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Explorer/Finder/File Manager is one type of app I wish someone would make a nice Electron version of. It's more or less the last piece of platform-specific soft

Explorer/Finder/File Manager is one type of app I wish someone would make a nice Electron version of. It's more or less the last piece of platform-specific software I use. I currently switch back and forth from MacOS and Windows and I dislike what both have to offer. I used to be ok with Explorer but somewhere around Windows 8 they "improved" it in several ways that made it alien to me. I hate Finder, the fact that there is no simple way to copy the current path is just completely beyond me, and the fact that enter means rename will never make sense to me either. I know that there are a number of cross-platform "commander" apps that I could use but though I was addicted to the original (Norton Commander), I don't much care for that paradigm anymore. Does anyone know of other good alternatives?

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dfkljsdlfkj 7y ago
opt cmd c will copy the current path or selected file/dir to the clipboard iirc enter is rename because it came from a time when it was viewed as own self-contained app that did one thing - organized files on your profile and floppy.
majkinetor 7y ago
None that I could found in a huge time. Finally, I did this: - ranger / sunflower on *nix - total commander on win Sunflower is cross-platform and IMO great, if only it continues to be developed: http://sunflower-fm.org/ http://sunflower-fm.org/
aasasd 7y ago
In a file manager, integration with the system is important, which means that a dozen or two integration features should be implemented for each platform, aside from the internal differences in working with files. And that Electron is likely out. In addition, a file manager is pretty much a productivity app, so it has to be muscle-memory-level fast. For desktop software recommendations in established genres, AlternativeTo is a good source: https://alternativeto.net/software/windows-explorer/ https://alternativeto.net/software/windows-explorer/ But alas, there doesn't seem to be anything cross-platform of this sort there. Double Commander enjoys popularity and is cross-platform, but dunno how it feels on Windows. On Mac, it's decent though hasn't got much in the aforementioned integration department.

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dfkljsdlfkj 7y ago

opt cmd c will copy the current path or selected file/dir to the clipboard iirc enter is rename because it came from a time when it was viewed as own self-contained app that did one thing - organized files on your profile and floppy.

majkinetor 7y ago

None that I could found in a huge time. Finally, I did this: - ranger / sunflower on *nix - total commander on win Sunflower is cross-platform and IMO great, if only it continues to be developed: http://sunflower-fm.org/ http://sunflower-fm.org/

aasasd 7y ago

In a file manager, integration with the system is important, which means that a dozen or two integration features should be implemented for each platform, aside from the internal differences in working with files. And that Electron is likely out. In addition, a file manager is pretty much a productivity app, so it has to be muscle-memory-level fast. For desktop software recommendations in established genres, AlternativeTo is a good source: https://alternativeto.net/software/windows-explorer/ https://alternativeto.net/software/windows-explorer/ But alas, there doesn't seem to be anything cross-platform of this sort there. Double Commander enjoys popularity and is cross-platform, but dunno how it feels on Windows. On Mac, it's decent though hasn't got much in the aforementioned integration department.