Best File Managers for Windows of 2024

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    FileVoyager Reviews

    FileVoyager

    FileVoyager

    Free
    FileVoyager, a freeware Orthodox file manger (OFM), for Microsoft Windows, is a freeware. OFMs are file managers that use two panels of disk browsers. This dual-pane layout makes it easy to transfer files and folders between destinations and sources. FileVoyager offers many tools and functionality. You can browse disks, folders, shares, archives, FTP/FTPS, and folders (real or imaginary) in one place. Browse in different display modes (like a Report or Thumbnail modes). All the usual file operations (rename/copy, move, link delete, recycle, etc.) are possible in the containers mentioned above. Zip, 7Zip 7Zip BZip2, GZip2, Tar, and WIM formats can be packed and unpacked (FileVoyager wraps7-zip). Unpack ARJ and CAB formats (FileVoyager wraps7-zip). Play almost any audio or video format (FileVoyager depends at once on WMP and VLC). Compare files and folders. Synchronize folders.
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    SpeedCommander Reviews

    SpeedCommander

    SpeedCommander

    €22.95 one-time payment
    Dual Window file manager for Windows 7, 8, 10 & 11 (32/64-bit). Many customization options. Viewer for over 80 file formats. Support for 13 archive formats. Access to FTP, FTP/SSL, and SFTP. Support for macros, add-ins, and FTP. Pro, direct cloud storage access. Pro, ISO file support and burn. SpeedCommander Pro can access cloud storage services and write data on CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray media. Always consider both the source and the target of any operation. Choose designs that are based on Office or Visual Studio. Multiple folders can be displayed in one folder window. Automatically switch to another view mode Built-in preview for more than 80 file formats. Create junctions, symbolic links, and hard links. Your current work environment can be saved and restored. In the explorer context menu, select AutoPlay and plug in. Direct access to commonly-used folders or applications 13 archive formats can be created and extracted. AddIn interface to get additional features
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    Unreal Commander Reviews
    Unreal Commander is a freeware file management program for Windows®, Vista/7/8/10/11. Two-panel interface. UNICODE support, extended search of files. Multi-rename tool, synchronization of directories. Support for archives ZIP, 7Z and RAR, CAB, WAI, WIM, TAR and GZ, TGZ. BZ2, TBZ2, LHA. FTP client with thumbnail mode and folder tabs. Support for WLX/WCX/WDX plug-ins. Quick view and built-in viewer. Support for network connections and drag-and drop. History and Hotlist functions. Support for background mode copy/move/delete. Wipe can be used to delete files. Background pictures support. Visual styles: Color categories for files, fonts to all interface elements, and many more. Unreal Commander's many features make it easier to manage your files and folders. Its familiar design makes it easy to use for both novice and advanced users. The file renaming dialog that appears when you copy has an automatic numbering mode.
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    Multi Commander Reviews

    Multi Commander

    Multi Commander

    Free
    Multi Commander is a multi-tabbed file management tool that is an alternative to Windows Explorer. It has a popular and efficient dual-panel layout. Multi Commander provides everything you need to speed up and increase efficiency in your daily file work. Multi Commander has all the basic features of any file manager, such as copy, move, and rename. Multi Commander's greatest strengths are its special features, which allow you to complete more complex tasks with ease. You can perform tasks such as auto-unpacking and auto-sorting; browsing within archives; editing Windows Registry and accessing FTP; searching and viewing files and photos. You can also use the powerful, built-in scripting feature to automate many tasks and increase their functionality. You can do everything right from your keyboard with shortcuts, so you can work efficiently and quickly. Dual pane tabbed interface that works with multiple folders open.
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    Konvertor Reviews

