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  1. 7-Zip icon
     4780 likes

    Efficient file archiver offering superior compression and encryption. Supports multiple formats such as TAR, ZIP, with a unique self-extracting feature.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    Main Window
    Add to Archive
    Options
    114 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent137 reviews
  2. PeaZip icon
     669 likes

    PeaZip is free file archiver utility, based on Open Source technologies of 7-Zip, p7zip, FreeArc, PAQ, and PEA projects, for Linux, macOS and Windows.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    PeaZip
    Archive creation
    Archive extraction
    +4
    PeaZip on macOS
    98 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good46 reviews
  3. Double Commander icon
     605 likes

    Cross-platform file manager with dual-panel design based on Total Commander. Features include advanced searching, tabbed browsing, and plugin support.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Double Commander screenshot 1
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    +7
    Double Commander screenshot 3
    135 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good44 reviews
  4. Files icon
     176 likes

    Modern Windows file manager with tabbed browsing, dual-pane view, column navigation, integrated archive tools, file tagging, QuickLook support, and appearance customization.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Files screenshot 1
    Files screenshot 1
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    +4
    Files screenshot 3
    123 alternatives
    3.5
    Good35 reviews
  5. Spacedrive icon
     160 likes

    Open-source, cross-platform explorer with a distributed filesystem in Rust, organizing files securely across cloud and local storage on multiple devices.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Spacedrive screenshot 1
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    +3
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    82 alternatives
    3.8
    Good12 reviews
  6. WinMerge icon
     562 likes

    WinMerge is an open source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    File Comparison
    3-way File Comparison
    Folder Comparison Results
    +4
    Folder Compare Tree View
    75 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent12 reviews
  7. TagStudio icon
     68 likes

    TagStudio is a photo & file organization application with an underlying tag-based system that focuses on giving freedom and flexibility to the user. No proprietary programs or formats, no sea of sidecar files, and no complete upheaval of your filesystem structure.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    TagStudio homepage
    21 alternatives
  8. Flow Launcher icon
     94 likes

    Dedicated to make your workflow flow more seamlessly. Aimed at being more than an app launcher, it searches, integrates and expands on functionalities. Flow will continue to evolve, designed to be open and built with the community at heart.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Chocolatey
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    +2
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    51 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent11 reviews
  9. TagSpaces icon
     245 likes

    Privacy-focused, cross-platform tool for tagging, browsing and managing files or folders, with note-taking, Kanban, S3 cloud support, and web clipping.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Cross-platform file tagging
    Presenting folders as Kanban boards
    Automatic thumbnail generation
    +5
    File Browsing with instant preview for many file types
    102 alternatives
    2.9
    Poor11 reviews
  10. NanaZip icon
     63 likes

    NanaZip is an open source file archiver intended for the modern Windows experience, forked from the source code of well-known open source file archiver 7-Zip.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    NanaZip screenshot 1
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    93 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent17 reviews
  11. Papra icon
     31 likes

    Minimal open-source platform for digital document management and archiving, supporting full-text search, tagging, content extraction, email ingestion, and self-hosting.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Papra screenshot 1
    20 alternatives
  12. GNOME Files icon
     223 likes

    GNOME Files, formerly known as Nautilus, is the official file manager for the GNOME desktop, giving the user a simple way to navigate and manage its files.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
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    +2
    GNOME Files screenshot 3
    64 alternatives
  13. SquirrelDisk icon
     66 likes

    SquirrelDisk shows you exactly what's taking up all that space and helps you clear it out. Using SquirrelDisk is a matter of clicking one button to easily find all the huge files on your computer.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SquirrelDisk screenshot 1
    90 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent8 reviews
  14. Visual, text-based file manager for terminals supporting copying, moving, deleting, searching, and editing files remotely and locally in full-screen mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
    Midnight Commander screenshot 1
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    +1
    Midnight Commander screenshot 3
    106 alternatives
    4.1
    Very Good7 reviews
  15. Tokri icon
     18 likes

    Desktop utility providing a local basket for drag and drop of text, URLs, images, and files. Allows copying or moving items and supports Mac, Windows, Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flatpak
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    18 alternatives
  16. QTTabBar icon
     179 likes

    QTTabBar is an extension for Windows Explorer that brings tabbed browsing to Microsoft's file browser. It comes with a number of nifty features including a favorites function for launching folders and applications, groupings of folders that can be opened together, tooltip...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Tabbed Explorer
    QTTabBar screenshot 1
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    36 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent25 reviews
  17. Superfile icon
     35 likes

    Terminal-based file manager featuring customizable themes, multi-panel views, keyboard shortcuts, offline support, no tracking, ad-free operation, and plugin extensibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    39 alternatives