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XtraFinder
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Doesn't work on recent macOS versions without a workaround
This tool doesn't work on recent macOS versions, except if you try workaraound that may or may not work. It involves disabling System Integrity Protection and details on how to do it can be found on the XtraFinder website.
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Free
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Old full-size color labels from OS X < 10.9
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Adds useful toolbar items
XtraFinder provides useful options for toolbar such as: Launch as Root, New Terminal Here, New File..., and Select...
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Additional right-click options
Xtra Finder provides additional options when performing the right click.
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Custom hotkeys
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Copy Path
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Can open a terminal in set position
XtraFinder can open up a terminal from the right-click menu in given path with "New Terminal Here".
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Dual panel
Split the Finder window into to windows to achieve better file handling.
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Colored icons in the Finder sidebar
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nnn
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Superfast
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CLI, default interface very simplified (supports mouse)
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Rich set of plugins
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Extremely lightweight (120 kb)
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Unique navigate-as-you-type mode
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Awesome new features being added in every release
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Minimal configuration with sane defaults
Default options and navigation is simple to grasp.
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Has a great wiki
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Sessions
Save and resume sessions.
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Supports cd-on-quit
Allows for quick switching between nnn and the terminal.
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Previews
The file manager has recently added support for preview hovered files using various methods.
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Integrates with the desktop environment and opens files in the default applications
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Reasonably well-documented
However, it requires some prior knowledge of inner workings of Linux and there are no tutorials (yet). NNN author is making up for this by actively responding to GitHub issues.
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Customizable icons and colors
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Platforms:
Linux, macOS, Termux, Raspberry Pi
License:
BSD-2-Clause
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Far Manager
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Keyboard-oriented
Far Manager's interface encourages keyboard operation - all actions are easily accessible with keyboard shortcuts, you can quickly record macros for any repeatable action, there are no screen redraws if it is not necessary and that makes everything faster.
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Blocking operations
Operations such as copy, move, delete, etc are blocking, and you have to wait for them to complete before you can continue. Though you can cancel the operation with the escape key.
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Open source
Released under BSD license.
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Only for Windows
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Two-panel interface
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Always uses monospace font
Which makes long file names look extremely wide
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Many plugins
There are may of them, and you can write them in any languages, including Python.
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Does not support scrolling with mouse
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Editor with syntax highlighting
Every Far feature is also true for its editor. You can setup an external editor if you like, but the included editor works really well and features syntax highlighting.
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Text-based interface
Far Manager does not use a GUI like most windows applications nowadays. This may prove difficult to use for people who are not familiar with text-based user interfaces.
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Easily recorded macros
Hit "Ctrl-." and start recording your boring sequence. Hit "Ctrl-." again to assign it a key. You can use Lua if you need more advanced macros.
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Folder shortcuts not available in Alt+F1/F2 menus
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Numeric sorting option
E.g. readme-9.txt before readme-10.txt
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Extremely fast
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Offline context help
Just press F1 when you need it. No internet connection or browser is required.
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Themeable
Fully themeable, allowing you to change the colors of every part of the interface.
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Scrippting support via LUA
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Platforms:
Windows
32 or 64 bit:
Both
Integrated Shell:
Yes
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Double Commander
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Multi-platform (Linux, Windows, MacOS X)
You can use same tool in all desktop OS environments.
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Apparently only one developer
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Source code is available (true free software)
If the developer loses interest there is at least the possibility that someone else will pick up the torch.
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Freeze after mouse double-click on directory list item
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Configurable
Lots of options allow you to configure DC the way it suits you best: Tools, Fonts, Colors, Hotkeys, Mouse, Fileviews, Plugins, Layout, Toolbars, Tabs, Icons etc.
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Much slower on Linux and Mac than on Windows
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Directory Hotlist
Save shortcuts to folders. Organize them in a treeview with submenus. Define a name and sorting for each entry.
