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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of notable '''[[file manager]]s'''.

==General information==

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|-
! rowspan="2" | Name
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! colspan="2" data-sort-type="date" | Initial release
! rowspan="2" | Platform
! colspan="2" data-sort-type="date" | Latest release
! rowspan="2" | [[Software license|License]]
! rowspan="2" | Cost
|-
! Version <!-- initial version -->
! Date <!-- initial date: YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
! Version <!-- latest stable version -->
! Date <!-- latest stable date: YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Altap Salamander]]
| Altap
| 
| 1997-08-15
| Windows
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3509597|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q3509597|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Commander One]]
| Eltima Software
| 
| 2015-08-04
| macOS
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q21043313|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q21043313|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|US$29.95{{efn|name="demo"|Demo, trial or lite version available at no cost.}}}}
|-
! rowspan="5" {{rh}} | [[Directory Opus]]
| rowspan="5" | Jonathan Potter<br />GPSoftware
| rowspan="4" | 1
| rowspan="4" | 1990-01-03
| AmigaOS
| 4.16<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dopus.free.fr/download.php|title=Directory Opus 4 Research Project}}</ref>
| 2001-07-04
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0]]}}
| rowspan="4" {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
| AmigaOS
| rowspan="3" | 5.91<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/dopus5allamigas/files/|title=Dopus5}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" | 2015-08-30
| rowspan="3" {{open source|[[AROS Public License|APL]]}}
|-
| AROS
|-
| MorphOS
|-
| 6
| 2001-06-18
| Windows
| 12.27<ref>{{Cite web |title= Release History |url= https://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus12/index.html#!Documents/Release_History.htm |access-date= 2022-07-27 |website= gpsoft.com.au}}</ref>
| 2022-03-21
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|[[Australian dollar|A$]]49 Lite<br />[[Australian dollar|A$]]89 Pro}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dired]]
| Integral part of [[Emacs]].<br />Part of the [[GNU project]].
| 
| ~1976<ref>{{cite web |url=https://invisible-island.net/ded/dating-dired.html |title=Dating Dired |at=Adoption by emacs |author=Thomas E. Dickey |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref>
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1227545|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1227545|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! rowspan="5" {{rh}} | [[Dolphin (file manager)|Dolphin]]
| rowspan="5" | [[KDE]]
| rowspan="5" | 0.5
| rowspan="5" | 2006-06-07
| BSD
| rowspan="5" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q816725|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| rowspan="5" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q816725|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| rowspan="5" {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
| rowspan="5" {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
| Linux
|-
| macOS
|-
| Unix
|-
| Windows
|-
! rowspan="3" {{rh}} | [[DOS Navigator]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Ritlabs]]
| rowspan="3" | 0.90
| rowspan="3" | 1991
| DOS
| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1250911|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1250911|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| rowspan="3" {{open source|[[BSD licenses|BSD-3-Clause]]}}
| rowspan="3" {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
| OS/2
|-
| Windows
|-
! {{rh}} | [[DOS Shell]]
| [[Microsoft]] / [[IBM]]
| 
| 1988
| DOS
| 
| 1998
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|Part of [[MS-DOS]]/[[PC DOS]].}}}}
|-
! rowspan="5" {{rh}} | [[Double Commander]] <!-- preview release -->
| rowspan="5" | Alexander Koblov{{efn|Alexander Koblov also known as ''alexx2000''.}}
| rowspan="5" | 
| rowspan="5" | 2007
| BSD
| rowspan="5" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4037550|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| rowspan="5" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q4037550|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
| rowspan="5" {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
| rowspan="5" {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
| Linux
|-
| macOS
|-
| Unix
|-
| Windows
|-
! rowspan="3" {{rh}} | [[emelFM2]]
| rowspan="3" | tooar
| rowspan="3" | 
| rowspan="3" | 2003-09-06
| BSD
| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q248253|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q248253|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| rowspan="3" {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
| rowspan="3" {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
| Linux
|-
| Unix
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Explorer++]]
| David Ercig
| 
| 2008-01-08
| Windows
| 1.4.0 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Release Explorer++ 1.4.0 · derceg/explorerplusplus |url=https://github.com/derceg/explorerplusplus/releases/tag/version-1.4.0 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=GitHub |language=en}}</ref>
| 2024-01-28
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-only]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Far Manager]]
| Eugene Roshal<br />Far Group
| 
| 1996
| Windows (Linux, Mac, BSD via [[far2l]])
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1386527|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1386527|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[BSD licenses|BSD-3-Clause]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File Explorer]]{{efn|File Explorer previously known as ''Windows Explorer''.}}
| [[Microsoft]]
| 
| 1995-08-24
| Windows
| 
| 2015-07-29
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|name="bundled-windows"|Part of [[Microsoft Windows]].}}}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File Manager (Windows)|File Manager]]
| [[Microsoft]]<br />Ian Ellison-Taylor
| 
| 1990
| Windows
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1172307|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1172307|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[MIT License|MIT]]}}<ref name="WinfileGithub" />
| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|name="bundled-windows"}}}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Files (Apple)]]
| [[Apple Inc.]]
| 
| 2017-09-19
| macOS
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q30612706|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q30612706|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|Part of [[iOS]].}}}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Files by Google]]
| [[Google LLC]]
| 
| 2017-12-05
| Android
| 1.2263.598736326.1<ref>{{cite web |title=Files by Google - Apps on Google Play |url= https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.files|accessdate=January 25, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
| 2024-01-21
| {{proprietary}}
| {{Free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GeoManager]]
| [[Berkeley Softworks]]{{efn|Berkeley Softworks later renamed to ''GeoWorks Corporation''.}}<br />[[Breadbox Ensemble]]{{efn|Breadbox Ensemble founded as ''Breadbox Computer Company''.}}
| 
| 1990
| GEOS
| 
| 2009
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|Part of [[PC/GEOS]]}}}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Macintosh Finder|Finder]]
| [[Apple Inc.]]
| 
| 1984-01
| macOS
| 10.10.5
| 2015-08-13
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|Part of [[macOS]]}}}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (File Manager)|ForkLift]]
| BinaryNights
| 
| 2007-06-01
| macOS
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q30603625|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q30603625|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|US$29.95{{efn|name="demo"}}}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[gentoo (file manager)|gentoo]]
| Emil Brink
| 
| {{dunno}}
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q288753|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q288753|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-only]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Commander]]
| GNOME Commander
| 
| 2001-09
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1533264|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1533264|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Files]]{{efn|GNOME Files formerly known as ''Nautilus''.}}
| [[Eazel]]
| 
| 2001-04-11
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q240298|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q240298|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Konqueror]]
| KDE
| 
| 2000-10
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q178565|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q178565|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Krusader]]
| Krusader Krew
| 
| 2000-07-11
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1342934|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1342934|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Midnight Commander]]{{efn|Midnight Commander also known as ''mc''.}}
| Miguel de Icaza<br />GNU
| 
| 1994-05{{efn|The exact history is unknown. This date comes from changelog entries in the src/TODO file in the Git repository (SHA1: eb6b3842a). But it is probably earlier than that. Dec 1997 was release v4.1 already.}}
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1340000|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1340000|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[muCommander]]
| Maxence Bernard
| 
| 2002-02-17
| Windows, Linux, macOS
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1943898|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1943898|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nemo (file manager)|Nemo]]
| [[Linux Mint]]
| 1.0.0
| 2012-07
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q6991197|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q6991197|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]{{efn|Nemo is part of the [[Cinnamon (Desktop Environment)]].}}}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[nnn (file manager)|nnn]]
| Arun Prakash Jana
| 
| 2017-04-13
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q69904311|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q69904311|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[BSD licenses|BSD-2-Clause]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nomad.NET]]
| Eugene Sichkar
| 2.2.0.537 beta
| 2008-08-14
| 
| 3.2.0.2890
| 2016-06-13
| {{proprietary}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! rowspan="2" {{rh}} | [[Norton Commander]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Peter Norton Computing]]<br />[[NortonLifeLock|Symantec]] corporation
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 1986
| DOS
| 5.51
| 1998-07-01
| rowspan="2" {{proprietary}}
| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|?}}
|-
| Windows
| 2.01
| 1999-02-01
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Path Finder]]{{efn|Path Finder originally known as ''SNAX''.}}
| Cocoatech
| 
| 2001-04
| macOS
| 9.1
| 2020-03-24
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|US$36.00}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PathMinder]]
| Albert Nurick<br/>Brittain Fraley
| 
| 1984
| DOS
| 4.11
| 1988
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|US$39.95}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PCMan File Manager|PCManFM]]
| Hong Jen Yee
| 
| 2006-01-09
| 
| 1.3.2
| 2021-02-05
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PC Shell]]
| [[Central Point Software]]
| 
| 1986
| 
| 
| 
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|?{{efn|Part of [[PC Tools (software)|PC Tools]] for [[DOS]].}}}}
|-
! rowspan="3" {{rh}} | [[ranger (file manager)|ranger]]
| rowspan="3" | Roman Zimbelmann
| rowspan="3" | 
| rowspan="3" | 2010-06-09
| BSD
| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q18215973|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q18215973|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| rowspan="3" {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
| rowspan="3" {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
| Linux
|-
| macOS
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ROX-Filer]]
| Thomas Leonard et al.
| 
| 2000-03-10
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2466393|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2466393|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[SpaceFM]]
| IgnorantGuru
| 0.5.0
| 2012-01-13
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q17082538|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q17082538|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[STDU Explorer]]
| STDUtility
| 
| 2009-03-23
| Windows
| 1.0.465
| 2012-05-24
| {{proprietary}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Tabbles]]
| Yellow blue soft UAB
| 
| 2009-08-01
| Windows
| 3.1.29
| 2016-08-12
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|US$29.95{{efn|name="demo"}}}}
|-

