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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
Basic general information about
the managers: creator/company etc.
| File Manager |
Creator |
First public release date |
Latest stable version |
Cost |
Software license |
A43 File Manager |
B.G. Miller |
2001 |
2.52 |
Free |
Proprietary |
AB Commander |
WinAbility |
1998 |
v7.3.2 (2009-12-01) |
US$ 30-60 |
Proprietary |
Altap Salamander |
Altap |
1997-08-15 |
v2.53 (2010-06-25) |
US$ 30 |
Proprietary |
Beesoft Commander |
Piotr Pszczolkowski |
2005-11-28 |
4.1.0 (2008-09-19) |
Free |
GPL |
CubicExplorer |
Marko Savolainen |
2008? |
0.90.0.1131 (2009-04-03) |
Free |
MPL |
Directory Opus |
Jonathan Potter,
GPSoftware |
Amiga: v1 (1990-01-03)
Windows: v6 (2001-06-18) |
v9.1.1.0 (2008-09-06) |
€ 49.95 |
Proprietary |
Dired |
integral part of Emacs,
part of the GNU project |
1978? |
7.10 (2002-04-12) |
Free |
GPL |
Disk Order |
LikeMac Group |
2004-02 |
v3.0 (2008-02-xx) |
$29.95 USD |
Proprietary |
Dolphin |
KDE |
v0.5 (2006-06-07) |
v1.4 (2010-02-09)
KDE 4.4 |
Free |
GPL |
Dos Navigator |
RITLabs |
v0.90 (1991) |
v1.51 (1999) |
Free |
Original BSD License |
Double Commander |
Alexander Koblov |
2007-12-26 |
v0.4.5.1 beta (2010-02-22) |
Free |
GPL |
emelFM2 |
tooar |
2003-09-06 |
v0.6.1 (2009-07-13) |
Free |
GPL |
Explorer++ |
David Erceg |
2008-01-06 |
v1.1.0.0 (2010-04-05) |
Free |
GPL |
F |
Duy Nguyen &
Michel Normand |
2000 or earlier |
v1.70 / 2.70 (2002) |
Free |
? |
FAR Manager |
Eugene Roshal (originally),
FAR Group |
1996 |
v2.0 (2010-02-25) |
Free |
Revised BSD license |
File Commander |
Brian Havard |
1993 |
v2.30 (2008-09-23) |
$25.00 USD |
Proprietary |
File Manager |
Microsoft (Ian Ellison-Taylor) |
1990? |
v4.90.3000 (2000-08-06) |
Part of Windows |
Proprietary |
FileAnt |
Will Wheelahan |
1998 |
20080003 (2008-06) |
Free |
Proprietary |
FileQuest 7 |
PiQuest Software, Inc. |
1998 |
v5.7 |
US$ 39.95 |
Proprietary |
Finder |
Apple Inc. |
1984-01 |
v10.6.2 (2009-11-10) |
Part of Mac OS X |
Proprietary |
ForkLift |
binarynights.com |
2007-03-24 |
v1.6 (2009-01-09) |
$44.95 USD |
Proprietary |
FreeCommander |
Marek Jasinski |
2004 (?) |
v2009.02 (2009-02-17) |
Free |
Proprietary |
FSViewer |
George Clernon, Guido Scholz |
1998 |
v0.2.6 (2007-10-14) |
Free |
? |
Gentoo file manager |
Emil Brink |
? |
v0.19.3 (2010-10-17) |
Free |
GPL |
GNOME Commander |
GNOME Commander |
2001-09 |
v1.2.8.7 (2010-07-27) |
Free |
GPL |
KFM |
Kae Verens |
2006-07 |
v1.3.1 (2008-10-13) |
Free |
Modified BSD license |
Konqueror |
KDE |
October, 2000 |
4.3.1 (2009-09-01) |
Free |
GPL |
Krusader |
Krusader Krew |
2000-07-11 |
v2.0.0 (2009-04-11) |
Free |
GPL |
Magellan Explorer |
Enriva |
1999 or earlier
(as Voyager 98) |
v3.32 (2005-10-07) |
$39.95 |
Proprietary |
Midnight Commander mc |
GNU Midnight Commander |
|
