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Files vs Spacedrive: catalog facts
Files	Spacedrive
Freemium Free and open source under the MIT licence. The Microsoft Store listing is paid as a way…	Free Free to download and use. The source is published but under a source-available licence…
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Tabs, dual panes and a column view that Explorer still lacks Colour file tags and a working preview pane	Every file gets a content hash, so the same file on two machines is recognised as one item…
Windows only, and it needs a recent Windows 10 or 11 Heavier and slower to start than Explorer	The Functional Source License is source-available rather than open source, and the project is still pre-release and…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License: FSL-1.1-ALv2
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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