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About Q-Dir
Q-Dir splits the window into up to four Explorer-like panes so files can be moved between several folders without switching windows, with configurable layouts, colour-coded file types and a portable build. It is a very small download.
Strengths
- Four panes at once makes multi-folder sorting quick
- Tiny portable executable
Limitations
- Licence is free for private use; commercial use requires a donation licence
- Interface is cramped and dated
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree for private use. Commercial use requires a donation licence.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Nenad Hrg
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Quad-pane Windows file manager that shows up to four folders at once
- Categories
- File managers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (System Utilities); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.
Alternatives to Q-Dir
Compare allSoftware that can replace Q-Dir for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Multi Commander
Free multi-tab, multi-pane Windows file manager aimed at power users.
Multi Commander is free for commercial use as well as personal, with multi-tab, multi-pane layouts and scripting, though its interface is dense.
FreeCommander
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FreeCommander uses two panes with tabs, folder synchronisation and portable use from a USB stick, with extra features in a paid donor edition.
Double Commander
A free dual-pane file manager in the Total Commander tradition, running on Linux and macOS too.
Double Commander is free and GPL open source with two panes, multi-rename and FTP, and it runs on macOS and Linux as well as Windows.
Total Commander
The dual-pane Windows file manager people have been using since 1993, still updated, still shareware.
Total Commander offers a refined keyboard-driven dual-pane workflow with FTP, SFTP and plugins, but it is paid and the trial nags on every launch.
Directory Opus
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Directory Opus provides configurable dual-pane layouts, scripting and FTP, but it is a paid licence with no free tier.
OneCommander
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OneCommander offers Miller columns, dual pane and modern theming on Windows 10 and 11, with several features reserved for a paid Pro version.
Explorer++
A tabbed replacement for Windows Explorer that can run completely portable and save its settings to a file.
Explorer++ is GPL open source and can run fully portable, but it is single-pane with tabs rather than showing several folders at once.
XYplorer
Tabbed Windows file manager with scripting, portable mode and deep search.
XYplorer is a paid tabbed manager with scripting, deep search and a fully portable mode that leaves no traces on the host machine.
Q-Dir as an alternative
Listings that name Q-Dir as an alternative.
Tablacus Explorer
A portable, tabbed file manager for Windows that can be extended with add-ons.
Q-Dir is a tiny portable executable showing four panes at once, but it is closed source and commercial use requires a donation licence.
Similar software
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Files
A file manager for Windows with tabs, columns, tags and dual panes, built the way Explorer should have been.
WinSetView
Apply consistent folder views across Windows Explorer.
