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KillerShell alternatives

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

Steve the Killer File managers & search #72 File managers & search

12 Windows apps in the same category as KillerShell, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • Elasticsearch

    Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine

    Proprietary 7.16.3 146.2K ↓ ★ 78.3K
  • Double Commander

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

    Open source 1.2.9 718.5K ↓ ★ 4.7K file-explorer, file-manager
  • Files - Stable

    A modern file manager that helps users organise their files and folders.

    Open source 4.2.9.0 136.3K ↓ ★ 46.1K csharp, dotnet, dual-pane
  • Open-Shell

    A collection of utilities bringing back classic features to Windows.

    Open source 4.4.198 861.2K ↓ ★ 9.4K file-explorer, explorer
  • Total Commander

    Total Commander is a modern file manager with plugin support in the classic 2-window style of the DOS era.

    Proprietary 11.58 909.6K ↓ file-manager
  • Service Bus Explorer

    The Service Bus Explorer allows users to connect to a Service Bus namespace and administer messaging entities in an easy manner

    Open source 6.3.1 180.1K ↓ ★ 2.2K dotnet, explorer
  • grepWin

    Regular expression search and replace for Windows.

    Open source 2.1.1434 109.2K ↓ ★ 2.1K grep
  • ugrep

    An ultra-fast, user-friendly, and compatible grep replacement

    Open source 7.8.5 21.6K ↓ ★ 3.3K file-search, grep
  • dnGREP

    dnGrep allows you to search across files with easy-to-read results.

    Open source 5.0.65.0 43.1K ↓ ★ 2.2K grep
  • YaCy

    YaCy is a distributed Web Search Engine, based on a peer-to-peer network.

    Open source 1.924 2.2K ↓ ★ 4.1K
  • EverythingPowerToys

    Everything search plugin for PowerToys Run.

    Open source 0.91.1 42.9K ↓ ★ 3.4K file-search
  • muCommander

    muCommander is an open source, dual-pane file manager available on all major operating systems

    Open source 1.6.2 8.6K ↓ ★ 1.3K file-manager

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
KillerShell Open source 1.5.0 October 24, 2026 16 108
Elasticsearch Proprietary 7.16.3 January 13, 2022 78.3K 146.2K
Double Commander Open source 1.2.9 September 27, 2026 4.7K 718.5K
Files - Stable Open source 4.2.9.0 September 14, 2026 46.1K 136.3K
Open-Shell Open source 4.4.198 May 16, 2026 9.4K 861.2K
Total Commander Proprietary 11.58 July 1, 2026 — 909.6K
Service Bus Explorer Open source 6.3.1 September 16, 2026 2.2K 180.1K
grepWin Open source 2.1.1434 September 24, 2025 2.1K 109.2K
ugrep Open source 7.8.5 September 15, 2026 3.3K 21.6K
dnGREP Open source 5.0.65.0 October 14, 2026 2.2K 43.1K
YaCy Open source 1.924 May 22, 2021 4.1K 2.2K
EverythingPowerToys Open source 0.91.1 May 31, 2025 3.4K 42.9K
muCommander Open source 1.6.2 May 19, 2026 1.3K 8.6K