GNOME Commander Alternatives

GNOME Commander is described as '"two-pane" graphical file manager for the GNOME desktop environment. GNOME Commander aims to fulfill the demands of more advanced users who like to focus on file management, their work through special applications and running smart commands' and is a File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GNOME Commander for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Xfce apps. The best GNOME Commander alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNOME Commander are Spacedrive, Total Commander, Dolphin File Manager and FreeCommander.

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  1. Norton Commander is a MS-DOS based file shell that was widely popular due to it's two column design. You could easily copy and move files between one folder or another, execute DOS commands and more.

    16 Norton Commander alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • MS-DOS
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  2. WindowTabs icon
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    Adds tabbed browsing to desktop windows, letting users drag, group, and organize application windows into tabbed sets for improved multitasking, navigation, and clutter reduction. Works with most Windows programs and supports both open source and original features.

    35 WindowTabs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

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

    79 UltraExplorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  4. Nomad.NET icon
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    Nomad.NET is a powerful dual-pane file manager complete with breadcrumbs, thumbnails, integration with explorer plugins, and even support for multiple tabs.

    74 Nomad.NET alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  5. Metro Commander is an orthodox file manager which allows you to manage your files and folders from within the Modern Windows UI interface.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  6. HiFile icon
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    HiFile is the next evolution of file managers. Its mission is to boost your productivity every time you are working with your files or folders. It aims to be better in every aspect - more practical, more versatile, more efficient, more elegant, more customizable, more fun.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. gentoo is a two-pane file manager for the X Window System. gentoo lets the user do (almost) all of the configuration and customizing from within the program itself. If you still prefer to hand-edit configuration files, they're fairly easy to work with since they are written...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. Rodent icon
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    What is Rodent?

    Rodent is fast, small and powerful file manager for the GNU operating system (but it also works in BSD). That's one way to look at it. Another way is to call it a graphic shell (that's probably more accurate).

    Rodent wastes no space on menus or function.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
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    Worker is a file manager for the X Window System on UN*X with low requirements (basically only the X11 libraries). The directories and files are shown in two independent panels (similar to Midnight Commander).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. The Doszip Commander is an LFN-aware TUI file manager (NC clone) with built-in Zip and UnZip for DOS and Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • FreeDOS
    • DOSBox
    • MS-DOS
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  11. emelFM2 icon
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    It is a file manager for UNIX-like operating systems. It uses a simple and efficient interface pioneered by Norton Commander, in the 1980s.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
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