| 1 |  ElasticsearchElasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine | 7.16.3 | Proprietary | January 13, 2022 | 285.2 MB | 146.2K ↓ |
| 2 |  Double CommanderFree cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side | 1.2.9 | Open source | September 27, 2026 | — | 718.5K ↓ |
| 3 |  Open-ShellA collection of utilities bringing back classic features to Windows. | 4.4.198 | Open source | May 16, 2026 | — | 861.2K ↓ |
| 4 |  Files - StableA modern file manager that helps users organise their files and folders. | 4.2.9.0 | Open source | September 14, 2026 | 107.8 MB | 136.3K ↓ |
| 5 |  Total CommanderTotal Commander is a modern file manager with plugin support in the classic 2-window style of the DOS era. | 11.58 | Proprietary | July 1, 2026 | 7.5 MB | 909.6K ↓ |
| 6 |  Service Bus ExplorerThe Service Bus Explorer allows users to connect to a Service Bus namespace and administer messaging entities in an easy manner | 6.3.1 | Open source | September 16, 2026 | — | 180.1K ↓ |
| 7 |  grepWinRegular expression search and replace for Windows. | 2.1.1434 | Open source | September 24, 2025 | — | 109.2K ↓ |
| 8 |  YaCyYaCy is a distributed Web Search Engine, based on a peer-to-peer network. | 1.924 | Open source | May 22, 2021 | 70.2 MB | 2.2K ↓ |
| 9 |  dnGREPdnGrep allows you to search across files with easy-to-read results. | 5.0.65.0 | Open source | October 14, 2026 | — | 43.1K ↓ |
| 10 |  dupeGurudupeGuru is a cross-platform (Linux, OS X, Windows) GUI tool to find duplicate files in a system | 4.3.1 | Open source | July 9, 2022 | — | 31.6K ↓ |
| 11 |  ugrepAn ultra-fast, user-friendly, and compatible grep replacement | 7.8.5 | Open source | September 15, 2026 | — | 21.6K ↓ |
| 12 |  EverythingPowerToysEverything search plugin for PowerToys Run. | 0.91.1 | Open source | May 31, 2025 | — | 42.9K ↓ |
| 13 |  muCommandermuCommander is an open source, dual-pane file manager available on all major operating systems | 1.6.2 | Open source | May 19, 2026 | — | 8.6K ↓ |
| 14 |  Path Copy CopyPath Copy Copy is an add-on for Windows Explorer that adds contextual menu items on all files and folders allowing the user to copy the path(s) in various formats. | 20.0 | Open source | August 29, 2021 | — | 66.2K ↓ |
| 15 |  Explorer++Explorer++ is a lightweight and fast file manager for Windows | 1.4.0 | Open source | December 4, 2024 | — | 25.2K ↓ |
| 16 |  superfilePretty fancy and modern terminal file manager. | v1.6.0 | Open source | June 8, 2026 | — | 1.5K ↓ |
| 17 |  Files - PreviewA modern file manager that helps users organize their files and folders | 4.2.9.0 | Open source | September 14, 2026 | 108.0 MB | 469 ↓ |
| 18 |  WMI ExplorerA modern Windows desktop application for exploring and managing Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) namespaces, classes, instances, properties, and methods. | 2026.1.5.1 | Open source | May 30, 2026 | — | 58K ↓ |
| 19 |  Agent RansackA free file search tool for finding files on your PC or network drives. | 9.3.3566.1 | Proprietary | September 18, 2026 | 114.3 MB | 700.7K ↓ |
| 20 |  Advanced RenamerBatch file renaming utility for Windows and Mac. | 4.27 | Proprietary | October 4, 2026 | 13.0 MB | 74.3K ↓ |
| 21 |  XYplorerXYplorer is a file manager for Windows | 28.40.0600 | Proprietary | October 13, 2026 | 11.1 MB | 27.3K ↓ |
| 22 |  Directory OpusA complete replacement for Explorer, with far more power and functionality than any other file manager available today. | 13.25 | Proprietary | August 20, 2026 | 29.5 MB | 29K ↓ |
| 23 |  ExplorerTabUtilitySupercharge Windows 11's File Explorer：Auto-convert windows to tabs, duplicate tabs, reopen closed ones, and more! (Requires Windows 11 22H2 Build 22621 or later) | 2.5.0 | Open source | May 4, 2025 | — | 562 ↓ |
| 24 |  WinThumbsPreloaderThumbnails preloader for Windows Explorer. | 1.0.1 | Open source | January 28, 2025 | — | 2.9K ↓ |
