Alternatives to Fileside
A multi-pane file manager for Mac and Windows that saves folder layouts as project workspaces. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Fileside
A multi-pane file manager for Mac and Windows that saves folder layouts as project workspaces.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Fileside.
Directory Opus
Professional Windows file manager with tabs, dual pane, scripting and FTP.
Directory Opus is a paid Windows-only manager with tabs, dual panes, scripting, FTP and batch rename, but no macOS version.
QSpace
A multi-pane file manager for macOS that works like Finder and connects to remote storage.
QSpace is a paid macOS-only multi-pane manager with 12 layouts and built-in FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB, S3 and cloud connections.
Double Commander
A free dual-pane file manager in the Total Commander tradition, running on Linux and macOS too.
Double Commander is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux, using a fixed two-pane commander layout instead of saved project workspaces.
muCommander
An open-source, cross-platform dual-pane file manager with remote filesystem, cloud storage and archive support.
muCommander is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux, with a dual-pane interface that browses remote and cloud storage and archives.
Q-Dir
Quad-pane Windows file manager that shows up to four folders at once.
Q-Dir is a free Windows file manager showing up to four folders at once, with a cramped, dated interface and no macOS version.
XYplorer
Tabbed Windows file manager with scripting, portable mode and deep search.
XYplorer is a paid Windows-only tabbed manager with a scripting language, portable mode and deep search, without Fileside's macOS support.
Path Finder
Professional Finder replacement for macOS with dual panes and a drop stack.
Path Finder is a paid macOS Finder replacement with dual panes, a drop stack, built-in terminal and folder comparison, without a Windows version.
ForkLift
Dual-pane macOS file manager with built-in SFTP, S3 and WebDAV.
ForkLift is a paid macOS dual-pane manager that mounts SFTP, S3 and WebDAV as panes and adds folder synchronisation, but runs only on macOS.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Files
A file manager for Windows with tabs, columns, tags and dual panes, built the way Explorer should have been.
OneCommander
Modern Windows file manager with Miller columns, dual pane and previews.
Spacedrive
Cross-device file explorer built on a distributed virtual filesystem.
TagSpaces
An offline file organizer that adds color-coded tags to files and folders without a database.
Default Folder X
A Mac utility that adds quick folder navigation and recent items to Open and Save dialogs.
Sigma File Manager
Modern file manager with tabs, dual-pane view, global search and media previews.