    Konvertor

    Logipole

    Free
    Konvertor is a reliable and fast two-panel, multitab file manager for Windows. It offers viewers for both common and rare file formats. Konvertor allows you to work more efficiently with files. Konvertor doesn't change any Windows settings and does not connect to anything within Windows. Konvertor 5.04 is compatible with 32-bit and 64 bit Windows 10, 8, 8.1, 8 and 7. Konvertor 5.04 works seamlessly with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 10, 8.1, 8, and 7. Konvertor is lightweight and can store all configurations in the same folder it is running from. All file formats can be viewed instantly by built-in viewers. Text and binary files, bitmaps and vector images, videos and audio, as well as 3D files, Office documents and programs files will all be displayed.
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    Ultimate File Manager Reviews
    Ultimate File Manager (UFM), an advanced file manager, is distributed with carefully selected and configured Freeware applications. UFM is a project that provides the best environment for running your favorite applications in one place. The most popular and widely used application of the project, total commander file manager (shareware), or its freeware counterpart multi commander, is well-known. UFM allows you to manage all your files and applications in a simple and effective way. This environment is well-designed, simple-to-use and powerful. It will give you the best experience possible, no matter what you do. Ultimate File Manager was designed for Microsoft Windows platforms and is distributed as an installer to the user. It is written in NSIS/Delphi CE. The installer is easy to use and intuitive. The installer copies all files and configures your system correctly (you can use either normal or portable installation).
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    Vifm Reviews

    Vifm

    Vifm

    Free
    Vifm is a file management tool with a curses interface. It provides a Vim-like environment to manage objects within file systems. Vifm allows you to control your files with just a keyboard shortcut if you are using vi. Vim-like user mappings. Vim-like command line mode with ranges, abbreviations and other features. Registers and marks that resemble Vim. Comparison of directory trees. Operation undoing/redoing/backgrounding. Support for FUSE file systems. You can also apply color schemes to sub-trees. You can customize file decorations according to the type and/or names of the files. Named bookmarks (tags). Less-like preview mode. Advanced file filtering and renaming capabilities. One or two pane views within tabs. Shell-like and external command line editing. Table/grid/tree/miller views of files. Integration with GNU Screen, tmux. Multi-block selection. Cross-platform (GNU/Linux. BSD. Solaris. Windows. Mac OS).
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    Worker Reviews

    Worker

    Ralf Hoffmann

    Free
    Worker is a two-pane file management program for UN*X's X Window System. Two panels separate directories and files display the files. This panel supports many advanced file manipulation features. The main goal is to make file management easy. This includes full keyboard control, as well as assisting with finding files and directories using the history of accessed directories, live filtering and accessing commands using the keyboard. Worker is a free program that was developed by Ralf Hoffmann. It is released under the GNU General Public License V2 and later. VFS support allows for quick and easy access to archives as well as remote sites. Enter the name and arguments of external programs, along with unlimited history. A powerful mechanism to link external programs to hotkeys, buttons, or file types (e.g. gimp.tar.diff, mount) and insert the names of selected files, source, and target directories. Text viewer can be used in an embedded or standalone pane.
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    muCommander Reviews

    muCommander

    muCommander

    Free
    muCommander is an open source, dual-pane file manager that works on all major operating systems. Email files can be copied, moved, renamed, batch renamed, and copied. Multiple tabs and universal bookmarks. Credentials manager. Configurable keyboard shortcuts Google Drive and Dropbox cloud storage Virtual filesystem that supports local volumes, FTP and SFTP. Archives ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR, GZip, BZip2, ISO/NRG, AR/Deb, LST. Checksum calculation. Fully customizable user interface with configurable toolbars and themes. Available in many languages. muCommander is a cross-platform, lightweight file manager that uses a dual-pane interface. MuCommander requires Java 11 or higher. Report bugs, propose new features, answer queries, write documentation, create tutorials videos, or translate the user interface. Open the "natively" document (mapped to shift-enter as default) to launch Open Office.
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    Far Manager Reviews

    Far Manager

    Far Manager

    Free
    Far Manager is a program that manages files and archives on Windows operating systems. Far Manager is a text-mode program that allows you to perform most of the required actions. Far Manager offers a multilingual, configurable interface. Color highlighting and sort groups make file system navigation easier. Far Manager's functionality is greatly enhanced by plugins, which are DLL modules that can be added to the system. This is possible thanks to a special set interfaces called the Plugins API. Plugins are included in Far's standard distribution and can be used to implement FTP client, archive support, temporary panel, network browser, and FTP client.
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    360 Sync Reviews

