It is Directory Opus. It is the KING of file browsers. And in this review, I will show you why.

Truth be told, I'm trying to be less Windows-centric on my blog. To be a better Linux advocate (and occasionally share some love for Mac). But this I cannot resist. Not even the best file browser on Linux, Nautilus Elementary, can come close to the sheer awesomeness of the premium Windows file browser known as Directory Opus.

But wait! It's not just for Windows. That's right, if you have an Amiga you are in luck!

Above: Old school Directory Opus 4 for Amiga

The first iterations of Directory Opus were kick-started all the way back in the 1980s. Originally developed for the Amiga, Australian programmer Jonathan Potter would later rewrite his unique dual pane file browser for Windows in the early 2000s.

After exploring your system with these new, improved file browsing programs you'll be asking yourself: how the hell has Microsoft gotten away with the same file browser since Windows 95 ?

Tabbed file browsing is here. In fact, Tabs is just one of many cool features in the "Windows Explorer alternatives". Dual file trees, folder colors, bookmarks, built in FTP and powerful search functions are to name a few.

So which new file browser software should you be using? There are multiple candidates. To break it down for you, the top four are reviewed.