Fileographer
Fileographer is a keyboard-driven file manager and note-taking application for macOS and Linux. It lets you navigate your hard drive by typing a few letters from the name of the file or folder you want to see. It shows you files that are nested inside your folders, so you can filter down to just what you want. It lets you create files by entering a name and hitting enter, and it lets you edit those files right away. Fileographer even lets you batch rename.
Features:
* Navigate your hard drive without needing to use a mouse.
* Use two panels to see two directories at once.
* See file previews, display image files and PDFs, and play media files.
* Create and edit text files.
* Create folders.
* Move, copy, and duplicate files.
* Gather groups of files into a new folder.
* Batch rename files.
* Move files to the trash and delete files.
* Capture notes by pressing F3 in any application.
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Directory Opus
Directory Opus is a complete replacement for Explorer, with far more power and functionality than any other file manager available today. Single or dual pane file display and folder trees. Tabbed interface let you keep multiple folders open and switch quickly between them. Unique Explorer Replacement mode provides a full replacement for Windows Explorer. Quickly filter, sort, group, and search your folders. Color-code your files, and assign status icons, star ratings, tags, and descriptions. View images, documents, and more. Image marking lets you sort your photos quickly and easily. Batch renaming including easy-to-use keyboard macros. View and edit file metadata. Support for FTP and archive formats like Zip, 7Zip, and RAR. Built-in tools including synchronize and duplicate file finder. Calculate folder sizes and print or export folder listings. Queue multiple file copies for improved performance. Fully configurable user interface, colors, fonts, toolbars, keyboard hotkeys, etc.
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SADFinder
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.
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Kondor File Manager
Kondor File Manager is a native macOS file manager and Finder alternative for people who need faster, deeper control over everyday file work. It combines dual-pane browsing, tabs, keyboard-first actions, search, previews, archive tools, folder comparison and sync, remote and cloud resources, direct-device workflows, and bulk image or video conversion in one local-first Mac app. Kondor is useful for power users, developers, creators, photographers, video editors, and anyone who regularly organizes downloads, compares folders, inspects large file sets, extracts archives, transfers files, or manages FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, and device files. Kondor Lite is free for daily local file work, while Kondor Pro unlocks advanced remote, sync, archive, media, and direct-device workflows.
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