| {{rh}} | [[Thunar]]
| [[Xfce]]
| 
| 2006-01-22
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q757834|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q757834|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! rowspan="2" {{rh}} | [[Total Commander]]{{efn|Total Commander originally known as ''Windows Commander''.}}
| rowspan="2" | Christian Ghisler
| 1.0
| 2012-05-18
| Android
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q80201|P348|P400=Q94|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q80201|P348|P400=Q94|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| rowspan="2" {{proprietary}}
|{{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
| 1.00d
| 1993-09-25
| Windows
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q80201|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q80201|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{nonfree|[[Swiss franc|CHF]]40, €37, US$42}}{{efn|name="demo"}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ViewMAX]]
| [[Digital Research]] / [[Novell]]
| 1.0
| 1990
| DR-DOS
| 3.0
| 1993
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-only]]{{efn|ViewMAX was originally proprietary.}}}}
| {{free|Bundled{{efn|Part of [[DR-DOS]]}}}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Volkov Commander]]
| Vsevolod Volkov
| 
| 1992
| DOS
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1431723|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1431723|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{proprietary}}
| {{depends}}{{efn|Shareware / Freeware}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WinSCP]]
| [[WinSCP]]
| 
| 2000-09-30
| Windows
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1160381|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1160381|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-only]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Worker (file manager)|worker]]
| Ralf Hoffmann
| 1.0.0
| 1999-03-06
| Unix
| 4.12.1
| 2023-03-05
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-only]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xandros File Manager]]
| [[Xandros Corporation]]
| 
| {{dunno}}
| 
| 4.2
| 2007-07-26
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|Bundled{{efn|Part of Xandros Desktop}}}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfe]]
| Roland Baudin
| 
| 2002
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2787343|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2787343|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfile]]
| Rixstep
| 
| 2003-03-02
| macOS
| 2.1.0.10
| 2010-02-14
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|US$79.00{{efn|With 80+ other applications.}}}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xfm (file manager)|Xfm]]
| Simon Marlow<br />Albert Gräf<br />Till Straumann<br />Robert Vogelgesang<br />Juan D. Martin
| 
| 1992
| 
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3570943|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q3570943|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
| {{free|[[Gratis versus libre|No cost]]}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xplorer²]]
| Nikos Bozinis
| 
| 2004-06-10
| Windows
| 5.4.0.2
| 2023-06-14
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|US$29.95 - 49.95{{efn|US$29.95 Pro, US$49.95 Ultimate.{{efn|name="demo"}}}}}}
|-
! rowspan="2" {{rh}} | [[XTree]]
| rowspan="2" | Jeffery C. Johnson
| 
| 1985-04-01
| DOS
| 
| 1992
| rowspan="2" {{proprietary}}
| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|US$39.95}}
|-
| 
| 1992
| Windows
| 
| 1992
|-
! {{rh}} | [[XYplorer]]
| Donald Lessau
| 
| 1997
| Windows
| 20.80.0100
| 2020-02-13
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|US$39.95 - 79.95{{efn|US$39.95 Standard License Pro, US$79.95 Lifetime License Pro.{{efn|name="demo"}}<ref>{{cite web |title=XYplorer Purchase |url=https://www.xyplorer.com/purchase.php |website=XYplorer Purchase |access-date=14 February 2020}}}}</ref>}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ZTreeWin]]
| Kim Henkel
| 
| 1996
| Windows
| 2.2.19
| 2011-05-27
| {{proprietary}}
| {{nonfree|US$29.95 (1-4)}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | Name
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! colspan="2" data-sort-type="date" | Initial release
! rowspan="2" | Platform
! colspan="2" data-sort-type="date" | Latest release
! rowspan="2" | [[Software license|License]]
! rowspan="2" | Cost
|-
! Version <!-- initial version -->
! Date <!-- initial date: YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
! Version <!-- latest stable version -->
! Date <!-- latest stable date: YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
|}

