes
Commander OneYes[n 1]YesYes[n 1]Yes[n 1]YesYes
Directory OpusYesYesYesNoYesYes (SFTP & SSL[n 2])
DiredYes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]NoYesYes[n 1]
DolphinYesYesYes?YesYes
Double CommanderYes???Yes?
emelFM2????No?
Far ManagerYesPartial[n 3]Partial[n 4]NoYesYes[n 5]
File Manager??????
Files (Apple)
Files by Google
FinderYes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Partial[n 1]No
ForkLiftYesYesYesYesYesYes
GNOME CommanderYesYesYesNoYesYes
KonquerorYesYesYesYesYesYes
KrusaderYesYesYesNoYesYes
muCommanderYes?Yes?YesYes
Midnight CommanderYes[n 6]NoYesNoYesYes
GNOME Files (Nautilus)YesYesYesYesYesYes
NemoYes???YesYes
Nomad.NETYesNoNoNoYesNo
Path FinderYesYesYesYesYes (Read Access)No
PCManFMYes[n 7]?????
ROX-FilerYes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]
Total CommanderYesYes[n 5]Partial[n 4]NoYesYes
ThunarYes[n 7]Yes[n 7]Yes[n 7]NoYes[n 7]Yes[n 7]
worker????Yes[n 8]?
Windows ExplorerYesYesYes[n 9]NoYesNo
Xandros File Manager??????
Xfe??????
Xfm??????
xplorer²YesYes[n 10]Partial[n 4]NoYesNo
XYplorerYesYesYes[n 9]NoYesNo
ZTreeWinYesPartial[n 11]Partial[n 4]NoPartial[n 11]Partial[n 12]
File managerSMB/CIFSWebDAVNFSAFPFTPFISH/SSH
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Support is provided by the underlying operating system.
  2. ^ Requires an additional licence (purchased separately)
  3. ^ WebDAV support in these file managers requires the installation of NetDrive or WebDrive.
  4. ^ a b c d NFS support in these file managers requires the installation of Services for UNIX.
  5. ^ a b Support is provided via a free third-party plugin.
  6. ^ From version 4.8.28 support for Samba will be removed. "Coming soon: 4.8.28; what's new".
  7. ^ a b c d e f Support is provided by GVfs
  8. ^ Support is provided by AVfs
  9. ^ a b 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).
  10. ^ WebDAV is supported via Microsoft Windows' built-in Network Places/Mapped Drive functionality.
  11. ^ a b FTP support in these file managers requires the installation of NetDrive or WebDrive.
  12. ^ SSH support in these file managers requires the installation of SftpDrive or WebDrive.

File features

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Information on what basic file features the file managers support.

File ManagerUndo/redo file operationFile compressionFile encryptionRename busy filesFile previewFile coloring filter [53]File selection filterPaste clipboard as fileFile and folder reportsACL (Access control list)Mass rename [54]Run executable files
Altap Salamander?YesYes?YesYesYes, multiple [55]?YesYes [56]YesYes
Commander One?YesYesYesYesYesYes?No???
Directory OpusYesYesPartialPartialYesYesYesYesYes?Yes?
DiredPartial [57]YesYesYesYesYesYesYes?YesYesYes
DolphinYesYesYesYesYes??Yes?YesYesYes
Double CommanderNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes?Yes?
emelFM2?YesYesYesNo?YesNo?Yes??
FAR Manager?YesYesYesYesYesYesPartial [58]YesPluginPlugin?
File Manager?Yes??NoYesYesNo?YesYesYes
Files (Apple)YesYes
Files by Google
FinderYesYesYesYesYesYes?No?YesYesYes
ForkLiftYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYesYes?
GNOME Commander?Yes??YesYes???NoYes?
KonquerorPartial [59]YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes[60]Yes
Krusader?YesYesYesYesNoYesYes?YesYes[60]Yes
Midnight Commander?Yes???YesYesPartial[61]??YesYes
GNOME Files (Nautilus)YesYesNoYesYesNoNoPartial [62]NoYesNoNo [63]
NemoYesYesYes?YesYes?Yes??NoYes
Nomad.NET?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesPartial?
Path Finder?YesNo [64]NoYesNoYesNoYesNoNo?
PCManFMNoYes?YesNo??????Yes
ROX-Filer?With helper applicationsYesYesNoYesNoNoNoYes?
STDU Explorer?NoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo?
ThunarYesYes (via plugin)Yes (via plugin)?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Total Commander?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesLog fileYesYes
Windows ExplorerYesYesPartial[65]NoYesNoNoPartial [66]NoYes [67]PartialYes
worker?YesYes?YesYesYesNo?Yes?Yes
Xandros File Manager????????????
XfeYesYesNoYesNo?YesNo?YesNo?
Xfm????????????
xplorer²NoYesPartial [65]PartialYesYesYesYesYesYes [68]YesYes
XYplorerYesYesPartial [65]YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes?
ZTreeWin?YesPartial [69]YesYesYesYesNoYesNoYes?
File ManagerUndo/redo file operationFile compressionFile encryptionRename busy filesFile previewFile coloring filterFile selection filterPaste clipboard as fileFile and folder reportsACL (Access control list)Mass renameRun executable files