    360 Sync

    EVOLVE

    $5,000
    All members of your team can now access continuously updated information from multiple applications and platforms. 360 Sync is available through an affordable unlimited access license. It takes less than 30 seconds to set up, and then works behind the scenes so you don't have to worry about file management.
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    NOOMAC File Manager Reviews

    NOOMAC File Manager

    NOOMAC

    $550 one-time payment
    Organizations are known to have a lot of electronic files, such as word processing documents and spreadsheets. It can be a nightmare to manage these files. Many organizations use expensive, complex document management software to manage their documents. However, they rely on Windows Explorer(c), for managing their day to day files. The NOOMAC file manager is designed to simplify file management and save money. The NOOMAC File manager is the best choice for you if your organization uses long filenames or complex directory structures as a crude file management system. This product can be used if you are familiar with Windows Explorer(c). After observing the administrative issues our clients had in managing their files, NOOMAC File Manager was created. It was developed over three years. Many of these clients had previously purchased complex document management software that they used to manage their documents.
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    ExplorerMax Reviews

    ExplorerMax

    ExplorerMax

    $5.95 per month
    Chrome-styled tabs allow you to open multiple files in one window. It's easy for you to switch between them. You can add bookmarks to your favorites by using a drag-and drop. This will give you a better overview of the main part and help you to focus on it. Timeline allows you to track which file was opened at a given moment. You can see your browsing history divided into four groups: Today, Yesterday, Last Week, and Latest Month. The parent path will then be visible. You can also clear unwanted history or select them. ExplorerMax is fast and you don't have to suffer from slow searches. You can get grouped results within seconds if you enter the keyword into the search box and specify the target file type. Dual-pane is great for fluent interactions between tabs. It saves time and helps you avoid frequent tab-switching.
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    Windows File Explorer Reviews
    File Explorer is the default file manager for Windows operating systems. File Explorer in Windows 11 allows you to quickly and easily access the files you need. It can be accessed in Windows 11 by selecting it from the taskbar or the Start Menu, or pressing the Windows logo key +E on your keyboard. How to use File Explorer To pin a folder for Quick access, right-click or press and hold the folder and choose Pin to Quick Access. Select the file you wish to share, and then click Share on the ribbon. Select the file or folder you wish to move and then click Cut on the ribbon. Navigate to the desired location and then choose Paste.
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    Aerize Explorer Reviews
    Everyone has been waiting for the file manager they have been looking for. Aerize Explorer allows direct file system access and allows you to copy and move files between devices and removable storage card. You can view files on both your device and external storage cards using a familiar folder browsing interface. Aerize Explorer is the first file manager that Windows Phone can use to read and write files, folders, and storage cards to the device file system and the device file system. Browse files and folders on your removable media card or device, search for videos, photos, and music files. This file explorer recognizes common file types like images, videos, music, PDF files. It can also launch the associated application to help you browse basic file information. Aerize Explorer allows you to explore the entire file system.
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    Metro Commander Reviews

