trolCommander Alternatives

trolCommander is described as '- fork of the free and opensource muCommander filemanager' and is a popular File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to trolCommander for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Android apps. The best trolCommander alternative is WinSCP , which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like trolCommander are Double Commander, Files, Spacedrive and Total Commander.

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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
File Manager
Origin
Estonia
EU
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Estonia
EU
Good alternative?Is Metro Commander a good alternative to trolCommander?
DCommander
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DCommander is a two-pane file manager that gives you full control over your computer's filesystem.
105 DCommander alternatives
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
File Manager
FTP Client
Origin
Austria
EU
Platforms
Mac
Austria
EU
+2
Good alternative?Is DCommander a good alternative to trolCommander?
Trove File Explorer
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Efficient macOS file manager with native SwiftUI offers familiar Windows-style cut and paste, tabs, multi-panel browsing, deep sidebar navigation, Quick Look, file previews, conflict handling, external drive support, advanced search, and multi-language localization.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
File Manager
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Germany
EU
+7
Good alternative?Is Trove File Explorer a good alternative to trolCommander?
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Worker
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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
Application type
File Manager
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Linux
BSD
Germany
EU
+1
W
Good alternative?Is Worker a good alternative to trolCommander?
Electerm
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electerm is a terminal/ssh/sftp client(linux, mac, win) based on electron/node-pty/xterm/antd and many other libs, it works like a combination of guake and xshell.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Terminal Emulator
File Manager
Origin
China
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Electron
Homebrew
AppImage
npm
JavaScript
Fedora
China
Good alternative?Is Electerm a good alternative to trolCommander?
Magellan Explorer
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Magellan Explorer is an 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.
88 Magellan Explorer alternatives
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
FTP Client
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Good alternative?Is Magellan Explorer a good alternative to trolCommander?
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W
Wal Commander
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Multi-platform file manager for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and OS X.

Advantages: has a built-in terminal! have editor with syntax highlighting has a text viewer

It has built a virtual file system (smb, ftp, sftp) there is the graphics and (version 0.18.0) cons.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
File Manager
File Copy
Origin
Russia
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Russia
+2
W
Good alternative?Is Wal Commander a good alternative to trolCommander?
FenrirFS
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FenrirFS is a file management application that allows you to organize and label files using colors, stars, and tags, preview files without opening them, and automatically sync folders.
102 FenrirFS alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
File Manager
Platforms
Windows
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ExplorerEx
3 likes
A Swift, Multi-Tabbed, Modern UI and Humanized File Explorer.
66 ExplorerEx alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
File Manager
Origin
China
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
China
Good alternative?Is ExplorerEx a good alternative to trolCommander?
FE File Explorer
2 likes
The one-stop files solution.
119 FE File Explorer alternatives
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
File Manager
Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
Mac
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
United Kingdom
+9
Good alternative?Is FE File Explorer a good alternative to trolCommander?
TheCommander
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TheCommander is a native dual-panel file manager for macOS, inspired by the proven interface concept of classic file managers like Total Commander. The app is built entirely in Swift/SwiftUI and offers efficient, keyboard-driven file management.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
File Manager
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Germany
EU
+8
Good alternative?Is TheCommander a good alternative to trolCommander?
FolderFresh
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FolderFresh is a small tool that organises messy folders automatically. It sorts files into simple categories such as Documents, Images, Videos, Audio, Archives, Code, and Other.
59 FolderFresh alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
File Search
Origin
South Africa
Platforms
Windows
South Africa
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