Alternatives

Products that do what An "Old-School" File Manager in AI Era does

A tribute to the classic dual-pane file manager for MacOS

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   Files Magic AI ▲145

   AI based Files organization for macOS

   2025

2. 2
   Riffo▲388

   AI renaming to organize messy files

   2024

3. 3
   CleanMyDrive 2▲244

   A lightweight drive manager for Mac

   2015

4. 4
   Hazel 4.0▲252

   The new and improved file automator for the Mac

   2016

5. 5
   fman▲138

   A modern file manager for power users

   2017

6. 6
   My Computer by Manus AI▲489

   Automate files, apps, and workflows with Manus Desktop

   Mar 2026

7. 7
   VeloFiler▲70

   Keyboard-first dual-pane file manager for macOS

   15d ago · velofiler.vercel.app

8. 8FF
   fman – file manager for programmers▲178

   2017 · fman.io

9. 9
   Commander One 3.0▲90

   Dual-pane file manager and FTP client for Mac

   2021

10. 10
    fileAI MCP▲235

    Give AI agents secure, real-time access to your files

    2025

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    Libmui is a macOS Classic widget lib for Linux▲300

    Not sure if I would post this for the last day of #marchintosh OR wait for tomorrow the 1st of April. Both apply equally. Anyway, here's a pet project of mine, I made it as a glued on for another pet project of mine, but it developed a life of it's own now and can soar skyward toward success, fame, and glory.

    2024 · github.com

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    Better Window Manager▲233

    A tiny window management app for the Mac

    2015

13. 13
    Folders▲125

    The macOS file manager for (former) Windows users

    2023

14. 14
    Ishi Executive OS▲109

    Digital chief of staff that automates your files with AI

    Jan 2026

15. 15MA
    Marta – A fast and minimalistic file manager for macOS▲106

    2017 · marta.yanex.org

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    Sigma File Manager▲152

    Free, open-source, cross-platform, modern file manager app

    Jun 2026 · github.com

17. 17AF
    AI Files – manage and organize your files with AI▲71

    2023 · npmjs.com

18. 18
    Apple Files▲230

    File manager for iOS 11

    2017

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    Kommanda▲6

    A dual-pane file manager with AI for macOS

    Jun 2026 · kommanda.app

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    DockDuck▲97

    The native macOS file manager Finder should be

    12d ago · dockduck.app

21. 21DA
    Drive any macOS app in the background without stealing the cursor▲192

    Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…

    Apr 2026 · github.com

22. 22NU
    New UI pattern for file manager type apps▲124

    2020 · github.com

23. 23
    mTarsier▲188

    Open-source platform for managing MCP servers and clients

    Mar 2026

24. 24
    MiMiNavigator▲2

    A dual-pane file manager for macOS with remote disks support

    Apr 2026 · miminavi.tech

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