Browsing features

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File managerSymbolic linksWindows long path supportBrowse compressed foldersSlideshowsShows combined size of selected directoriesBranch sizesDirectory compareSynchronizerFind as you type (Type-ahead find)Embedded/integrated terminalFor directories, size column shows:
Altap Salamander??YesNoYes?YesPartial (for remote folders)YesYesDIR
Commander OneYes?YesNoYes?NoNoYesYes, in the PRO Pack[70]DIR and total size including subdirectories
Directory OpusYesYesYes?YesYesYesYesYesYesDIR and total size including subdirectories
DiredYes?YesYes [71]No?YesYesYesYes[72]Literal [browse 1]
DOS NavigatorNo?YesNoYes?Yes?Yes[73]YesTotal size including subdirectories
DolphinYes?YesNoYesNoNoNoYesYesNumber of entries
Double CommanderYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesDIR
emelFM2???NoYes?Yes?YesYesLiteral [browse 1]
FAR ManagerYes?YesPartial [n 1]YesYesYesPartial [74]YesYes?
Files (Apple)?
Files by Google?
Finder??NoYesYes?NoNoYesNoYes
ForkLiftYes?YesYesYes?YesYesYesYesDIR and total size including subdirectories
GNOME Commander??NoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes?
KonquerorYes?YesYesYes (with konq-plugin)YesYes (with kdiff3 plugin)Yes (with kdiff3 plugin)YesYesFolder only size (default) selectable to file count/total size
Krusader??YesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes?
Midnight CommanderYes?Yes[75]?Yes?YesYes[76]YesYes?
muCommanderNo[77]??????Yes?Partial, command execution only?
GNOME Files (Nautilus)??NoNoYesNoNoNoYesYes, With Plugin[78][79]Number of entries
Nemo?????????Yes, with nemo-terminal extension
Nomad.NETYes?YesNoYesYesYesNoYesYes, via PluginDIR and total size including subdirectories
Path Finder??NoYesPartial?NoNoYesYes[80]Yes
PCManFM??YesNoYesYesNo?YesNo, but there is a fork attempt[81]Nothing
ROX-Filer??NoNoYes?No?Yes, and browsing with tab completionNoNothing
ThunarYes?NoNoYes?NoNoYesNoConfigurable
Total CommanderYes[82]?YesYes In pluginYesYesYesYesYesYesDIR and total size including subdirectories
Windows ExplorerPartial[83]PartialYesYesYes (in folder tooltips)PartialNoYesYesNo?
workerYes?YesNoYes?Yes??No
Xandros File Manager?????????No?
XfeYes?NoNoYes?Yes?NoNo?
Xfile?????????No[84]?
Xfm?????????No?
xplorer²YesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes[85]?
XYplorerYesYesYesYes[86]YesYesYesPartialYesYes[87]Contents including subs
ZTreeWin??YesNoYesYesYesNoYes?Selectable: number of entries or size (optional: including subs)
File managerSymbolic linksWindows long path supportBrowse compressed foldersSlideshowsShows combined size of selected directoriesBranch sizesDirectory compareSynchronizerFind as you type (Type-ahead find)Embedded/integrated terminalFor directories, size column shows:
  1. ^ a b 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.
  1. ^ Support is provided via a free third-party plugin.

Search features

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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.