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Source code written in Pascal language
But this does not affect users negatively. It's just programmers problem.
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Powerful tcmd-like search tool (alt+F7)
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Not developed anymore for Mac
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tcmd-like multi-rename tool (CTRL+M)
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Can't edit files on remote FTP servers
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DC uses TCmd plugin API
so you can use documentation from Total Commander for writing plugins. WCX (packer), WDX (content), WFX (file system), WLX (lister).
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Closely follows TotalCommander UX
For instance, the 'Settings | Layout' pane is quasi-identical to TCs.
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Very sophisticated
Although it is lightweight and simple to use, it can do very sophisticated tasks, like copying files from directories which have a certain extension or file size or have a certain text pattern in them. Also, it's very customizable and stable.
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It's that good, you can replace tcmd on windows too
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Source code written in (Object) PASCAL
It's all a matter of perspective. I'm not for an argument about IDE's, frameworks etc, but to me that's a big plus. I think it should be a tie, it's either a pro or a con or should that be neither a pro nor a con. It just depends on context.
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Platforms:
Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD
License:
GPL-2.0-only
Technology:
Free Pascal
User Interface:
GUI
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Midnight Commander
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Intuitive interface
Midnight commander uses the full screen of the terminal in a very efficient way. It displays two panels for files horizontally. On the bottom it has the most useful commands with their corresponding key attached. All of this makes for a very intuitive interface both for beginners and experienced users.
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File viewer: searching can be quite cumbersome
Especially searching next or previous.
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Can be run in the terminal 
Being a terminal application means that it's suited for people who spend most of their time on the terminal because they don't have to switch windows in order to open their file manager. It also means that they can use it both locally and remotely.
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No directory bookmarks
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Easy to use
Midnight commander is easy and intuitive to use. The most common commands are displayed in the bottom (move, copy, paste, delete, edit, view, make directory). Files can be selected with the arrow keys which move the cursor through them. The Enter key goes down in a directory. To move the focus between two panels the tab key is used.
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No easy way to change colors matching certain files
There probably is a possibility, but it is not easy.
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Lightweight
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Quirky and hard to remember shortcuts
E.g. when trying to take the current directory's path to the command line.
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Stable
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Lacks drag and drop feature
With midnight commander you cannot drag and drop files to move them around. Instead, you have to do the necessary actions in order to move files around (cut and paste or copy and delete).
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Often available in default repository
and hence easy to install by usually package manager.
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Can only be run in the terminal
MC lacks a standalone GUI option.
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Lynx-like motion
Cursor+left to go to parent directory, cursor+right to go into child directory.
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Well-presented
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Platforms:
Windows, Mac, Linux
Technology:
C
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Disk Order 
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No move across Window function
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FTP/SFTP support 
Can be used to connect to a server over FTP/SFTP.
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Built-in viewer
Disk Order has a built-in viewer for html, rtf, mov, mp3, jpg, gif, tiff and many other file formats.
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Versatile dual-pane interface
Disk Order is split in two side-by-side panes each of which can have tabs with different views. Great for easily managing files.
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Ranger
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Can be used in terminal
Which makes for a good choice of file explorer for those that use machines without a GUI.
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Bloated
Written in a scripted language. Enabling file previews makes it even slower.
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Minimalist and efficient
There is no need for icons of files if headings are used. Previews of text documents and a simple design creates and efficient workflow.
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Depends heavily on third party utilities
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Vim-like bindings
Ranger has Vim-like keybindings which help a lot in increasing efficiency and speed up the workflow.
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Difficult learning curve for people who are not used to Vim
Since it uses many of vim's keybindings, it may be hard for someone who does not use vim or does not know how to use vim to learn how to work with this file manager.