{{notelist}}

==Operating system support==

===Cross-platform file managers===
This table shows the [[operating system]]s that the file managers can run on, without emulation.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;"
|-
! style="width:12em;" | File manager
! [[DOS]]
! [[OS/2]] & [[eComStation|eCS]]
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! [[Mac OS X]]
! [[Linux]]
! [[BSD]]
! [[Unix]]
! [[AmigaOS]]
! [[OpenVMS]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Directory Opus]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}<ref name="AmigaOS" />
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dired]]
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/info2www?(emacs)Dired|title=Info Node: (emacs)Dired|work=cmu.edu}}</ref>
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.snafu.de/ohei/emacs/emacs206-os2.html |title=Emacs 20.6 under OS/2 |publisher=Home.snafu.de |access-date=2013-12-30}}</ref>
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html |title=Emacs FAQ for MS Windows |publisher=[[Free Software Foundation]] |date=2013-08-27 |access-date=2013-12-30}}</ref>
| {{yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homepage.mac.com/zenitani/emacs-e.html |title=Carbon Emacs Package |access-date=2009-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060125015159/http://homepage.mac.com/zenitani/emacs-e.html |archive-date=2006-01-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://de5.aminet.net/util/gnu/em1934src.readme |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-04-04 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715172435/http://de5.aminet.net/util/gnu/em1934src.readme |archive-date=2012-07-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|author=AaronHawley |url=http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsOnVMS |title=Emacs On VMS |publisher=EmacsWiki |date=2010-05-28 |access-date=2013-12-30}}</ref>
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dolphin (file manager)|Dolphin]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[KDE]]}}<ref name="KDE_on_Windows" />
| {{yes}}<ref name="kde4@macports">{{cite web|url=http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=category&substr=kde4 |title=The MacPorts Project - Available Ports |publisher=[[MacPorts]] |access-date=2013-12-30}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Double Commander]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[DOS Navigator]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[emelFM2]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Commander]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Konqueror]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[KDE]]}}<ref name="KDE_on_Windows"/>
| {{yes}}<ref name="kde4@macports"/>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Krusader]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[X Window System|X]]}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Midnight Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}<ref name="Cygwin" />
| {{yes}}<ref name="Text" />
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[muCommander]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[nnn (file manager)|nnn]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Files|GNOME Files (Nautilus)]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nemo (file manager)|Nemo]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PathMinder]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PCMan File Manager|PCManFM]]
| {{no}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[POSIX]]-compliant platform}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[POSIX]]-compliant platform}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[POSIX]]-compliant platform}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Ranger (file manager)|Ranger]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ROX-Filer]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Thunar]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Total Commander]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-<!-- Linux Compatibility set to NO as stated in the official site: https://www.ghisler.com/efaqgeneral.htm#Linux Linux <> Android -->
! {{rh}} | [[Volkov Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Worker (file manager) | worker]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xandros File Manager]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfe]]
| {{no}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[X Window System|X]]}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[X Window System|X]]}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[X Window System|X]]}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[X Window System|X]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.schwan-clan.de/index.php?lang=en&fr0=AmigaFrameNav.php%3Flang%3Den%26sub%3D0&fr1=amiga%2FAmiCygnix.php%3Flang%3Den|title = Der Schwan-Clan}}</ref>}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xfm (file manager)|Xfm]]
| {{no}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[X Window System|X]]}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[X Window System|X]]}}
| {{Partial|Needs [[X Window System|X]]}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Far Manager]]
| {{Partial|Needs [[DOS_extender#DOS_extenders|HX DOS Extender]]}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} ([[far2l]])
| {{yes}} ([[far2l]])
| {{yes}} ([[far2l]])
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ZTreeWin]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="width:12em;" | File manager
! [[DOS]]
! [[OS/2]] & [[eComStation|eCS]]
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! [[Mac OS X]]
! [[Linux]]
! [[BSD]]
! [[Unix]]
! [[AmigaOS]]
! [[OpenVMS]]
|}

===Mac-only file managers===
*[[Macintosh Finder|Finder]]
*[[ForkLift (File Manager)|ForkLift]]
*[[Path Finder]]
*[[Xfile]]
*[[Commander One]]

===*nix-only file managers===
*[[Demos Commander]]
*[[emelFM2]]
*[[Gentoo file manager]]
*[[Konqueror]]
*[[Krusader]]
*[[nnn (file manager)|nnn]]
*[[GNOME Files|Nautilus]]
*[[Nemo (file manager)|Nemo]]
*[[PCMan File Manager]]
*[[ranger (file manager)|Ranger]]
*[[ROX-Filer]]
*[[Thunar]]
*[[SpaceFM]]
*[[Worker (file manager) | worker]]

===Windows-only file managers===
*[[Altap Salamander]]
*[[Directory Opus]]<ref name="AmigaOS" />
*[[Explorer++]]
*[[File Manager (Windows)]]
*[[Nomad.NET]]
*[[STDU Explorer]]
*[[Total Commander]]<ref name="Windows95OS" /><ref name="WindowsMobileOS" />
*[[File Explorer]]
*[[xplorer²]]
*[[XYplorer]]
*[[ZTreeWin]]

=== iOS-only file managers ===

* [[Files (Apple)]]

=== Android-only file managers ===
* [[Files by Google]]
* Ghost Commander

==Manager views==
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| image2 = Details&thumbs.jpg
| caption2 = Details + thumbnails views and favs-panel (bottom left)
}}
Information about what common file manager views are implemented natively (without third-party add-ons).

