GNOME Files

Folders is a file manager with super clean and functional UI built around the folder tree. This type of file system navigation enables some features unique among macOS file managers such as expandable, rearrangeable Favorites or expandable symlinks which highly improve the navigation efficiency. Folders has everything you'd expect from a macOS file manager, including multiple windows and multiple tabs, four consistently behaving file views, convenient access to your Home and iCloud Drive folders, designated sections for recent files, color tags, text tags, and star ratings, file preview including audio and video files playback, a dedicated Info panel with EXIF and other metadata, text recognition, and more. More advanced features include Cut via Bin with cmd-X, powerful Batch Rename, advanced file conflict resolution, basic image operations, and comprehensive undo that includes undoing file replacements and folder mergers.

SADFinder is a native, keyboard-first file manager for macOS 15 and later. It combines dual-pane browsing, persistent color-coded tabs, an editable path bar, quick filtering and full-Mac search, icon and list views, Quick Look, Finder tags, ZIP tools, cut/copy/paste, rename, batch rename, undo/redo, per-folder views, Desktop control, Finder handoff, and global window snapping. Enter opens the selected item. Backspace moves it to Trash by default; Option+Up or Command+Up opens the parent folder. The Dialog Picker (Beta) works with native Open, Save, and browser upload dialogs. Cloud tools support Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive actions, metadata, version history, and offline/online controls. Choose from 17 themes and Large Text modes. SADFinder is a universal SwiftUI app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs; file contents remain local and diagnostics are optional. Includes a 7-day no-card trial; plans are $5/month, $29/year, or $49 lifetime for up to three Macs.