Midnight Commander Alternatives

Midnight Commander is described as 'Visual, text-based file manager for terminals supporting copying, moving, deleting, searching, and editing files remotely and locally in full-screen mode' and is a very popular File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Midnight Commander for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best Midnight Commander alternative is FileZilla, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Midnight Commander are Double Commander, Spacedrive, Total Commander and Dolphin File Manager.

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Midnight Commander alternatives are mainly File Managers, but if you're looking for FTP Clients or File Search Utilities you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Windows and Linux. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Midnight Commander.
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  1. noice file browser icon

    noice file browser

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    noice, a blazing-fast lightweight terminal file browser with easy keyboard shortcuts for navigation, opening files and running tasks. noice is developed considering terminal based systems. There is no config file and mime associations are hard-coded.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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  2. Portfolio icon

    Portfolio

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    A minimalist file manager for those who want to use Linux mobile devices.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • PY flagParaguay
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  4. FRSFileMgr icon

    FRSFileMgr

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    FRSFileMgr is a software tool that makes it easy for you to manage the files, directories/folders, and drives on your computer. It has been designed as an alternative to Windows (File) Explorer, the "file manager" provided with the Windows operating system.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FRSFileMgr screenshot 1
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    FileZilla

    Open-source FTP solution offering FTP, FTPS, and SFTP support. FileZilla Pro expands protocol options to WebDAV, Amazon S3, and more with FileZilla Server for comprehensive file management.

    https://filezilla-project.org
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  6. gentoo (file manager) icon

    gentoo (file manager)

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    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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    gentoo (file manager) screenshot 1
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  7. QtFM icon

    QtFM

     3 likes

    Lightweight Linux/BSD File Manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. Raysync icon

    Raysync

     3 likes

    Raysync provides high-speed large file transfer solution for enterprises. Thanks to the proprietary UDP protocol, Raysync achieves maximum file transfer efficiency regardless of network conditions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  11. Metro Commander icon

    Metro Commander

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    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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • EE flagEstonia
    • European Union flagEU
    Metro Commander screenshot 1
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  12. WinFrigate icon

    WinFrigate

     3 likes

    Frigate3 is a handy file manager with built-in file viewers, handy utilities, and a wealth of other options that make managing and browsing through files easy.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
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  13. DoubleXplorer icon

    DoubleXplorer

     3 likes

    DoubleXplorer is a dual-pane file manager for macOS with a range of features, including a Command Palette, rich archive support (7z, Rar, Tar, Zip), file comparison, connection to servers (Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, SFTP, FTP), and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU
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  14. Twin Commander icon

    Twin Commander

     1 like

    Finally, the classic two-pane file navigator for iPhone & iPad — the workflow generations of great programmers grew up with, now rebuilt for modern iOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Global
    Twin Commander screenshot 1
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