Note that the "Column View" does not refer to the [[Miller Columns]] browsing / visualization technique that can be applied to [[Tree (data structure)|tree structures]] / folders.
{{sort-under}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
|-
! style="width:12em" | File manager
! Family
! [[user interface|UI]]
! Icon view
! List view
! Column view
! Thumbnails
! Details + Thumbs
! Grouping
! Content dependent{{refn|group="m"|name="ContDep"|'''Content Dependent (System)''' refers to a system which attempts to detect the dominant type of files in that folder and then select the most appropriate view mode for you automatically.}}
! Twin panel
! Favorites / Bookmark
! Panel tabs
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Altap Salamander]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Commander One]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Demos Commander]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Text user interface|Text]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Directory Opus]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dired]]
| [[File manager#Directory editors|Directory editor]]
| [[Text user interface|Text]]
| {{yes}}, on GUI<ref name="image-dired" />
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}, on GUI<ref name="image-dired" />
| {{yes}}, on GUI<ref name="image-dired" />
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}, one or more
| {{partial}} (bookmarks)
| {{yes}} (optional tab bar) <ref>[http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/TabBarMode Tab-bar mode] can be activated to show the tab-bar (else it will be hidden).</ref>

|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dolphin (file manager)|Dolphin]]
| [[Navigational file manager|Navigational]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Double Commander]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[DOS Navigator]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Text user interface|Text]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[emelFM2]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}{{refn|group="m"|Optional image thumbnailer plugin since v0.3.4 (24/5/2007)}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FAR Manager]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Text user interface|Text]]{{refn|group="m"|The text interface, which can be partially graphical with some plugins, such as embedded image/video viewers, for example. But the text interface is only emulated with the ConEmu mod - it is graphical and TrueColor in reality.}}
| {{partial}}{{refn|group="m"|name="With the ConEmu mod or plugins"|With the ConEmu mod or plugins.}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>With ConEmu Far Manager plugin [https://code.google.com/p/conemu-maximus5/ conemu-maximus5]</ref>
| {{partial}}{{refn|group="m"|name="With the ConEmu mod or plugins"}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}} <ref group="m" name="ShiftTab" />
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File Manager (Windows)]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}{{cn|date=March 2024}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Files (Apple)]]
|
|[[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
|
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Files by Google]]
|
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| 
|
|
| 
| 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Macintosh Finder|Finder]]
| {{depends|[[Spatial file manager|Spatial]] / [[Miller Columns]]}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}, with [[Cover Flow]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (File Manager)|ForkLift]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[gentoo (file manager)|gentoo]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Commander]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Konqueror]]
| {{depends|[[Navigational file manager|Navigational]] / [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Krusader]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Midnight Commander]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Text user interface|Text]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Files|GNOME Files (Nautilus)]]
| {{depends| [[Navigational file manager|Navigational]] / [[Spatial file manager|Spatial]]}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nemo (file manager)|Nemo]]
| {{depends| [[Navigational file manager|Navigational]] / [[Spatial file manager|Spatial]]}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}},press[F3]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nomad.NET]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}, Manual
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}, Shared
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Path Finder]]
| [[Navigational file manager|Navigational]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PCMan File Manager|PCManFM]]
| [[Navigational file manager|Navigational]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ROX-Filer]]
| [[Spatial file manager|Spatial]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[STDU Explorer]]
| [[Navigational file manager|Navigational]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Total Commander]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} In viewing
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Thunar]]
| [[Navigational file manager|Navigational]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Volkov Commander]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Text user interface|Text]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Windows Explorer]]
| {{depends|[[Navigational file manager|Navigational]] / [[Spatial file manager|Spatial]]}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} <ref group="m" name="ExplorerColumns" />
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}} <ref group="m" name="ContentView" />
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Worker (file manager) | worker]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xandros File Manager]]
| [[Navigational file manager|Navigational]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfe]]
| Hybrid [[Navigational file manager|Navigational]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfm (file manager)|Xfm]]
| [[Spatial file manager|Spatial]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xplorer²]]
| Hybrid [[Navigational file manager|Navigational]] / [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}{{refn|group="m"|Via "Mirrored Browsing" feature.}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[XYplorer]]
| Hybrid [[Navigational file manager|Navigational]] / [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ZTreeWin]]
| [[Orthodox file manager|Orthodox]]
| [[Text user interface|Text]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{partial}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="width:12em" | File manager
! Family
! [[user interface|UI]]
! Icon view
! List view
! Column view
! Thumbnails
! Details + Thumbs
! Grouping
! Content dependent
! Twin panel
! Favorites / Bookmark
! Panel tabs
|}

{{reflist|group="m"|refs=
<ref name="ShiftTab">Via multi-panel plugins or the ConEmu mod.</ref>
<ref name="ExplorerColumns">Column view is called ''Details view'' in Windows Explorer</ref>
<ref name="ContentView">[[Windows 7]] introduces a ''Content view'' which shows details as well as thumbnails</ref>
}}

Twin-panel file managers have obligatory connected panels where action in one panel results in reaction in the second. Konqueror supports multiple panels divided horizontally, vertically or both, but these panels do not act as twin panels by default (the user has to mark the panels he wants to act as twin-panels).

