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openxplorer

Windows File Explorer-inspired file manager for Linux, plus its companion website. AGPL-3.0-only.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

openxplorer is a file manager, available on Linux.

Features described in its GitHub repository: split view.

Services and protocols mentioned: SMB.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “An open-source Linux file manager built for Zorin OS.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Browse local folders, SMB shares and SFTP, FTP, WebDAV and NFS locations with tabs, split panes, a folder tree, Details, Compact, List and icon views with thumbnails, clickable paths, pinned folders, search, undoable…” — GitHub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of openxplorer is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (AGPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from github.com — Dépôt GitHub AKolenda/openxplorer (AGPL-3.0-only)

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