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title: macOS file managers
kind: note
description: list of file managers for macOS
words: 198
readingMinutes: 1
created: '2025-10-18T00:00:00.000Z'
updated: '2026-06-29T20:34:03+02:00'
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# Finder
- The included, default choice. Pretty basic.
- Can connect to: SMB, AFP
# [Commander One](https://mac.eltima.com/file-manager.html)
- Pricing: Basic version free forever, premium version USD 29.99 (one-time purchase of current major version and minor upgrades), USD 44.98 incl. all future updates (incl. major versions). Pricing per machine (not per user).
- [Homebrew](/notes/homebrew): `brew install --cask commander-one`, 4638 installs during the last year
- Can connect to (premium version): FTP, SFTP, FTPS, [S3](/notes/s3), WebDAV, <span class="dead-link">Dropbox</span>, <span class="dead-link">OneDrive</span> (personal and business), <span class="dead-link">Google</span> Drive, OpenStack Swift, Box, <span class="dead-link">Backblaze</span> B2, <span class="dead-link">iOS</span>, MTP, [Android](/notes/android)
- Archive formats: ZIP, RAR (extract only), TBZ, TGZ, [7z](/notes/7z)
# <span class="dead-link">ForkLift</span>
- Pricing: USD 49.95 (one-time purchase incl. minor updates) or subscription
- [Homebrew](/notes/homebrew): `brew install --cask forklift`, 4331 installs during the last year
- Can connect to: FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, [S3](/notes/s3), <span class="dead-link">Google</span> Drive, Rackspace, <span class="dead-link">Backblaze</span> B2, and more
# [Path Finder](https://cocoatech.io/)
- Pricing: USD 29.95 (yearly subscription) or one-time purchase
- [Homebrew](/notes/homebrew): `brew install --cask path-finder`, 915 installs during the last year
- Can connect to: <span class="dead-link">Dropbox</span>, FTP
# <span class="dead-link">Double Commander</span>
- [Open source](/notes/open-source)
- [Homebrew](/notes/homebrew): `brew install --cask double-commander`, 3417 installs during the last year, but **will be disabled on <span class="dead-link">2026-09-01</span>** as it does not pass the [macOS](/notes/macos) Gatekeeper check (i.e., the code is not signed with a valid *Developer ID* by an identified developer, running it could potentially compromise your Mac's security)