v4.7.0.9 (2010-09-07) |
Free |
GPL |
muCommander |
Maxence Bernard |
2002-02-17 |
v0.8.5 (2010-02-23) |
Free |
GPL |
Nautilus |
Eazel |
2001-04-11 |
v2.30.1 (2010-04-26) |
Free |
GPL |
NexusFile |
JungHoon Noh |
|
v5.1.2 (2008-11-30) |
Free |
Proprietary |
Nomad.NET |
Eugene Sichkar |
2008 |
2.5.1 (2009-03-23) |
Free |
Proprietary |
Norton Commander |
Peter Norton Computing,
later Symantec corporation |
1986 |
DOS: v5.51 (1998-07-01)
Windows: v2.01 (1999-02-01) |
? |
Proprietary |
Path Finder
(originally called SNAX) |
Cocoatech |
2001-04 |
v5.1 (2009-03-26) |
US$ 39.95 |
Proprietary |
PathMinder |
Albert Nurick and
Brittain Fraley |
1984 |
v4.11 (1988) |
US$ 39.95 |
Proprietary |
PCManFM |
Hong Jen Yee |
2006-01-09 |
v0.5.1 (2009-06-03) |
Free |
GPL |
PowerDesk |
VCOM |
? |
v6.04 |
US$ $39.95 |
Proprietary |
Q-Dir |
Nenad Hrg |
Nov.2006 |
v3.95 (2009-09-09) |
Free |
Proprietary |
ROX-Filer |
Thomas Leonard et al. |
Before 2000-03-10 |
v2.8 (2008-05-17) |
Free |
GPL |
SpeedCommander |
SpeedProject |
1993-05 |
v13.20 (2010-05-17) |
€ 39.95 |
Proprietary |
SpeedRunner |
treetey, belintesa Corp. |
2010-10-20 |
1.0.5.1080 Tarpon (2010-10-20) |
Free |
CDDL |
STDU Explorer |
STDUtility |
2009-03-23 |
1.0.96 (2009-11-16) |
Free |
Proprietary |
Thunar |
Xfce |
2006-01-22 |
v1.1.0 (2010-01-09) |
Free |
GPL |
Total Commander |
Christian Ghisler |
1993-09-29 |
v7.55a (2010-07-08) |
CHF 40 / € 26 |
Proprietary |
UltraExplorer |
Jim Kueneman |
2006-12-17 |
v2.0.3.1 (2009-07-26) |
Free |
Proprietary |
Unreal Commander |
Max Diesel |
2006 |
v0.95 (2009-01-03) |
Free |
Proprietary |
Volkov Commander |
Vsevolod Volkov |
circa 1992 |
v4.05/4.99.08 (2000) |
shareware/freeware |
Proprietary |
Windows Explorer |
Microsoft |
1995-08-24 |
v6.0 |
Part of Windows |
Proprietary |
WinNc |
Dunes MultiMedia |
1997-09-01 |
v4.8 (09-25-2009) |
€ 19.95 |
Proprietary |
WinSCP |
WinSCP |
? |
v4.1.5 (2008-07-12) |
Free |
GPL |
Xandros File Manager |
? |
? |
? |
Part of Xandros Desktop |
Proprietary |
Xfe |
Roland Baudin |
2002 |
v1.32.1 (2009-11-12) |
Free |
GPL |
Xfile |
Rixstep |
2003-03-02 |
v1.8.0 (2007-02-19) |
US$ 79.00
(with 80+ other apps) |
Proprietary |
Xfm |
Simon Marlow, Albert Graf, Robert Vogelgesang, Juan D. Martin, Till
Straumann |
1992 |
v1.4.3 (September 2001) |
Free |
GPL |
xplorer2 |
Nikos Bozinis |
2004-06-10 |
v1.7.2.6 (2009-06-07) |
US$ 29.95
(lite is free) |
Proprietary |
XYplorer |
Donald Lessau |
1997 |
v9.70.0000 (2010-11-03) |
$69.95 / €49.95 Full
$42.95 / €29.95 Home |
Proprietary |
ZTreeWin |
Kim Henkel |
1996 |
v2.1.061 (2010-01-30) |
US$ 29.95 (1-4) |
Proprietary |
| File Manager |
Creator |
First public release date |
Latest stable version |
Cost |
Software license |
Operating system support
Cross-platform file managers
This table shows the operating systems that the file
managers can run on, without emulation.