    Metro Commander

    Finebits

    $9.10 one-time payment
    Metro Commander is an orthodox folder manager that allows you to manage files and folders within the Modern Windows UI interface. You can easily create, view, preview, rename and copy files and folders. Navigation buttons (back, forward and up) make it easier to browse your documents. You can also use thumbnail previews and shortcuts to your Images Music and Videos folders. You can also add shortcuts for your favorite folders. Log into your SkyDrive account to manage your online files. You can quickly browse files and folders.
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    ETCETERA ECM Reviews
    ECM is an ETCETERA®, (ETC), module that allows online browser-based file and document management for almost any purpose. ECM is a fourth-generation, highly customizable product. It can be used to scan in the browser at maximum speed and store and access more than 300 file types. The Scalable Vector Graphics viewer supports HTML5 and mobile access. ECM is a technology platform that can be used to organize, acquire and catalog files of all types. ECM applications are client-managed and organized according to the client's document classes. ECM makes it easy to acquire and access content. Users can access content from different sources easily within the application. EPM allows users to seamlessly connect other applications (such the corporate ERP). This is done in three easy steps.
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    Digital File Manager Reviews
    Companies that are resourceful constantly seek ways to lower operational costs. Businesses are wasting time, money, resources and effort by storing and moving paperwork. Paper documents can be difficult to share, expensive to file, take up lots of storage space, and are difficult for people to retrieve. ENet Docs is a web-based service that improves efficiency and profits margins. It also allows remote access to your most important documents. ENet Docs allows you to quickly locate the documents you need, no matter where they are located. ENet Docs makes it easier to automate workflows, control business documents, and improve efficiency. No matter how many documents are received, all are automatically indexed and converted to a searchable PDF. Then, they are routed to the correct destination. ENet Docs eliminates the need to name, move or link any type of document.
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    FileBoss Reviews

    FileBoss

    Bekker Technologies

    $43.95 one-time fee
    FileBoss Windows - Search File Content and Find Files & folders Fast. FileBoss Features: Open directories or folders in a fraction of a second. Find all files, directories, and folders that contain an expression in a blink of an eye. You can save, copy, and move files within the program or any other application such as Excel, Word, Adobe Reader, Open Office writer, Thunderbird, Outlook. You can search all files for keywords and exclude files that do not contain them. For example, you want a list of all files that contain engine and car. However, you don't want files that include the word motorcycle. Attach files to email without having to navigate through the directory tree. Insert pictures quickly into documents from any directory.
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    Fluent File Explorer Reviews

    Fluent File Explorer

    Microsoft

    $6.89 one-time payment
    Windows Store version Windows File Explorer with Fluent Design. Fluent Design offers the possibility to experiment with custom tints. A beautiful, fully customizable File Explorer lets you manage your files. You can navigate your file system with ease using either a list view or tree view. You can copy, move, rename and create files and folders. You can also share files with other Windows Store apps, such as emailing files. You can manipulate files from any location on your computer, including removable media like USB drives and network drives (mapped or unmapped path). Send me your bug reports and feature requests via the email link. I will work with you to fix/implement them. If you don't find your preferred color scheme, please mail me and I will try to get it in.
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    File Browser Reviews
    File Browser is a create-your-own-cloud-kind of software where you can install it on a server, direct it to a path and then access your files through a nice web interface. There are many features available! File Browser is a single binary that can be used as an executable. Some might prefer to use File Browser with Docker or Caddy. Caddy is a great web server that supports HTTPS by default. It is easy to install, regardless of which system you use. You can customize File Browser by changing the name of your installation, adding a global style sheet, and using your own logotype. There are three configuration options available to address this issue:
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    NexusFile Reviews
    nexusfile is a dual-pane file manager. Although it looks simple, it has powerful features. Archive, FTP and Advanced Rename are just a few of the many functions available. You can change the look of the program by changing skin and color setting. You can also customize shortcuts.
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    Allen Explorer Reviews

    Allen Explorer

    Allen Xiang

    $10/year/PC
    Allen Explorer is a file manager software. Simple and beautiful interface design inspired by Chrome. Multi-tab pages, favorites and dual windows are supported. Files/folders may be pinged, marked with color, added comments, etc. Optimize the file operation experience.
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    Frigate3 Reviews
    Frigate3 is a handy file management tool that includes built-in file viewers (DBF and HTML, DOC, Excel), useful utilities (TreeNotes and StartUp Manager, Calculator and SmartPad), and many other options that make it easy to manage and browse files. Frigate3 is a modern, full-functional file manager that offers network support, FTP file administration (include SFTP protocols and FTPS protocols), and various file compressions and encryption options (zip. arj. rar. jar. ace. ha. lha. zoo. limit. hyper). A program-sorting feature allows computer users to quickly and easily find media files on HDDs and external drives. The multithreaded program engine can handle multiple concurrent file operations such as copying and downloading, moving, searching for, extracting, compressing, uploading, and moving files.