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Spacedrive vs Nemo: catalog facts
Spacedrive	Nemo
Free Free to download and use. The source is published but under a source-available licence…	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Every file gets a content hash, so the same file on two machines is recognised as one item…	Keeps the type-ahead path bar, dual panes and toolbars Nautilus dropped Extension system for actions, scripts and previews
The Functional Source License is source-available rather than open source, and the project is still pre-release and…	Best integrated on Cinnamon; other desktops pull in extra dependencies Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: FSL-1.1-ALv2	License: GPL-2.0
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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