Version 1.0 for Apple Silicon

Windows Explorer speed, native on your Mac.

Mac Explorer puts a real path bar, cut & paste, tabs, dual panes and your work OneDrive in a single window — so files go where you want them without the Finder detour.

Download for Mac

macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple Silicon

Mac Explorer window showing the Documents folder with tabs, a breadcrumb path bar, command bar, sidebar and preview pane

Features

Everything you kept opening a second window for.

Built as a native macOS app around the file-management habits that Finder never picked up.

Tabs and side-by-side panes

Open as many tabs as you need, then send any tab into split view from its right-click menu. Drag between the two panes to move files without a second window.

Four ways to look at a folder

Details, compact list, large icons and real image thumbnails.

Columns you pick yourself

Status, tags, created, taken, dimensions, rating — right-click the header.

Real cut, copy and paste

⌘X truly moves, files copied in other apps paste straight in.

Undo a move instantly

⌘Z puts a misplaced folder back exactly where it came from.

Favourites and quick access

Drag folders to the sidebar to pin, reorder, and drop files onto them.

Preview and details panes

Resizable Quick Look preview plus folder counts and total size.

Always shows what's really there

Open folders watch the disk, so changes appear without refreshing.

Drag anywhere, including out

Into other Mac apps, onto the sidebar, or between panes. Option to copy.

Share, reveal and copy paths

Share sheet, OneDrive links, Reveal in Finder, copy full paths.

Search where you are

Search the current folder and everything under it as you type.

Shortcuts muscle memory expects

⌘T, ⌘N, ⌘R, ⌘↑, ⌘[ and ⌘], F2, Delete — plus mouse thumb buttons.

Follows your Mac's appearance

Light and dark track macOS, right down to your accent colour.

Your Mac and work OneDrive together

Local volumes and your work OneDrive account sit in the same sidebar. Browse both, and copy across the boundary like any other folder.

Mac Explorer vs Finder

The same files. A far shorter route to them.

Finder is fine for browsing. Mac Explorer is built for moving things.

Editable path / address bar

Mac Explorer — Always visible, click to type a full path

Finder — Hidden behind ⌘⇧G

Cut & paste files

Mac Explorer — ⌘X then ⌘V moves the file

Finder — Copy then ⌘⌥V only

Side-by-side panes in one window

Mac Explorer — Split any tab into two live panes

Finder — Requires two windows

Tabs

Mac Explorer — ⌘T, per-tab history

Finder — Supported

Details columns everywhere

Mac Explorer — Sortable name, date, kind, size by default

Finder — Per-folder view settings

Choose your own columns

Mac Explorer — Status, tags, created, taken, dimensions, rating

Finder — Fixed set per view

Thumbnail and icon views

Mac Explorer — Details, list, large icons, thumbnails

Finder — Supported

Work OneDrive inline

Mac Explorer — Signed-in work account in the sidebar

Finder — Depends on the sync client

Transfer queue with progress

Mac Explorer — Transfers bar with live percentage

Finder — Per-copy sheets

Undo a move

Mac Explorer — ⌘Z restores the original location

Finder — Supported for local moves

Pin folders by dragging

Mac Explorer — Drag to the sidebar, reorder, drop files onto it

Finder — Drag to sidebar only

Live folder refresh

Mac Explorer — Watches open folders for on-disk changes

Finder — Usually updates

Mouse back / forward buttons

Mac Explorer — Thumb buttons navigate history

Finder — Not handled

Folder details panel

Mac Explorer — Item counts, total size, sort state

Finder — Get Info per item

Get Mac Explorer

A single signed app bundle. No subscription, no background agent, no account required — sign in to OneDrive only if you want your work files alongside your Mac.

Download MacExplorer.zip
Version
25.0.11
Size
119 MB
Requires
macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple Silicon

How to install

  1. 1Open the disk imageDouble-click MacExplorer.zip in your Downloads folder.
  2. 2Drag to ApplicationsDrop the Mac Explorer icon onto the Applications shortcut in the window.
  3. 3Open it the first timeRight-click the app and choose Open, then confirm — macOS only asks once.