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  1. Windows File Manager

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Original Windows File Manager (winfile) with enhancements

    Open source 40 Windows
  2. AeroFTP

    axpnet

    67

    A modern, multi-protocol file manager and FTP client with integrated AI, cloud sync, and military-grade encryption.

    Open source 77 Windows
  3. Ant Renamer

    Ant Software

    67

    Ant Renamer is a free program that makes easier the renaming of lots of files and folders by using specified settings. It supports Unicode names.

    Open source 77 Windows
  4. BentoDesk

    方寒

    67

    A next-generation bento-box organizer for the Windows desktop.

    Open source 77 Windows
  5. BertBrowser

    Rob Walsh

    67

    File browser built to my personal preferences

    Open source 77 Windows
  6. Broot

    Dystroy

    67

    A new way to see and navigate directory trees.

    Open source 77 Windows
  7. che

    aroum

    67

    Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O with true dual panel mode

    Open source 77 Windows
  8. civet

    webberg

    67

    image assert manager written in electron

    Open source 77 Windows
  9. Confold

    confold

    67

    Fast, keyboard-driven folder & file comparison, migrate and sync tool

    Open source 77 Windows
  10. copyparty

    ocv.me

    67

    Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file, no deps

    Open source 77 Windows
  11. Coxswain (terminal)

    Michael W. Olesen

    67

    A two-panel file manager for the terminal, with search by name, text and meaning.

    Open source 77 Windows
  12. crabdrop

    alsofelix

    67

    A simple, fast file manager for S3-compatible storage

    Open source 77 Windows
  13. Dirloom

    Dirloom

    67

    A fast, deterministic directory tree CLI.

    Open source 77 Windows
  14. Double Commander

    Alexander Koblov

    67

    Free cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side

    Open source 77 Windows
  15. EasyTidy

    EasyTidy

    67

    A simple file auto-classification tool that makes it easy to create automatic workflows with files.

    Open source 77 Windows
  16. Far Manager 3

    Eugene Roshal & Far Group

    67

    Far Manager is a program for managing files and archives in Windows operating systems. Far Manager works in text mode and provides a simple and intuitive interface for performing most of the necessary actions.

    Open source 77 Windows
  17. Always-on folder sharing to Android over SFTP - a Windows service that starts at boot and serves with nobody signed in. Administrator rights required.

    Open source 77 Windows
  18. File Labs

    Protagonist Labs

    67

    A dual-pane file manager for Windows 11 with tabs, Quick View, and copies that list every conflict up front and show their speed.

    Open source 77 Windows
  19. File Search Manager

    Bohdan Koudelka

    67

    Fast Windows file search and management with NTFS MFT indexing.

    Open source 77 Windows
  20. filex

    BRF Tech

    67

    filex server, folder sync and command-line client in one binary

    Open source 77 Windows
  21. Findra

    blakazulu

    67

    Fast, private desktop search for Windows. A capsule on your desktop unfolds into a results card.

    Open source 77 Windows
  22. iDescriptor

    iDescriptor

    67

    A free, open-source, and cross-platform iDevice management tool.

    Open source 77 WindowsLinux
  23. ImageMerge

    TamKungZ_

    67

    A GUI tool to merge images/videos from multiple folders, remove duplicates with SHA-256, and rename files into a clean sequential format.

    Open source 77 Windows
  24. KillerShell

    Steve the Killer

    67

    File browser, terminal, text editor and admin toolkit for Windows. Install or run portable. GPLv3. No account, no agent, no telemetry.

    Open source 77 Windows
  25. phomv

    phomv

    67

    Organizes photos into a YYYY/YYYY_MM/YYYY_MM_DD hierarchy from EXIF metadata

    Open source 77 Windows
  26. Rclone UI

    Rclone UI

    67

    GUI for Rclone, the CLI for cloud storage & S3.

    Open source 77 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  27. RedSalamander

    RedSalamanders

    67

    Windows file manager with advanced features and plugin support

    Open source 77 Windows
  28. 67

    Real-time desktop file search with regex support and no indexing.

    Open source 77 Windows
  29. SmartCopy

    machinewrapped

    67

    Selectively copy large directories via composable filters and transform pipelines

    Open source 77 Windows
  30. TagSpaces

    TagSpaces UG

    67

    Offline file organizer and browser with tagging support.

    Open source 77 Windows

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