Alternatives to Air Explorer

Desktop app for managing, transferring, syncing and encrypting files across many cloud storage accounts. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Air Explorer.

  • RcloneView

    A graphical file manager built on rclone for browsing, syncing and mounting cloud storage.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroid

    RcloneView adds free mounting of cloud storage as a local drive and an Android app through rclone's 70+ providers, but has no Linux build or CLI listed.

  • Cyberduck

    A server and cloud storage browser for Mac and Windows that speaks FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB and every major object store.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSCommand line

    Cyberduck is free and open source under GPL-3.0, covers cloud stores plus FTP, SFTP, WebDAV and SMB, and encrypts through Cryptomator vaults rather than its own scheme.

  • MSP360 Explorer

    A file manager for moving and managing files between local storage and cloud storage services.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    MSP360 Explorer is Windows only and focuses on S3, Azure and Backblaze B2, with CLI and PowerShell scripting; encryption and multithreading need the per-computer PRO license.

  • CloudMounter

    A desktop app that mounts cloud storage accounts as local drives in Finder and Explorer.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    CloudMounter mounts cloud accounts as drives in Finder and Explorer and moves files between clouds, but lists fewer services and offers no scheduled sync or CLI.

  • Rclone UI

    A cross-platform desktop graphical interface for rclone and S3 storage.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Rclone UI is a free, open-source desktop interface for rclone on Windows, macOS and Linux, relying on rclone for transfers, with documentation mainly in the repository README.

  • ExpanDrive

    Mounts cloud storage and file servers as native drives on macOS, Windows and Linux.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    ExpanDrive mounts clouds and servers as native drives on Windows, macOS and Linux, streaming files on demand instead of offering a transfer and sync window.

  • Owlfiles

    A cross-platform file manager for local, network, NAS and cloud storage, formerly FE File Explorer.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    Owlfiles reaches cloud services plus SMB, NFS, FTP, SFTP and WebDAV from phones and desktops with direct transfers between locations, but has no Linux version and is proprietary.

  • muCommander

    An open-source, cross-platform dual-pane file manager with remote filesystem, cloud storage and archive support.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    muCommander is a free open-source dual-pane file manager for Windows, macOS and Linux that browses S3 and cloud storage, without built-in encryption or scheduled sync.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Air Explorer as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • CS Browser

    A Windows client for Amazon S3 and S3-compatible storage, formerly called S3 Browser.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Air Explorer manages S3 among more than 50 cloud services on Windows and macOS, with encryption and scheduled sync but no bucket permission management listed.

  • Insync

    A desktop sync client for Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox on Linux, Windows and macOS.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Air Explorer manages more than 50 cloud services with scheduled sync and encryption, but runs on Windows and macOS only, without Linux support.

  • MultCloud

    Web service that transfers, syncs and backs up files between different cloud storage accounts.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Air Explorer moves cloud-to-cloud transfers and scheduled sync into a Windows and macOS desktop app with encryption, though some features need the Pro version.

  • Rclone

    A command line tool that syncs, copies and mounts files across more than seventy cloud storage services.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Air Explorer is a desktop app for over 50 cloud services with encryption and a CLI for scripting, but it is closed source and runs on Windows and macOS only.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.