| File manager |
DOS |
Windows |
Mac OS X |
Linux |
BSD |
Unix |
AmigaOS |
OS/2
& eCS |
Open
VMS |
Beesoft Commander |
No |
No |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Directory Opus |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Dired |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dolphin |
No |
Needs KDE |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Dos Navigator |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Double Commander |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
No |
? |
emelFM2 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
F |
? |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
File Commander |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
FSViewer |
No |
No |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
GNOME Commander |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
KFM |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
No |
No |
Konqueror |
No |
Needs KDE |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Krusader |
No |
No |
Needs X |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Magellan Explorer |
? |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Midnight Commander |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
muCommander |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
Yes |
Nautilus |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
PathMinder |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
PCManFM |
No |
Needs
POSIX-
compliant
platform |
Needs POSIX-
com-
pliant platform |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Needs
POSIX-
com-
pliant platform |
Yes |
ROX-Filer |
No |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Thunar |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Volkov Commander |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Xandros File Manager |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
No |
No |
Xfe |
No |
Needs X |
Needs X |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Needs X |
Yes |
Xfile |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Xfm |
No |
Needs X |
Needs X |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Needs X |
Yes |
ZTreeWin/ZTreeBold |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| File manager |
DOS |
Windows |
Mac OS X |
Linux |
BSD |
Unix |
AmigaOS |
OS/2 &
eCS |
Open
VMS |
Mac-only file managers
- Disk Order
- ForkLift
- Macintosh Explorer
- Finder
- Path Finder
- Xfile
*nix-only file managers
- emelFM2
- Gentoo_file_manager
- GNOME Commander
- Krusader
- PCMan_File_Manager
- ROX-Filer
- Thunar
Windows-only file managers
- A43 File Manager
- Altap Salamander
- CubicExplorer
- Directory Opus
- Explorer++
- ExplorerXP
- FAR Manager
- File Manager
- FileQuest 7
- FreeCommander
- NexusFile
- Nomad.NET
- Q-Dir
- SE-Explorer
- SpeedCommander
- SpeedRunner
- STDU Explorer
- Total Commander
- UltraExplorer
- Unreal Commander
- Windows Explorer
- WinSCP
- xplorer2
- XYplorer
Web-based file managers
Manager views
| File manager |
Family |
UI |
Icon view |
List view |
Column view |
Thumb-
nails |
Details + Thumbs |
Grou-
ping |
Con-
tent
depen-
dent |
Twin panel |
Favo-
rites/
Book-
mark |
Panel
tabs |
Altap
Salamander |
Orthodox |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
? |
No |
Cubic
Explorer
|
Navi-
gational |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Demos
Comman-
der |
Orthodox |
Text |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
Directory
Opus |
Orthodox |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dired |
Orthodox |
Text |
? |
Yes |
? |
Yes,
on
GUI |
Yes, on GUI |
? |
? |
Yes, one or more |
Partial (book-
marks) |
Yes (show tab-
bar opti- onal) |
Disk Order |
Orthodox |
GUI |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Dolphin |
Navi-
gational |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dos Navigator |
Orthodox |
Text |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
Double Commander |
Orthodox |
GUI |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
emelFM2 |
Orthodox |
GUI |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
No |
No |
Yes |
? |
No |
Explorer++ |
Naviga-
tional |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
FAR Manager |
Orthodox |
Text |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Par-
tial |
File
Commander |
Orthodox |
Text |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Partial |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
File
Manager |
Orthodox |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
No |
No |
FileQuest 7 |
? |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Finder |
Spatial/
Miller
Columns |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes,
with
Cover
Flow |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Free
Commander |
Orthodox |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
FSViewer |
Miller
Columns |
GUI |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
gentoo |
Orthodox |
GUI |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
GNOME
Comman-
der |
Orthodox |
GUI |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
? |
No |
No |
Yes |
? |
No |
KFM |
? |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Konqueror |
Naviga-
tional/
Orthodox |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Par-
tial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Krusader |
Orthodox |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Midnight Commander |
Orthodox |
Text |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
Nautilus |
Spatial/
Naviga-
tional |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
NexusFile |
? |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Nomad.NET |
? |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Path Finder |
Naviga-
tional |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
PCManFM |
Naviga-
tional |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Power
Desk |
? |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
Q-Dir |
? |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
ROX-Filer |
Spatial |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Speed
Com-
mander |
Orthodox |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Speed
Runner |
Orthodox |
GUI |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
STDU
Explorer |
Naviga-
tional |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Total
Com-
mander |
Orthodox |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
In
vie-
wing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Thunar |
Naviga-
tional |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
? |
No |
Yes |
? |
UltraExplorer |
Ortho-
dox /
Miller
Columns/ Naviga-
tional |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Volkov
Com-
mander |
Orthodox |
Text |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
Windows
Explorer |
Spatial/
Naviga-
tional |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Xandros File Manager |
Naviga |
GUI |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Xfe |
Naviga-
