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Q-DirExplorer++
Free

Free for private use. Commercial use requires a donation licence.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Windows Windows
  • Four panes at once makes multi-folder sorting quick
  • Tiny portable executable
  • 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
  • Licence is free for private use; commercial use requires a donation licence
  • Interface is cramped and dated
  • Windows only
  • The last tagged release is from January 2024
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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