A free file manager that actually pulls its weight.
Finder alternatives want your money. Finder wants your patience. Freeloader wants neither.
Freeloader is a native, free, open-source file manager for macOS. It provides the file-management features that should not require a subscription—or a support group.
Website · Download Freeloader 0.3.0
Support: miguel@miguelrodriguez.net
- Editable address bar with autocomplete and
~expansion - Real
⌘X/⌘Vfile moves - New-file and new-folder actions
- Open-in-Terminal toolbar and context-menu actions
- Stable multi-criteria sorting
- Detailed transfers with bytes, speed, progress, errors, pause, and cancel
- Optional expandable folder tree
- Drag and drop between the file pane, tree, and Favorites
- Tabs with independent back and forward history
- List, compact, and icon views
- Spotlight-backed recursive search
- SMB share mounting with recent servers and native macOS authentication
- Named workspaces that restore panes, tabs, views, and sorting
- Bookmarks that remember how each folder should be displayed
- Non-destructive image rotation, resizing, and format conversion
- Quick Look, Get Info, permissions, extended attributes, and checksums
- Undo for supported create, rename, copy, move, and Trash operations
- Embedded Finder Sync extension
- macOS 15 or newer
- Xcode 16 or newer when building from source
Open Freeloader.xcodeproj, select the Freeloader scheme and My Mac,
then press ⌘R.
swift run Freeloaderswift testThe checked-in Xcode project is generated from the source tree:
ruby Scripts/generate_xcode_project.rb⌘X,⌘C,⌘V: cut, copy, and paste⌘Z: undo the last supported operation⌘D: duplicate⌘I: Get InfoSpace: Quick LookReturn: rename⌘Delete: move to Trash⌘⇧N: new folder⌘⌥N: new file⌘⇧.: show or hide hidden files⌘T: new tab⌘⇧T: reopen the last closed tab⌘W: close tab or window⌘N: new window⌘⇧G: focus Go to Folder⌘K: connect to an SMB server⌘[/⌘]: back / forward
MIT. Free as in no invoice. Open as in no secrets.