tional |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Xfm |
Spatial |
GUI |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
? |
? |
No |
? |
No |
xplorer |
Hybrid
Naviga-
tional/
Orthodox |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
XYplorer |
Hybrid
Naviga-
tional/
Orthodox |
GUI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
ZTreeWin |
Orthodox |
Text |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Partial |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| File manager |
Family |
UI |
Icon view |
List view |
Column view |
Thum-
bnails |
Details + Thumbs |
Grou-
ping |
Con-
tent
depen-
dent |
Twin panel |
Favs-
panel |
Panel tabs |
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 Mac OS X 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 manager |
SMB/CIFS |
WebDAV |
NFS |
AFP |
FTP |
FISH/SSH |
Altap Salamander |
Yes |
No |
? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
CubicExplorer |
? |
? |
? |
? |
No |
? |
Directory Opus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes (SFTP & SSL) |
Disk Order |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes (FTPS & SFTP) |
Dolphin |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
emelFM2 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Explorer++ |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
No |
No |
Far Manager |
Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
File Commander |
Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
No |
Partial |
Partial |
File Manager |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
FileQuest 7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
Partial |
Finder |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
No |
FreeCommander |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
FSViewer |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
GNOME Commander |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
KFM |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Konqueror |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Krusader |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
muCommander |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Midnight Commander |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Nautilus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
NexusFile |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Nomad.NET |
Yes |
No |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
No |
Path Finder |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (Read Access) |
No |
PCManFM |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
ROX-Filer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
SpeedCommander |
Yes |
? |
Partial |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
SpeedRunner |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Total Commander |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
No |
UltraExplorer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Ultimate Commander |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
Windows Explorer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Xandros File Manager |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Xfe |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Xfm |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
xplorer2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
No |
XYplorer |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
ZTreeWin |
Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
No |
Partial |
Partial |
| File manager |
SMB/CIFS |
WebDAV |
NFS |
AFP |
FTP |
FISH/SSH |
File features
Information on what basic file features the file managers support.
| File Manager |
File compres-
sion |
File encryp-
tion |
Rename busy files |
File pre-
view |
File
colo-
ring filter |
File
selec-
tion filter |
Paste clip-
board
as file |
File and folder reports |
ACL (Access control list)ultra |
Mass Rename |
Altap Salamander |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, multiple |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
CubicExplorer |
? |
Partial |
? |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
No |
Directory Opus |
Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
Yes |
Disk Order |
Yes |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Dolphin |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
Partial |
Double Commander |
Yes |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
emelFM2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
? |
Yes |
No |
? |
Yes |
? |
Explorer++ |
Yes |
Partial |
No |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
FAR Manager |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
File Commander |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
File Manager |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
FileQuest 7 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Finder |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
? |
Yes |
No |
FreeCommander |
Yes |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
FSViewer |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
GNOME Commander |
Yes |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
No |
Yes |
Konqueror |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Krusader |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Nautilus |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
No |
NexusFile |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
Nomad.NET |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
No |
Path Finder |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
PCManFM |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
ROX-Filer |
With helper apps |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
SpeedCommander |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
SpeedRunner |
Partial |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Partial |
Yes |
STDU Explorer |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Total Commander |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Log file |
Yes |
UltraExplorer |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Windows Explorer |
Yes |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
Partial |
Xandros File Manager |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Xfe |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Xfm |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
xplorer2 |
Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
XYplorer |
Yes |
Partial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
ZTreeWin |
Yes |
Partial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| File Manager |
File compres-
sion |
File encryp-
tion |
Rename busy files |
File pre-
view |
File colo-
ring filter |
File selec-
tion filter |
Paste clip-
board
as file |
File and folder reports |
ACL (Access control list) |
Mass Rename |
Browsing features
| File manager |
Browse compressed folders |
Slideshows |
Directory Sizes |
Branch Sizes |
Directory Compare |
Synchronizer |
Find as you type (Type-ahead find) |
