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Explorer++XYplorer
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Paid

A paid licence is required after the 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
  • Built-in scripting language automates almost any file operation
  • Fully portable, leaving no traces on the host machine
  • Windows only
  • The last tagged release is from January 2024
  • Paid licence, Windows only
  • Closed source
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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