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XYplorer vs Explorer++: catalog facts
XYplorer	Explorer++
Paid A paid licence is required after the trial.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows	Windows
Built-in scripting language automates almost any file operation Fully portable, leaving no traces on the host machine	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
Paid licence, Windows only Closed source	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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