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Basic general information about the managers: creator/company etc.
File manager
OS Support
Creator
First public release date
Latest stable version
Cost
Software license
DOS Command Center
Windows 95 /98 /2000
Daniel Pantke , WinAce
circa 1992
5.1 (ceased)
USD $19.99 EUR 19,00
Shareware
Windows Command Center
Windows 95 /98 /ME /NT /2000 /XP
Daniel Pantke
circa 1990?
2.1 (1998/2004?)
EUR 29,00
Shareware
Dos Navigator
DOS /Windows , OS/2
Stefan Tarnukov , Dmitrii Dotsenko, Andrew Zabolotny
DN I (v 0.90) released 1991
1.51 (circa 1999)
Free
Open source
Directory Opus
Amiga (ceased '97), Windows
Jonathan Potter, GPSoftware
Amiga - Opus 1, Jan. 1990,Windows - Opus 6, June 2001
8.2.2.3
AUD $85
Proprietary
Disk Order
LikeMac Group
February, 2004
2.3 (May 31, 2006)
$22.57 USD
Proprietary
EF Commander
EFSoftware
?
4.51 (January 12 , 2006 )
?
Proprietary
emelFM2
tooar
March , 2000
0.1.7 April 27 , 2006 )
Free
GPL
F
Duy Nguyen, Michel Normand
2000 or earlier
1.70 / 2.70 (2002)
Free
FreeCommander
Marek Jasinski
?
2006 beta (December 17 , 2005 )
Free
Closed source
Finder
Apple Computer
January, 1984
10.4.7 (Ships with 10.4.6)
Part of MacOS
Proprietary
Magellan Explorer
Enriva
1999 or earlier (as Voyager 98)
Version 3.32 / 7 October 2005
$39.95
Proprietary
Gentoo file manager
Gentoo
?
0.11.55 (June 4 , 2005 )
Free
GPL
GNOME Commander
GNOME Commander
August, 2001
1.2.0 (May 7 , 2006 )
Free
GPL
Konqueror
KDE
October, 2000
3.5.3
Free
GPL
Krusader
Krusader Krew
(July 11 , 2000 )
1.70.0 (February 12 , 2006 )
Free
GPL
Macintosh Explorer
Macintosh Explorer
(April, 2000 )
4.4 (March 15 , 2006 )
US$ 15.95
Proprietary
MeeSoft Commander
MeeSoft Commander
January, 2003
1.2.8 (March 26 , 2006 )
Free
Closed source
Midnight Commander mc
GNU Midnight Commander
4.6.1 (July 23 , 2005 )
Free
GPL
MuCommander
Maxence Bernard
?
0.8 beta2 (February 27 , 2006 )
Free
Closed source
Nautilus
Eazel
April 11 , 2001
2.14.3 (1 August , 2006 )
Free
GPL
Path Finder
Cocoatech
April, 2001 (originally called Snax)
4.1.1 (April 24, 2006)
US$ 34.95
Proprietary
RageWork
Softrage
?
2.6 (March 20 , 2006 )
US$ 34
Proprietary
Servant Salamander
Altap
August 15 , 1997
2.5 RC1 (April 28 , 2006 )
US$ 20
Proprietary
Total Commander
Christian Ghisler
?
6.55 (July 28 , 2006 )
CHF 40
Proprietary
Turbo Navigator
Marko Vodopija
?
1.47
Free
Closed source
Tux Commander
Tux Commander
?
0.4.101 (February 10 , 2004 )
Free
GPL
Volkov Commander
Vsevolod Volkov
circa 1992
4.05/4.99.08 (2000)
shareware/freeware
Proprietary
Windows Explorer
Microsoft
August 24 , 1995
5.1 (server 5.2)
Part of Windows
Proprietary
WinSCP
WinSCP
?
3.8 beta (December 12 , 2005 )
Free
GPL
xffm - Xfce File Manager
Xfce
?
4.2.3.2 / 4.4 beta 1 (4.3.90.1)
Free
GPL
xplorer²
Nikos Bozinis
June 10 , 2004
1.5.0.0 (February 9 , 2006 )
US$ 25.07
Proprietary
ZTreeWin
Kim Henkel
1996
1.50 (January 1 , 2006 )
US$ 29.95
Proprietary
File manager
Creator
First public release date
Latest stable version
Cost
Software license
Basic general information about the managers: creator/company etc.
