Magellan Explorer Alternatives

Magellan Explorer is described as 'Advanced, yet easy to use, Windows file manager based on the powerful dual window pane concept. Previous users of the Norton Commander file manager and similar tools will feel right at home' and is a FTP Client in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Magellan Explorer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Magellan Explorer alternative is WinSCP , which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Magellan Explorer are Double Commander, Files, Total Commander and FreeCommander.

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  1. Thunar icon
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    Thunar is a modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy-to-use. Its user interface is clean, intuitive, and customizable. Thunar is fast and responsive with a good start up time and directory load time.

    89 Thunar alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
     
  2. Explorer++ icon
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    Explorer++ is a free file manager for Windows. Available on Windows XP and above, it features the same familiar interface as Windows Explorer, while introducing several enhancements and improvements for a much richer file browsing experience.

    95 Explorer++ alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. Q-Dir icon
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    Q-Dir makes your files and folder easy to manage. Fast and easy access, with an amazing Quadro-View (4 panes) technique. You dont have to renounce the usual, Drag and Drop, all Views, and other functions of your system. No!

    98 Q-Dir alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  4. Far Manager icon
     178 likes

    Far Manager is a program for managing files and archives in Windows operating systems. Far Manager works in text mode and provides a simple and intuitive interface for performing most of the necessary actions:

    110 Far Manager alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
  5. Multi Commander icon
     115 likes

    Multi Commander is a multi-tabbed file manager and is an alternative to the standard Windows Explorer. It uses the very popular and efficient dual-panel layout.

    91 Multi Commander alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  6. ForkLift icon
     104 likes

    Dual pane macOS file manager featuring SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, cloud drives, real-time activity view, folder sync, drag-and-drop file transfers, preview panel, multi-rename, batch operations, server connections, text editing, themes, and tagging for efficient workflows.

    121 ForkLift alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  7. Krusader icon
     88 likes

    Krusader is an advanced twin panel (commander style) file manager for KDE Plasma and other desktops in the *nix world.

    57 Krusader alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • XQuartz
    • KDE Plasma
     
  8. muCommander icon
     125 likes

    muCommander is a lightweight, cross-platform file manager with a dual-pane interface. It runs on any operating system with Java support (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, *BSD, Solaris...).

    113 muCommander alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Java
     
  9. xplorer² icon
     104 likes

    xplorer² is a desktop file manager combining the simplicity of Windows explorer with the speed and efficiency of traditional dual pane file managers.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  10. Commander One icon
     73 likes

    Swift file manager for Mac that offers a dual-pane interface, multi-tab browsing & advanced search. The PRO Pack adds features like FTP client, cloud integration (Box, Amazon S3), compression & more, enhancing file management capabilities.

    97 Commander One alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  11. Finder icon
     63 likes

    The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes starting up. It opens automatically and stays open as you use other apps. It includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen and the desktop below that.

    147 Finder alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  12. PCMan File Manager (PCManFM) is a file manager application, developed by Hong Jen Yee from Taiwan, which is meant to be a replacement for GNOME Files, Dolphin and Thunar. PCManFM is the standard file manager in LXDE, also developed by the same author in conjunction with other...

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    • Linux
    • LXDE
    • GTK
    • Qt
     
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