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Explorer++xplorer²
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Paid

Licences start at $39.95 per seat, with a 21-day free trial.

Windows Windows
  • Tabbed browsing with bookmarkable tabs, which Explorer only gained much later
  • Completely portable when configured to save settings to a file rather than the registry
  • Dual panes, tabs and Miller columns
  • Duplicate finder, folder sync and folder size view built in
  • Windows only
  • The last tagged release is from January 2024
  • Windows only
  • Paid after the trial period
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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