File manager
Features
Manager Views
Network Protocol
File
Browse
Search
Extensibility
Cost
License
DCC DOS /95 /98 /2000 )
Daniel Pantke , WinAce
circa 1992
5.1 (ceased)
USD $19.99 EUR 19,00
Shareware
WCC 95 /98 /ME /NT /2k /XP )
Daniel Pantke
circa 1990?
2.1 (1998/2004?)
EUR 29,00
Shareware
Dos Navigator DOS /Windows , OS/2 )
Stefan Tarnukov , Dmitrii Dotsenko, Andrew Zabolotny
DN I (v 0.90) released 1991
1.51 (circa 1999)
Free
Open source
Directory Opus Amiga , Windows )
Jonathan Potter, GPSoftware
Amiga - Jan. 1990,Windows - June 2001
8.2.2.3
AUD $85
Proprietary
Disk Order
LikeMac Group
February, 2004
2.3 (May 31, 2006)
$22.57 USD
Proprietary
EF Commander
EFSoftware
?
4.51 (January 12 , 2006 )
?
Proprietary
emelFM2
tooar
March , 2000
0.1.7 April 27 , 2006 )
Free
GPL
F
Duy Nguyen, Michel Normand
2000 or earlier
1.70 / 2.70 (2002)
Free
FreeCommander
Marek Jasinski
?
2006 beta (December 17 , 2005 )
Free
Closed source
Finder
Apple Computer
January, 1984
10.4.7 (Ships with 10.4.6)
Part of MacOS
Proprietary
Magellan Explorer
Enriva
1999 or earlier (as Voyager 98)
Version 3.32 / 7 October 2005
$39.95
Proprietary
Gentoo file manager
Gentoo
?
0.11.55 (June 4 , 2005 )
Free
GPL
GNOME Commander
GNOME Commander
August, 2001
1.2.0 (May 7 , 2006 )
Free
GPL
Konqueror
KDE
October, 2000
3.5.3
Free
GPL
Krusader
Krusader Krew
(July 11 , 2000 )
1.70.0 (February 12 , 2006 )
Free
GPL
Macintosh Explorer
Macintosh Explorer
(April, 2000 )
4.4 (March 15 , 2006 )
US$ 15.95
Proprietary
MeeSoft Commander
MeeSoft Commander
January, 2003
1.2.8 (March 26 , 2006 )
Free
Closed source
Midnight Commander mc
GNU Midnight Commander
4.6.1 (July 23 , 2005 )
Free
GPL
MuCommander
Maxence Bernard
?
0.8 beta2 (February 27 , 2006 )
Free
Closed source
Nautilus
Eazel
April 11 , 2001
2.14.3 (1 August , 2006 )
Free
GPL
Path Finder
Cocoatech
April, 2001 (originally called Snax)
4.1.1 (April 24, 2006)
US$ 34.95
Proprietary
RageWork
Softrage
?
2.6 (March 20 , 2006 )
US$ 34
Proprietary
Servant Salamander
Altap
August 15 , 1997
2.5 RC1 (April 28 , 2006 )
US$ 20
Proprietary
Total Commander
Christian Ghisler
?
6.55 (July 28 , 2006 )
CHF 40
Proprietary
Turbo Navigator
Marko Vodopija
?
1.47
Free
Closed source
Tux Commander
Tux Commander
?
0.4.101 (February 10 , 2004 )
Free
GPL
Volkov Commander
Vsevolod Volkov
circa 1992
4.05/4.99.08 (2000)
shareware/freeware
Proprietary
Windows Explorer
Microsoft
August 24 , 1995
5.1 (server 5.2)
Part of Windows
Proprietary
WinSCP
WinSCP
?
3.8 beta (December 12 , 2005 )
Free
GPL
xffm - Xfce File Manager
Xfce
?
4.2.3.2 / 4.4 beta 1 (4.3.90.1)
Free
GPL
xplorer²
Nikos Bozinis
June 10 , 2004
1.5.0.0 (February 9 , 2006 )
US$ 25.07
Proprietary
ZTreeWin
Kim Henkel
1996
1.50 (January 1 , 2006 )
US$ 29.95
Proprietary
File manager
Manager Views
Network Protocol
File
Browse
Search
Extensibility
Cost
License