Altap Salamander |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Partial (for remote folders) |
Yes |
CubicExplorer |
? |
No |
No |
? |
? |
? |
Partial |
Directory Opus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Disk Order |
Yes |
? |
Partial |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
Dos Navigator / NDN |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
Dolphin |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
emelFM2 |
? |
No |
Partial |
? |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Explorer++ |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
FAR Manager |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
File Commander |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Finder |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
No |
Yes |
FreeCommander |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
FSViewer |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
GNOME Commander |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Konqueror |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes(with konq-plugin) |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
Krusader |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Midnight Commander |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Nautilus |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Nomad.NET |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Path Finder |
No |
Yes |
Partial |
? |
No |
No |
Yes |
PCManFM |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
ROX-Filer |
No |
No |
Yes |
? |
No |
? |
Yes, and browsing with tab completion |
SpeedCommander |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
SpeedRunner |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
No |
Partial |
Yes |
Thunar |
No |
? |
Yes |
? |
No |
No |
Yes |
Total Commander |
Yes |
Yes In plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
UltraExplorer |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Windows Explorer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (in folder tooltips) |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Xandros File Manager |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Xfe |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Xfile |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Xfm |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
xplorer |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
XYplorer |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Partial |
Yes |
ZTreeWin |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| File manager |
Browse compressed folders |
Slideshows |
Directory Sizes |
Branch Sizes |
Directory Compare |
Synchronizer |
Find as you type (Type-ahead find) |
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.
| File manager |
File name/
content
search |
Basic metadata search |
All metadata search |
RegExp |
Boolean (nesting levels) |
Fuzzy logic |
Save searches |
Refined searches |
Altap Salamander |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
CubicExplorer |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
? |
No |
Yes |
Directory Opus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Disk Order |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Dolphin |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
emelFM2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
Partial |
? |
FAR Manager |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
File Commander |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Finder |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
FreeCommander |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Konqueror |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
Krusader |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Nautilus |
Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
Nomad.NET |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Partial |
Path Finder |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
? |
No |
No |
PCManFM |
Yes |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
ROX-Filer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
? |
SpeedCommander |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Total Commander |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Partial |
Windows Explorer |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Xandros File Manager |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Xfe |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Xfile |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Xfm |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
xplorer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
XYplorer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
ZTreeWin |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| File manager |
File name/
content
search |
Basic metadata search |
All metadata search |
RegExp |
Boolean (nesting levels) |
Fuzzy logic |
Save searches |
Refined searches |
Extensibility
What parts of the application can be extended by plugins?
| File manager |
Filesystem support |
Attribute columns |
File previews |
Metadata indexing |
Unicode support |
Visual Themes |
Altap Salamander |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Partial |
No |
Directory Opus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
Yes |
? |
Disk Order |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
|
? |
Dolphin |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
emelFM2 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
|
? |
Far Manager |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
Yes |
No |
Finder |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
FreeCommander |
? |
? |
? |
? |
No |
? |
Konqueror |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
|
? |
Krusader |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
|
? |
Midnight Commander |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Nautilus |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
? |
|
? |
Nomad.NET |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Path Finder |
? |
? |
? |
? |
|
? |
PCManFM |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
ROX-Filer |
|
No |
Yes |
No |
|
? |
SpeedCommander |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
No |
Total Commander |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes In search tool |
Yes |
Partial |
Windows Explorer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
Xandros File Manager |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Xfe |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Xfile |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Xfm |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
xplorer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
XYplorer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
ZTreeWin |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
No |
| File manager |
Filesystem support |
Attribute columns |
File previews |
Metadata indexing |
Unicode support |
Visual Themes |
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