As much as I've been enjoying enjoying my Mac Mini since I reviewed it , it's impossible to deny that there are some notable faults with macOS. One of them is Finder, the built-in file manager, which is somehow even worse than File Explorer on Windows — in some ways, at least. One of my biggest pet peeves is that hitting Enter doesn't open a folder, and instead tries to rename it.

Thankfully, if you're wanting a better file management experience, there's no shortage of alternatives out there to try. I took it upon myself to try installing nearly 15 of them, and out of those, I came away with four that actually provided a good experience. So let's get right into it.

Commander One is another great tool if you want something a little more capable. It's still a dual-pane file manager that makes it really easy to browse as many folders as you want, especially with tab support in each pane. The UI in Commander One can feel a bit cluttered, but it's a very capable app.

Actually browing files in Commander One feels decently close to Finder, except it does support opening folders by pressing Enter. The interface can feel a bit cluttered, but that means you can easily access many of the app's features.

That being said, this app also has some drawbacks. Again, the UI feels a bit cluttered, and annoyingly, it doesn't support the side buttons on a mouse to navigate back and forward, and you also can't middle-click to close a tab, so it's a bit less natural if you're used to other file managers, including Finder. It also lacks bulk file renaming, which is a bit of a shame, and it doesn't support previewing files by pressing the space bar, either.