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When comparing fman vs ExplorerMax, the Slant community recommends fman for most people. In the question“What are the best file managers for Windows?” fman is ranked 6th while ExplorerMax is ranked 37th. The most important reason people chose fman is:
Windows, Mac, and Linux are supported.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Works on all operating systems
Windows, Mac, and Linux are supported.
Pro Simple to use
Pro Makes finding commands *by name* easy
Pro Slick
Pro Fast search and organized results
When you search for anything, you can get what you want soon. And your target files are grouped into different categories.
Pro Tabs and bookmarks
Like browsing via Chrome, I can browse my files with tabbing window and collect my favorites. Easy and simple.
Pro Dark and light mode
I've never seen a file manager can match with windows so great like ExplorerMax., especilaly the dark mode.
Pro Stylish design
Everything here is organized and fancy.
Pro Timeline
This fuction can help you track the file history and bulk buttons enables you to clear them selectively.
Pro Adaptive UI
It alters the default Explore a little. But yet very Functional. It also comes with other themes. Dark theme included
Cons
Con No (text) file viewer
Con No explicit bookmark support for directories
It though remembers the visited directories and allows to search in this list in most-recently used order and by name.
Con Mainly for key-board-orientated users
The interface is most naturally navigated by arrows and keystrokes. The target market is software developers.
Con Has no menu bar
Hence it is not well suited for visually orientated users which find or remember commands by using a mouse and a menu. Even the fman's hero Sublime Text uses a menu bar.
Con Requires email address to download
Doesn't say what it will do with this data. It is in contrast to the new laws in Europe where only necessary information is allowed to be collected. A download should not require an email address.
Con Still quite buggy
So, for example, sorting only is remembered if triggered by command and not be clicking the table column header using the mouse.
Con Settings can't be found by the GUI
You need to know which files to edit.
Con Default dark theme
No choice between dull-dark or fresh-light.
Con No portable bundle available
On Windows only a net-installer is available.
Con Resources Usage
The nice UI comes under the expenses of resources. It can severely slow your PC
Con Need more functions
So far, they have released many updates and more surprises are needed.
