Open-Shell alternatives

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

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  Elasticsearch

  Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine

  Proprietary 7.16.3 146.2K ↓ ★ 78.3K
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  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
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  Files - Stable

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

  Open source 4.2.9.0 136.3K ↓ ★ 46.1K explorer, windows, windows-10
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  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 ↓
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  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 explorer
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  grepWin

  Regular expression search and replace for Windows.

  Open source 2.1.1434 109.2K ↓ ★ 2.1K
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  YaCy

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

  Open source 1.924 2.2K ↓ ★ 4.1K
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  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 freeware
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  dnGREP

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

  Open source 5.0.65.0 43.1K ↓ ★ 2.2K
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  dupeGuru

  dupeGuru is a cross-platform (Linux, OS X, Windows) GUI tool to find duplicate files in a system

  Open source 4.3.1 31.6K ↓ ★ 7.9K
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  ugrep

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

  Open source 7.8.5 21.6K ↓ ★ 3.3K
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  EverythingPowerToys

  Everything search plugin for PowerToys Run.

  Open source 0.91.1 42.9K ↓ ★ 3.4K

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
Open-Shell	Open source	4.4.198	May 16, 2026	9.4K	861.2K
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
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
YaCy	Open source	1.924	May 22, 2021	4.1K	2.2K
muCommander	Open source	1.6.2	May 19, 2026	1.3K	8.6K
dnGREP	Open source	5.0.65.0	October 14, 2026	2.2K	43.1K
dupeGuru	Open source	4.3.1	July 9, 2022	7.9K	31.6K
ugrep	Open source	7.8.5	September 15, 2026	3.3K	21.6K
EverythingPowerToys	Open source	0.91.1	May 31, 2025	3.4K	42.9K