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Discussion summary

Users discuss the limitations of Finder on Mac and explore alternative file managers like Path Finder, Bloom, and others. Some suggest using terminal or specific apps for better file management.

What the discussion says

  • Finder is considered inadequate by many users.
  • Several alternative file managers are recommended, including Path Finder and Bloom.
  • Terminal CLI is preferred by some for file management.
  • Users share frustrations with Finder's features and bugs.
“Just switched from Windows to Mac and Finder is terrible.”
— HeavyStorm
“I've been using Path Finder for years, but it was always so-so.”
— jwr

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  • I'm not familiar with .net on Mac, what binding did you use to make this? .NET MAUI? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/developer-tool...
    by kristianp
  • Do you have any kind of public AI statement on the ways this product utilizes or is built with generative AI, if any?
    by seanclayton
  • //confused noises//

    Wait, are you telling me that macOS has gotten so ensh---ified that many of its users feel the need to purchase a bespoke file manager, arguably one of the most fundamental functions of an operating system?

    Surely this is a very specific product for a very specific class of users? This can't be a widespread need, right? RIGHT?

    (Context: I haven't used modern macOS in roughly a decade and have no idea what it's like these days)

    by ninefathom
  • Why would anyone trust an app from an anonymous source access their whole filesystem with read/write access? Who are you hello@whimfiles.com and where are you from?
    by aagd
  • The 9MB size alone got my attention. It's refreshing to see a native macOS app that doesn't pull in Electron for everything.
    by mune2gu-chan
  • I used to have a greater need for a file manager in other jobs. I don’t have the same need anymore but Forklift (https://binarynights.com/) has always been great and I still use it from time to time.
    by cloin
  • does this index the disk to do this ? So the filemanager is working with an index rather than the files ? It could be stale ?

    I haven't found a good file manager for mac since 15 years now. They all just about do the things I need but not good enough. I've never really done the dual pane thing, my favourite gui for file management was Windows XP. Every iteration of explorer since has gotten objectively worse.

    On mac I don't even bother trying to filemanage. I remote in to a windows machine.

    I need to be able to get paths and paste paths.

    for my downloads I just sort by type in list view and delete whatever by type. just do that a few times a year no big deal. I don't understand why we can't have an AI that sorts out the files they half baked 'stacks' onto the desktop, but all that happens is i now have dozens and dozens of stacks which contain dozens and dozens of files.

    by jaffa2
  • I like many of the ideas in this app, but IMHO it does not yet look like a macOS app: eg. strange blue focus outlines to denote active state, which on my system are larger vertically than the button they contain but not horizontally which results in a very untidy display, some buttons are smaller than the required/recommended minimum size. Some other things I've noticed, compared to Finder: far less items in the same vertical space, different keyboard shortcuts for same feature makes migration difficult.

    My favourite Finder-likes: Nimble Commander, Marta

    by msephton

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