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Extensible, scriptable (with python)
Ranger allows the use of various scripts for calling on individual or multiple files, for file previews, or for other operations. In commands.py the "my_edit"-function can be extended to do whatever in python can be done. Target files can be the file under the cursor (self.fm.thisfile.path), the files marked/selected in the current tab (self.fm.thistab.get_selection() ) and the files in the copy-buffer (add/remove: ya, yr) (respectively the delete-buffer: add/remove da/dr) (both: self.fm.copy_buffer). The most appropriate list of files can be found out automatically, like so: if self.fm.copy_buffer: for file in self.fm.copy_buffer: ... elif self.fm.thistab.get_selection(): for file in self.fm.thistab.get_selection(): ... else: file = self.fm.thisfile.path ...
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No way to calculate folder size
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File preview
Unlike other terminal file managers, Ranger can preview many files, including text files, archives, etc, but also pdf files, pictures and videos.
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Needs heavy configuration to setup
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Bookmark system
Makes it easy to jump to any specific folder locations you work with.
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No built-in ability to navigate FTP/SSH
Most other GUI-based file managers provide easy bookmarking and browsing of multiple FTP & SSH locations using either keys or keychain stored user credentials. Ranger doesn't have this.
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Easily used with SSH
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A great idea but not GUI friendly
May be difficult to get past the fact that it asked for commands dd and cc and the likes to cut and or paste. Arch-Linux normally prides itself on not over-complicating things. Too bad ... a great idea with the 3 Smart Columns, but why would anyone prefer to need to learn 30 commands in order to cut and paste or copy a file or folder, or to see/change permissions.
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Image preview support
Ranger can use w3m to preview images in terminal through framebuffer.
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Fast and responsive
This software is super fast and responsive in navigation.
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Treeview and listview (equal viewports) possible
Supports any number of viewports on folders side by side.
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PDF preview
This may fall under "File preview", but it is a very powerful feature for PDF files in particular.
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Leap
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Built-in search
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Adware
Softpedia labels Vuze as adware due to including the Vuze toolbar and install promotional software.
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Straightforward interface
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Inappropriate Tor Implementation
Vuze includes Tor-support which is inappropriate for torrenting as clogs volunteer's bandwidth and exit nodes by default block standard BitTorrent ports.
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Only Supports Windows
Does not support other operating systems.
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Not Open-Source/Libre
Is proprietary software.
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Inactive Development
Latest release is from 2017.
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License:
Proprietary
Price:
$ 25.99
Platform:
Windows/Mac
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ForkLift 3
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Best UX/UI'd file manager on the market
It's just a perfectly crafted app, try and enjoy
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Like Apple, it does not standardize file size. Mixes up KBs, MBs GBs in the same column which makes it very difficult to review file sizes
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Rewritten in Swift
Forklift 3 is a significant update from FL2, having been rewritten entirely in Swift.
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Like Apple, shows the date of Today's file as "Today" instead of the actual date
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Optional dark UI
In addition to the default Mac gray UI, Forklift 3 offers an alternate "Dark Mode" featuring light text elements against dark backgrounds.
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Does not sync the "selected" folders (i.e. highlighted ones), but the "current" folders (i.e. the top of the visible tree.)
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Connect to and mount lots of storage options
FTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Google Drive, Rackspace CloudFiles, SMB, AFP, NFS, VNC, etc.
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Does not show the fixed tree section in the left pane of a dual horizontal panes
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Easily toggle hidden files
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Built-in application remover
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Finder.app
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Built-In
Comes with your system, and is updated alongside the rest of it, so it should never break suddenly or lag in terms of supported features. This is the finder most software will expect to find and use.
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Very few features
Need for a lot of external tools.
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Applescript
Finder is well-supported by Applescript and/or Automator.
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No cut option in context menu
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No right click > create new folder option
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Write index hidden files to all external storages you connect to
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Sorts folders between files in some settings
Folders and sorting gets weird in some cases.
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subfolders side-by-side but no file details
The side-by-side view of several sub folders is useful for many people, but in this view you loose all file details.
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