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shark

Shark – File Manager: a free, open source Mac file manager with tabs, split panes and a terminal.

  • Completely free
  • macOS
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Features described in its GitHub repository and on its official website: split view, built-in terminal and batch processing.

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
  • “A free, open source file manager and Finder alternative for macOS, with tabs, split panes, a built-in terminal and hover previews.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “A free, open source file manager and Finder alternative for macOS, with tabs, split panes, a built-in terminal and hover previews.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Thoughtful file operations Batch rename with live preview, duplicate, archive, and calculated folder sizes in the status bar.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

shark is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (Apache-2.0) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

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 andronasef/shark (Apache-2.0)

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