When comparing Q-Dir (the Quad Explorer) vs Explorer++, the Slant community recommends Q-Dir (the Quad Explorer) for most people. In the question“What are the best file managers for Windows 10?” Q-Dir (the Quad Explorer) is ranked 6th while Explorer++ is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Q-Dir (the Quad Explorer) is:
Every window can be separately customized. You can choose between different views from 1 to 4 windows, and every window can have multiple tabs!
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Pros
Pro Highly manageable multiple windows
Every window can be separately customized. You can choose between different views from 1 to 4 windows, and every window can have multiple tabs!
Pro You can view 4 windows simultaneously
Pro You can use tabs in every window
Pro Portable
Pro Free
Pro Does not use a lot of RAM
Q-dir with 4 windows and with 4 tabs in every window uses only 39mb of RAM on Win10x64.
Pro Fast and stable
Pro Very customizable
Pro Q-Dir allows you to save folder combinations as a favourite to open any time
Up to 64 folder combinations can be saved in a favorite, since each of the four windows is equipped with tabs (ie 4 x 16 tabs 4 x Tree View plus 4 x Address Bar).
Pro Open source
GPLv3.
Pro Supports the standard Send To menu
It supports the standard Send To menu which helps to install extentions which rely on the Windows API only.
Pro Supports bookmarks
Pro Tab design
Cons
Con Sometimes may have bugs
Con Needs modern UI design
Con No search
Con Does not work with Quicklook
Con Has some issues with context menu integration
Some context menu integrations work, others don't. git-bash and cmder don't seem to work, for example, but kdiff3 does.