| 25 |  FileSeekLightning Fast File Search | 7.2.0.0 | Proprietary | July 21, 2026 | 32.1 MB | 104.7K ↓ |
| 26 |  TheBrainGet smarter. Connect your ideas, files and life the way you think | 15.0.645 | Proprietary | October 21, 2026 | 239.6 MB | 13.4K ↓ |
| 27 |  ScienceFairsearch, browse, and download open access papers | 1.0.6 | Open source | July 23, 2021 | — | 1.3K ↓ |
| 28 |  FreeCommander XEAn easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager. | 2026.0.0.941 | Free | February 1, 2026 | 18.5 MB | 136.5K ↓ |
| 29 | Ttablacus-explorerA tabbed file manager with Add-on support. | 26.9.20 | Open source | | — | 197.3K ↓ |
| 30 | LListaryThe revolutionary file search tool for Windows. | 6.3 | Proprietary | May 6, 2024 | 12.9 MB | 25.6K ↓ |
| 31 |  Q-DirQ-Dir the Quad Explorer | 12.81 | Free | October 19, 2026 | 1.1 MB | 160.4K ↓ |
| 32 |  SmartRenameA Windows Shell Extension for more advanced bulk renaming using search and replace or regular expressions. | 1.1.2 | Open source | April 1, 2026 | — | 657 ↓ |
| 33 |  OneCommanderA modern file manager for Windows 10 and Windows 11. | 3.108.0 | Proprietary | March 6, 2026 | 69.1 MB | 24.9K ↓ |
| 34 |  Altap SalamanderA fast and reliable two-panel file manager for Windows. It has an intuitive interface, offers viewers for all popular file formats as well as support for common archives, and has built-in FTP and SFTP clients. | 4.0 | Proprietary | March 30, 2021 | — | 14K ↓ |
| 35 |  MultiCommanderFile Manager for Professionals | 16.6.0.3230 | Free | October 19, 2026 | 11.5 MB | 43.7K ↓ |
| 36 |  Link Shell ExtensionExplorer extension for easy creation of Hardlinks, Junctions, Volume Mountpoints and Symbolic Links | 3.9.3.5 | Free | September 28, 2022 | 3.4 MB | 74.7K ↓ |
| 37 |  Nilesoft ShellPowerful context menu manager for Windows File Explorer. | 1.9.18 | Open source | November 27, 2024 | 995 KB | 33.6K ↓ |
| 38 | BBareGrepA free file finding and text searching tool | 3.50a | Free | June 18, 2026 | 251 KB | 24.1K ↓ |
| 39 |  SearchMyFilesAlternative to Search For Files And Folders module of Windows + Duplicates Search. | 3.36 | Free | August 17, 2026 | 150 KB | 16.9K ↓ |
| 40 |  Everything (Beta)Locate files and folders by name instantly. | 1.5.0.1423b | Open source | September 10, 2026 | 3.5 MB | 7.8K ↓ |
| 41 | MmeilisearchAn open-source RESTful search API written in Rust | 1.55.0 | Open source | | — | 8.9K ↓ |
| 42 |  SageThumbs 2KExplorer thumbnails for 363 file types Windows can't read, plus a right-click image toolkit. | 3.9.0 | Proprietary | October 22, 2026 | — | 14 ↓ |
| 43 | Rrgaripgrep-all: ripgrep, but also search in PDFs, E-Books, Office documents, zip, tar.gz, etc. | 0.10.9 | Open source | | — | 6.5K ↓ |
| 44 | PptA code search tool similar to ack and the_silver_searcher(ag) with multiple platform and multiple encoding support. | 2.2.0 | Open source | | — | 6.1K ↓ |
| 45 |  EverythingToolbarEverything integration for the Windows taskbar (Deskband variant) | 3.4.0 | Open source | September 30, 2026 | — | ★ 15K |
| 46 |  EverythingToolbarEverything integration for the Windows taskbar (Launcher variant) | 3.4.0 | Open source | September 30, 2026 | — | ★ 15K |
| 47 |  SpacedriveSpacedrive is an open source cross-platform file explorer, powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust. | 0.4.3 | Open source | March 28, 2025 | 14 KB | ★ 39.3K |
| 48 |  Ant Commander ProPowerful file manager for developers | 6.3 | Proprietary | August 10, 2026 | 59.1 MB | 2.1K ↓ |
| 49 |  Ant Commander PersonalPersonal file manager with tabs support | 6.3 | Free | August 11, 2026 | 30.7 MB | 1.8K ↓ |
| 50 |  Sigma File ManagerFree, open-source, quickly evolving, modern file manager (explorer / browser) app for Windows and Linux. | 2.2.0 | Open source | July 17, 2026 | — | ★ 6.7K |