Alternatives to QTTabBar
Adds tabs, previews and navigation extras to Windows File Explorer. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
QTTabBar
Adds tabs, previews and navigation extras to Windows File Explorer.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as QTTabBar.
Tablacus Explorer
A portable, tabbed file manager for Windows that can be extended with add-ons.
Tablacus Explorer replaces Explorer with a portable, MIT-licensed tabbed file manager under 1 MB, extended through add-ons rather than hooking into Explorer itself.
File Pilot
A small, fast file explorer for Windows with panels, tabs, fuzzy search and batch renaming.
File Pilot is a separate closed-source file explorer with panels, tabs, fuzzy search and batch renaming, still in beta and partly paid.
TidyTabs
A Windows utility that adds browser-style tabs to any application window so windows can be grouped.
TidyTabs adds tabs to almost any application window, including Explorer and Office, but is closed source and lacks folder previews.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
OldNewExplorer
Windows shell tweak that restores classic File Explorer behavior.
QuickLook
Preview selected Windows files by pressing the space bar.
Nilesoft Shell
Customize the Windows Explorer context menu.
EverythingToolbar
Puts Everything's instant file search directly on the Windows taskbar.
Windhawk
Apply small modifications to Windows and applications through a mod manager.
