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Nemo vs Spacedrive: catalog facts
Nemo	Spacedrive
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free to download and use. The source is published but under a source-available licence…
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Keeps the type-ahead path bar, dual panes and toolbars Nautilus dropped Extension system for actions, scripts and previews	Every file gets a content hash, so the same file on two machines is recognised as one item…
Best integrated on Cinnamon; other desktops pull in extra dependencies Linux only	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: GPL-2.0	License: FSL-1.1-ALv2
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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