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24 alternatives to TreeFile

Mac File Structure Browser & Manager App

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    superfile▲188

    A modern, visual file manager for the terminal

    Jul 2026 · superfile.dev · its alternatives →

  2. 2
    Hazel 4.0▲252

    The new and improved file automator for the Mac

    2016 · noodlesoft.com · its alternatives →

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    GUI disk analyzers are great for figuring out what's filling up your laptop/desktop drive. On containers or remote servers, the options are limited to purely text based utilities (e.g. du) or list-centric TUIs (e.g. ncdu) which are usually limited to viewing one directory at a time. I created leaves to fill that gap. Inspired by classic utilities like WinDirStat and KDirStat, it uses a 2-dimensional treemap^1 visualization to show the entire directory hierarchy with proportionally sized rectangles. It's performant enough to handle millions of files, thanks to Rust and multi-threading.…

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Visualize repo structures in tree view.

    2025 · githubtree.mgks.dev · its alternatives →

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    🌱 TDF - Tree Document Format - a universal file format for web collections - DO-SAY-GO/tdf

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Folders▲125

    The macOS file manager for (former) Windows users

    2023 · foldersapp.dev · its alternatives →

  7. 7GP

    2016 · veniversum.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Neatify▲224

    Make your Mac organized, effortlessly

    Oct 2025 · its alternatives →

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    FileFaker▲255

    Generate sample files of various types and sizes in seconds.

    2025 · filefaker.com · its alternatives →

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    Program to convert lines of text into a tree structure. - birchb1024/frangipanni

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Browse, search, export, and share!

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    My Downloads folder had been left unkept for a really long time and cleaning it up using Finder was quite cumbersome. So I started creating a simple app to help me filter out and delete or move the files in the folder. It started out very basic and the filtering options genuinely helped me clean out the Downloads folder, then as I thought of more features I would like to see in a file manager I started to add them. Some of the features are: - Fuzzy go to folder/file where you only need to write a few letters of a full path, get suggestions and can jump to the correct path instantly -…

    Jul 2026 · whimfiles.com · its alternatives →

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    Unusual file explorer with stickers, sketches and containers

    2021 · supatupacommander.web.app · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    Organize files, notes and bookmarks for multiple projects

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, I built File Architect to quickly create file and folder structures on mac using simple text outlines and tab indentation. The core of the app is also open-sourced at https://github.com/filearchitect. Would love feedback!

    2025 · filearchitect.com · its alternatives →

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    Informant▲133

    Inspect files on macOS with a single click.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Unfold▲123

    Extend macOS Quick Look to folders, archives & code files

    Mar 2026 · unfold.tools · its alternatives →

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    A Finder extension to create folders with custom icons

    Jan 2026 · matisandoval.com · its alternatives →

  19. 19DO

    2014 · downloadorganizerapp.com · its alternatives →

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    cryo▲91

    A visual file manager

    2020 · cryonet.io · its alternatives →

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    Treee▲71

    A tree-structured text editor

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Stella▲109

    Local natural language search across all your files

    Jun 2026 · trystella.co · its alternatives →

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    File management made simple using tags

    2020 · ivydocuments.com · its alternatives →

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    Event/Data distribution system without any configuration

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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