==Network protocols==
Information on what networking protocols the file managers support. Note that many of these protocols might be supported, in part or in whole, by software layers below the file manager, rather than by the file manager itself; for example, the [[macOS]] Finder doesn't implement those protocols, and the Windows Explorer doesn't implement most of them, they just make ordinary file system calls to access remote files, and Konqueror either uses ordinary file system calls or [[KIO]] slave calls to access remote files.  Some functions, such as browsing for servers or shares, might be implemented in the file manager even if most functions are implemented below the file manager.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
|-
! style="width:12em" | File manager
! [[Server Message Block|SMB]]/[[Server Message Block|CIFS]]
! [[WebDAV]]
! [[Network File System (protocol)|NFS]]
! [[Apple Filing Protocol|AFP]]
! [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]]
! [[Files transferred over shell protocol|FISH]]/[[Secure Shell|SSH]] 
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Altap Salamander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Commander One]]
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Directory Opus]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (SFTP & SSL{{refn|group="n"|Requires an additional licence (purchased separately)}})
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dired]]
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dolphin (file manager)|Dolphin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Double Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[emelFM2]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Far Manager]]
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}<ref group="n" name="ExternalWebDAV" />
| {{partial}}<ref group="n" name="UNIXServe" />
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="plugin" />
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File Manager (Windows)|File Manager]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Files (Apple)]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Files by Google]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Macintosh Finder|Finder]]
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{partial}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (File Manager)|ForkLift]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[GNOME Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Konqueror]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Krusader]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[muCommander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Midnight Commander]]
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="smbvfs" />
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Files|GNOME Files (Nautilus)]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nemo (file manager)|Nemo]]
| {{yes}}
| ?
| ?
| ?
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nomad.NET]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Path Finder]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Read Access)
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PCMan File Manager|PCManFM]]
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="GVfs" />
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ROX-Filer]]
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="ossupport" />
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Total Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="plugin" />
| {{partial}}<ref group="n" name="UNIXServe" />
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Thunar]]
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="GVfs" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="GVfs" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="GVfs" />
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="GVfs" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="GVfs" />
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Worker (file manager) | worker]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="avfs" />
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Windows Explorer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="SUA" />
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xandros File Manager]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfe]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xfm (file manager)|Xfm]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xplorer²]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="NetPlaces" />
| {{partial}}<ref group="n" name="UNIXServe" />
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[XYplorer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="n" name="SUA" />
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ZTreeWin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}<ref group="n" name="ExternalFTP" />
| {{partial}}<ref group="n" name="UNIXServe" />
| {{no}}
| {{partial}}<ref group="n" name="ExternalFTP" />
| {{partial}}<ref group="n" name="ExternalSFTP" />
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="width:12em" | File manager
! [[Server Message Block|SMB]]/[[Server Message Block|CIFS]]
! [[WebDAV]]
! [[Network File System (protocol)|NFS]]
! [[Apple Filing Protocol|AFP]]
! [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]]
! [[Files transferred over shell protocol|FISH]]/[[Secure Shell|SSH]] 
|}
{{reflist|group="n"|refs=
<ref name="ossupport">Support is provided by the underlying operating system.</ref>
<ref name="UNIXServe">NFS support in these file managers requires the installation of [[Services for UNIX]].</ref>
<ref name="SUA">NFS support requires either the freely downloadable [[Windows Services for UNIX]] or is built-in starting with [[Windows Vista]] Enterprise and Ultimate editions as ''Subsystem for Unix-based applications'' (SUA).</ref>
<ref name="ExternalFTP">FTP support in these file managers requires the installation of [[NetDrive]] or [[WebDrive]].</ref>
<ref name="ExternalSFTP">SSH support in these file managers requires the installation of [[SftpDrive]] or [[WebDrive]].</ref>
<ref name="ExternalWebDAV">WebDAV support in these file managers requires the installation of [[NetDrive]] or [[WebDrive]].</ref>
<ref name="NetPlaces">WebDAV is supported via Microsoft Windows' built-in Network Places/Mapped Drive functionality.</ref>
<ref name="plugin">Support is provided via a free third-party plugin.</ref>
<ref name="GVfs">Support is provided by [[GVfs]]</ref>
<ref name="avfs">Support is provided by [[AVfs]]</ref>
<ref name="smbvfs">From version 4.8.28 support for Samba will be removed. {{cite web |url=https://midnight-commander.org/wiki/NEWS-4.8.28 |title=Coming soon: 4.8.28; what's new.}}</ref>
}}