File managerFile name [D 1]File contents [D 2]Basic metadata search [D 3]All metadata search [D 4]RegExp for contentsBoolean (nesting levels)Fuzzy logic[D 5]Save searches [D 6]Refined searches [D 7]
Altap SalamanderYes?Yes?Yes[s 1]Yes?YesYes
Commander OneYesYesYes[s 2]Yes[s 2]YesYes?NoNo
Directory OpusYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
DiredYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes [88]Yes
DolphinYes?YesYesYesYes??Yes
Double CommanderYesYesYesYesYesYes???
emelFM2Yes?YesYes???Partial?
FAR ManagerYes?YesYesYes[s 3]Yes[s 3]Yes[s 3]YesYes
Files (Apple)
Files by Google
FinderYes?YesYesNo??Yes?
ForkLiftYesPartialYesYesYesYes?NoNo
KonquerorYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
KrusaderYes?YesYesYes[89]NoNoYesYes
GNOME Files (Nautilus)Yes?Partial [s 4]Partial [s 4]???Yes?
NemoYes????????
Nomad.NETYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Path FinderYes?YesYesNoNo?NoNo
PCManFMYes?YesNoYesNoNoNoNo
ROX-FilerYes?YesYesYesYes?No?
Total CommanderYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesPartial [s 5]
Windows ExplorerYesNoYesNoNo??YesYes
workerYesYesYes?Yes????
Xandros File Manager?????????
XfeYesYes[s 6]YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
XfileYesNoYesNoYesYesNoYesYes
Xfm?????????
xplorer²YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
XYplorerYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes[s 7]
ZTreeWinYesYesYesPartialPartial [s 8]YesYesYesYes
File managerFile name [D 1]File contents [D 2]Basic metadata search [D 3]All metadata search [D 4]RegExp for contentsBoolean (nesting levels)Fuzzy logic [D 5]Save searches [D 6]Refined searches [D 7]

Column Definitions (D)

  1. ^ a b using wildcards, subfolders
  2. ^ a b using wildcards, case match, whole word match
  3. ^ a b size, date, time, attributes (read only, hidden, archivable, etc.
  4. ^ a b [clarification needed] what/where is additional metadata?
  5. ^ a b [clarification needed] what is fuzzy logic and how is it useful?
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ a b 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)

  1. ^ Altap Salamander Search offers RegExp for defining the file content.
  2. ^ a b Support is provided by the underlying operating system.
  3. ^ a b c Support is provided via a free third-party plugin.
  4. ^ a b Can integrate with Beagle to provide more searching functionality.
  5. ^ Search intersection
  6. ^ One can search for file contents using the Text Contains field in the search window.
  7. ^ After searching results, user can apply advanced visual filters to narrow down results.
  8. ^ ZTreeWin provides several context specific search syntaxes that are not pure regex

Extensibility

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

File managerFilesystem supportAttribute columnsFile previewsMetadata indexingUnicode supportVisual themes
Altap SalamanderYesYesYes?PartialNo
Commander OneYesYesYes?YesYes
Directory OpusYesYesYesPartialYesYes
DiredYesYesYesYesYesYes
DolphinYesNoYesYesYesYes
Double CommanderYesYesYesNoYes[e 1]Partial[e 2]
emelFM2?????
Far ManagerYesYesYesPartialYes[e 3]No
Files (Apple)YesYes
Files by Google
FinderYesNoYesYesYes[e 4]Partial[e 5]
ForkLiftYesYesYesNoYesYes
KonquerorYesNoYesYesYesYes
KrusaderYesNoYesPartialYes
Midnight CommanderYesNoNoNoYesNo
GNOME Files (Nautilus)Yes?Yes?YesYes
NemoYes?YesYesYesYes
Nomad.NETYesYesYes?YesYes
Path Finder?????
PCManFMYesYesYesNoYesNo
ROX-FilerNoYesNo?
Total CommanderYesYesYesYes In search toolYes[e 1]Yes[e 6]
Windows ExplorerYesYesYesYes[90]YesPartial[e 5]
workerYesNoYesNoYes?
Xandros File Manager??????
XfeNoPartialNoNoPartialPartial[e 7]
Xfile??????
Xfm??????
xplorer²YesYesYes?YesYes
XYplorerYesYesYes?YesYes
ZTreeWinYesYesYes?YesNo
File managerFilesystem supportAttribute columnsFile previewsMetadata indexingUnicode supportVisual themes
  1. ^ a b Main change in Total Commander 7.50
  2. ^ User can change toolbar icons
  3. ^ In Far 2.0 & Far 3.0+
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b File and folder icons customizable on OS level and via folder properties
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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).

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