Windows File Explorer is feature-rich and quite a handy file and folder manager. But if you are looking forward to adding tabs and many other features to make the humble explorer run on steroids, you can check out some File Explorer alternatives and add-ins.
File Explorer alternatives for Windows 11/10
You can download and check out QTTabBar. It is an Add-In that adds a Tab-Browsing Feature to your Explorer. It also adds a few other features, like a drop-down preview, useful toolbar buttons, a Recently Closed button, and plugin support. Do read the instructions before installing it.
If your Menu Bar is not visible, please enable it. Right-click on it and enable QTTabBar.
Alternatively, some explorer.exe replacement freeware is also available, which, along with tabs and panes, adds many more features to the Windows Explorer.
You can also check these out:
- Explorer++
- Total Commander
- muCommander
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7 Plus which lets you add many features to Windows xplorer.exe
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Classic Shell which lets you add Up button, show title bar, get a classic feel, etc
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Custom Explorer Toolbar for Windows
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Better Explorer: An Explorer replacement with ribbon toolbar
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XYplorer
- Xplorer2 Lite has a nice easy-to-use, tabbed, dual-pane interface
- UltraExplorer
- File Explorer Apps for Windows
- Files File Manager app
- Clover
- Q-Dir. It is a quad explorer
- Double Commander
- Multi-Commander.
You might want to also check out some of the best File Manager and Explorer apps for Windows 11/10 in the Microsoft Store.
Please have a look at them before you decide to settle down with one.