==File features==
Information on what basic file features the file managers support.
{{sort-under}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
|-
! style="width:12em" | File Manager
! Undo/redo file operation
! File compression 
! File encryption
! Rename busy files
! File preview
! File coloring filter <ref>Files matching certain user defined criteria (e.g. name pattern, attributes) are displayed in another color. Example: Since Windows 2000, the UI guide requires NTFS compressed files and folders displayed in blue, whereas uncompressed ones are black.</ref> 
! File selection filter
! Paste clipboard as file
! File and folder reports
! ACL ([[Access control list]])
! Mass rename <ref>Mass Rename is a feature to rename large number of files in a convenient way and including a preview, see the screenshot for an example. Common options are subdirectory inclusion, wildcards, manual mode (offering to edit names as text files in editors), counters, time related fields (e.g. "date created"), path related fields (e.g. "parent directory name"), regular expressions, etc. See also: [[Batch renaming]].</ref>
! Run executable files
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Altap Salamander]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}, multiple <ref>Altap Salamander offers to show only selected files and hide unselected ones, also in picture viewer, etc. For selection, the usual wildcards and add/subtract/intersect with 1...N stored selections are offered.</ref>
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} <ref>ACL is dependent on the type and version of file- and operating system. Altap Salamander offers quick access to owner, auditing and permission settings in WinXP with NTFS 5.</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Commander One]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}} 
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Directory Opus]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| {{partial}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dired]]
| {{partial}} <ref>Only actions operating on filesystem data (filename, path, timestamps, [[Access Control List|acl]]s, etc.); file contents have separate and independent per-file undo/redo. Filesystem actions that modify file contents (deleting, overwriting, truncating, &c.) can be undone/redone with optional integrated use of automatic trash/backup/auto-save/version-control features.</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dolphin (file manager)|Dolphin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Double Commander]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[emelFM2]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FAR Manager]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}} <ref>With plug-ins, or this can be implemented as a macros</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{partial|Plugin}}
| {{partial|Plugin}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File Manager (Windows)|File Manager]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Files (Apple)]]
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|
| {{Yes}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Files by Google]]
|
| 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Macintosh Finder|Finder]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (File Manager)|ForkLift]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}} 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Commander]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Konqueror]]
| {{partial}} <ref>Konqueror can undo, not redo.</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref name="krename" />
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Krusader]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref name="krename"/>
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Midnight Commander]]
| {{dunno}}
| <!-- compression -->{{yes}}
| <!-- encryption -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- rename busy -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- preview -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- coloring -->{{yes}}
| <!-- selection -->{{yes}}
| <!-- paste clipboard as file-->{{partial}}<ref>Create new file with desired name, then paste contents.</ref>
| <!-- reports -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- ACL -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- mass rename -->{{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Files|GNOME Files (Nautilus)]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{partial}} <ref>Only text which is dragged from another program and dropped into a folder in GNOME Files (Nautilus) can be pasted as a new file.</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}} <ref>Removed in version 3.29.</ref>
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nemo (file manager)|Nemo]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| ?
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| ?
| {{yes}}
| ?
| ?
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nomad.NET]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Path Finder]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}} <ref>Path Finder apparently integrates with [http://www.knoxformac.com/ Knox] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20110619202247/http%3A//agilebits.com/knox |date=2011-06-19 }}, an encryption utility.</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PCMan File Manager|PCManFM]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| <!-- rename busy -->{{yes}}
| <!-- preview -->{{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ROX-Filer]]
| {{dunno}}
| colspan="2" | With helper applications
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[STDU Explorer]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Thunar]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (via plugin)
| {{yes}} (via plugin)
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Total Commander]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial|Log file}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Windows Explorer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}<ref name="windowsencryption" />
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{partial}} <ref>Supported up to Windows XP only. Document scraps are not supported in Windows Vista and later.</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} <ref>Via system File Properties dialog, NTFS-only. Must be [http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/dsss/docs/acls1.shtml enabled manually] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528101952/http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/dsss/docs/acls1.shtml#inherit |date=2007-05-28 }} in Windows versions prior to Server 2003.</ref>
| {{partial}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Worker (file manager) | worker]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xandros File Manager]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfe]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xfm (file manager)|Xfm]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xplorer²]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}} <ref name="windowsencryption"/>
| {{partial}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} <ref>Via system File Properties dialog, NTFS-only.</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[XYplorer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}} <ref name="windowsencryption"/>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ZTreeWin]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}} <ref>Encryption is supported for Zip and Rar, other formats depend on the editable ARCHIVER.BB2 file</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="width:12em" | File Manager
! Undo/redo file operation
! File compression 
! File encryption
! Rename busy files
! File preview
! File coloring filter
! File selection filter
! Paste clipboard as file
! File and folder reports
! ACL ([[Access control list]])
! Mass rename
! Run executable files
|}

==Browsing features==
{{sort-under}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
|-
! style="width:12em" | File manager
! [[Symbolic link]]s
! {{verth|Windows long path<br/>support}}
! {{verth|Browse<br/>compressed folders}}
! Slideshows
! Shows combined size of selected directories
! Branch sizes
! Directory compare
! Synchronizer
! [[Incremental search|Find as you type (Type-ahead find)]]
! Embedded/integrated terminal
! For directories, size column shows:
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Altap Salamander]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}} (for remote folders)
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}
| DIR
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Commander One]]
| {{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}, in the PRO Pack<ref>{{cite web|title=Dual-pane file manager for Mac - Commander One|url=http://mac.eltima.com/file-manager.html|website=mac.eltima.com|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
| DIR and total size including subdirectories
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Directory Opus]]
| {{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}
| DIR and total size including subdirectories
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dired]]
| {{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} <ref>via image-mode, GUI only</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Shell Commands in Dired|url=https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Shell-Commands-in-Dired.html|website=www.gnu.org|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
| Literal <ref group="browse" name="literal" />
|-
! {{rh}} | [[DOS Navigator]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{no}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}<ref>Press and release Alt</ref>
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}
| Total size including subdirectories
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dolphin (file manager)|Dolphin]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}
| Number of entries
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Double Commander]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}
| DIR
|-
! {{rh}} | [[emelFM2]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}
| Literal <ref group="browse" name="literal" />
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FAR Manager]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}} <ref group="n" name="Plugin"/>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}} <ref>Via plugins, or manual with helping of the embedded Advanced Compare.</ref>
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Files (Apple)]]
|
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Files by Google]]
|
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Macintosh Finder|Finder]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (File Manager)|ForkLift]]
| {{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| DIR and total size including subdirectories
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Commander]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Konqueror]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} (with konq-plugin)
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}} (with kdiff3 plugin) 
| {{yes}} (with kdiff3 plugin) 
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}
| Folder only size (default) selectable to file count/total size
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Krusader]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Midnight Commander]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- compressed folders -->{{yes}}<ref>Extensible via compression plugins, supported formats list depends on distribution package maintainer</ref>
| <!-- slideshow -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- dir combined size -->{{yes}}
| <!-- branch sizes -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- dir compare -->{{yes}}
| <!-- synch -->{{yes}}<ref>Can be done in two steps</ref>
| <!-- typeahead -->{{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}
| <!-- dir size column -->{{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[muCommander]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{no}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/17628/two-pane-file-manager-for-windows-with-symlink-and-large-file-support|title=Two-pane file manager for Windows with symlink and large file support|work=stackexchange.com}}</ref>
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- compressed folders -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- slideshow -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- dir combined size -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- branch sizes -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- dir compare -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- synch -->{{yes}}
| <!-- typeahead -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{partial}}, command execution only
| <!-- dir size column -->{{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Files|GNOME Files (Nautilus)]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{Yes}}, With Plugin<ref>{{cite web|title=Flogisoft - Nautilus Terminal|url=http://projects.flogisoft.com/nautilus-terminal/|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://launchpad.net/nautilus-terminal|title=Launchpad - Nautilus Terminal|date=7 September 2010 |access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
| Number of entries
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nemo (file manager)|Nemo]]
| ?
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| {{Yes}}, with nemo-terminal extension
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nomad.NET]]
| {{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}, via Plugin
| DIR and total size including subdirectories
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Path Finder]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Path Finder 7 by Cocoatech|url=http://www.cocoatech.com/pathfinder/|website=www.cocoatech.com|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529085350/http://www.cocoatech.com/pathfinder/|archive-date=29 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PCMan File Manager|PCManFM]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{no}}, but there is a fork attempt<ref>{{cite web|title=LXDE.org Forum - Try PCManFM with a tabbed terminal included|url=http://forum.lxde.org/viewtopic.php?t=487&f=22|website=forum.lxde.org|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
| Nothing
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ROX-Filer]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}, and browsing with tab completion
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{no}}
| Nothing
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Thunar]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{no}}
| Configurable
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Total Commander]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/17628/two-pane-file-manager-for-windows-with-symlink-and-large-file-support#comment29304_17628|title=Two-pane file manager for Windows with symlink and large file support|work=stackexchange.com|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} In plugin
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}
| DIR and total size including subdirectories
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Windows Explorer]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{partial}}<ref>Copying directory junctions across drives creates an empty directory in the target</ref>
| {{partial}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (in folder tooltips)
| {{partial}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Worker (file manager) | worker]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xandros File Manager]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfe]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfile]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{no}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Xfile: The Standard Setter - Features|url=http://rixstep.com/4/0/xfile/features.shtml|website=rixstep.com|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xfm (file manager)|Xfm]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xplorer²]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=xplorer² tour#6: external command console|url=http://zabkat.com/tour5.htm|website=zabkat.com|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[XYplorer]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>via XYplorer script- [http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?p=87537#p87537 SlideShow]</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=XYplorer - 9.90 Released|url=http://www.xyplorer.com/release_9.90.php#customCLI|website=www.xyplorer.com|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
| Contents including subs
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ZTreeWin]]
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| <!-- symlinks -->{{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| <!-- integrated terminal -->{{dunno}}
| Selectable: number of entries or size (optional: including subs)
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="width:12em" | File manager
! [[Symbolic link]]s
! {{verth|Windows long path<br/>support}}
! {{verth|Browse<br/>compressed folders}}
! Slideshows
! Shows combined size of selected directories
! Branch sizes
! Directory compare
! Synchronizer
! [[Incremental search|Find as you type (Type-ahead find)]]
! Embedded/integrated terminal
! For directories, size column shows:
|}
{{reflist|group="browse"|refs=
<ref name="literal">Literal - meaning the size of the directory file itself, not the number or sizes of the files it points to (commonly called its "contents"). Typically a few kilobytes.</ref>
}}
{{reflist|group="n"|refs=
<ref name="Plugin">Support is provided via a free third-party plugin.</ref>
}}

==Search features==
Information on what file searching features the file managers support. RegExp include the possibilities of nested Boolean searches, thus implicitly all file managers supporting RegExp search support also Boolean searches.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
|-
! style="width:12em" | File manager
! File name <ref group="D" name="FileName"/>
! File contents <ref group="D" name="FileContents"/>
! Basic metadata search <ref group="D" name="BasicMetadata"/>
! All metadata search <ref group="D" name="AllMetadata"/>
! [[Regular expression|RegExp]] for contents
! Boolean (nesting levels)
![[Fuzzy logic]]<ref group="D" name="FuzzyLogic"/>
! Save searches <ref group="D" name="SaveSearches"/>
! Refined searches <ref group="D" name="RefinedSearches"/>
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Altap Salamander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="s">Altap Salamander Search offers RegExp for defining the file content.</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Commander One]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="s" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="s" name="ossupport" />
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Directory Opus]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dired]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} <ref>Part of [[Emacs]].</ref>
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dolphin (file manager)|Dolphin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Double Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[emelFM2]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{partial}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FAR Manager]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="s" name="Plugin" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="s" name="Plugin" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="s" name="Plugin" />
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Files (Apple)]]
|
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|
|
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Files by Google]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Macintosh Finder|Finder]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (File Manager)|ForkLift]]
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Konqueror]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Krusader]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.krusader.org/text.php?t=krusader-2.0.0-beta1.changelog|title=Krusader - Twin panel file management for your desktop|work=krusader.org|access-date=2008-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003022657/http://www.krusader.org/text.php?t=krusader-2.0.0-beta1.changelog|archive-date=2008-10-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Files|GNOME Files (Nautilus)]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{partial}} <ref group="s" name="Beagle" />
| {{partial}} <ref group="s" name="Beagle" />
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nemo (file manager)|Nemo]]
| {{yes}}
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nomad.NET]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Path Finder]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PCMan File Manager|PCManFM]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ROX-Filer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Total Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}} <ref group="s" name="Intersection" />
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Windows Explorer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Worker (file manager) | worker]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xandros File Manager]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfe]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="s" name="TextContains" />
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfile]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xfm (file manager)|Xfm]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xplorer²]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[XYplorer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="s">After searching results, user can apply advanced visual filters to narrow down results.</ref>
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ZTreeWin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| {{partial}} <ref group="s">ZTreeWin provides several context specific search syntaxes that are not pure regex</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="width:12em" | File manager
! File name <ref group="D" name="FileName"/>
! File contents <ref group="D" name="FileContents"/>
! Basic metadata search <ref group="D" name="BasicMetadata"/>
! All metadata search <ref group="D" name="AllMetadata"/>
! [[Regular expression|RegExp]] for contents
! Boolean (nesting levels)
! Fuzzy logic <ref group="D" name="FuzzyLogic"/>
! Save searches <ref group="D" name="SaveSearches"/>
! Refined searches  <ref group="D" name="RefinedSearches"/>
|}
Column Definitions (D)
{{reflist|group="D"|refs=
<ref name="FileName">using wildcards, subfolders</ref>
<ref name="FileContents">using wildcards, case match, whole word match</ref>
<ref name="BasicMetadata">size, date, time, attributes (read only, hidden, archivable, etc.</ref>
<ref name="AllMetadata">{{clarify|date=March 2016}} what/where is additional metadata?</ref>
<ref name="FuzzyLogic">{{clarify|date=March 2016}} what is fuzzy logic and how is it useful?</ref>
<ref name="SaveSearches">Ability to save templates containing all search settings (file filter, metadata requirements etc.). Results of saves searches are always live, so not the ''results'' but the ''search conditions'' are saved.</ref>
<ref name="RefinedSearches">Also known as iterative searches. For example the ability to finish one search and then perform a new search a) only within these results (intersect the two result sets / the requirements of both searches have to be met), 2) adding to these results (combine both result sets to a bigger set) or 3) subtract from those results (original result set reduced by intersection of result sets).</ref>}}
Entry Notes (s)
{{reflist|group="s"|refs=
<ref name="ossupport">Support is provided by the underlying operating system.</ref>
<ref name="Beagle">Can integrate with [[Beagle (software)|Beagle]] to provide more searching functionality.</ref>
<ref name="Plugin">Support is provided via a free third-party plugin.</ref>
<ref name="Intersection">Search intersection</ref>
<ref name="TextContains">One can search for file contents using the Text Contains field in the search window.</ref>
}}

==Extensibility==
Information on which parts of the application can be extended by plugins.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
|-
! style="width:12em" | File manager
! Filesystem support
! Attribute columns
! File previews
! Metadata indexing
! Unicode support
! Visual themes
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Altap Salamander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{partial}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Commander One]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Directory Opus]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dired]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dolphin (file manager)|Dolphin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Double Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="e" name="TC750" />
| {{partial}}<ref group="e" name="Toolbar" />
|-
! {{rh}} | [[emelFM2]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Far Manager]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| {{yes}}<ref group="e" name="Beta" />
| {{no}}
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Files (Apple)]]
|
|
|{{Yes}}
|
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Files by Google]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Macintosh Finder|Finder]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}<ref group="e" name="UnicodeOnOSX" />
| {{partial}}<ref group="e" name="SystemIcons" />
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (File Manager)|ForkLift]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Konqueror]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Krusader]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
|
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Midnight Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Files|GNOME Files (Nautilus)]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nemo (file manager)|Nemo]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Nomad.NET]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Path Finder]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PCMan File Manager|PCManFM]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ROX-Filer]]
| 
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{dunno}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Total Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} In search tool
| {{yes}}<ref group="e" name="TC750" />
| {{yes}}<ref group="e" name="IconsToolbarsAndColorSchemes" />
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Windows Explorer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>[[IFilters]]</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{Partial}}<ref group="e" name="SystemIcons" />
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Worker (file manager) | worker]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xandros File Manager]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfe]]
| {{no}}
| {{partial}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{partial}}
| {{partial}}<ref group="e" name="IconsAndColorSchemes" />
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xfile]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xfm (file manager)|Xfm]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xplorer²]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[XYplorer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ZTreeWin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="width:12em" | File manager
! Filesystem support
! Attribute columns
! File previews
! Metadata indexing
! Unicode support
! Visual themes
|}
{{reflist|group="e"|refs=
<ref name="Beta">In Far 2.0 & Far 3.0+</ref>
<ref name="Toolbar">User can change toolbar icons</ref>
<ref name="SystemIcons">File and folder icons customizable on OS level and via folder properties</ref>
<ref name="TC750">Main change in Total Commander 7.50</ref>
<ref name="UnicodeOnOSX">Unicode support depends on Mac OS version. Mac OS X's Finder includes full Unicode support, while Mac OS 8 and earlier does not. May be supported in >=8.1 and <=9.2 if using Unicode filesystems.</ref>
<ref name="IconsAndColorSchemes">User can change icon themes in preferences, which change the toolbar, file and folder icons. User can also change the color scheme to a pre-defined one or manually pick a color for each element (in preferences).</ref>
<ref name="IconsToolbarsAndColorSchemes">User can manually change icon themes including toolbar, file and folder icons. User can also change the color scheme to a pre-defined one or manually pick a color for each element in preferences.</ref>
}}

== Notes ==
{{reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="KDE_on_Windows">{{cite web|url=http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/KDE_on_Windows/Installation |title=Projects/KDE on Windows/Installation - KDE TechBase |publisher=Techbase.kde.org |date=2013-06-09 |access-date=2013-12-30}}</ref>
<ref name="Cygwin">[[Cygwin]] or [https://sourceforge.net/projects/mcwin32/ Win32 Native]</ref>
<ref name="Text">Runs in text mode inside Terminal window</ref>
<ref name="AmigaOS">Directory Opus 5.82 Magellan II is the last commercial version available for Amiga. Full and registered version has been released for free with the [[AmiKit]] distribution. Directory Opus 4 is maintained separately under an open source license.</ref>
<ref name="Windows95OS">[[Windows 95]] and later</ref>
<ref name="WindowsMobileOS">[[Windows Mobile]]</ref>
<ref name="image-dired">Activating [https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Image_002dDired.html Image-Dired] command in the graphical interface.</ref>
<ref name="windowsencryption">The encryption feature in Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Server 2003 is in fact a user-transparent filesystem-level encryption feature for NTFS. The file manager merely enables or disables it.</ref>
<ref name="krename">Needs [[KRename]], an application that integrates into Konqueror and Krusader.</ref>
<ref name="WinfileGithub">{{Citation|title=Original Windows File Manager (winfile) with enhancements: Microsoft/winfile|date=2019-02-21|url=https://github.com/Microsoft/winfile|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* [https://artfulrobot.uk/blog/whats-best-file-manager-ubuntu-gnome-1404-trusty ''What's the best file manager for Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 Trusty?''] by Rich Lott, May 2014
* [http://www.softpanorama.org/OFM/index.shtml Softpanorama Orthodox File Managers page (Home of the OFM standard)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090116102928/http://www.slcolombia.org/wilfred_com/AdministradoresdeArchivosComparativa Comparison of some "light" File Managers in GNU/Linux (in spanish)]

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