File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

Re:File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern... by vjekoslav on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @11:34AM (#43104053)

Hey, thanks! Yes, I know about Fman. I’ve tried pretty much all file explorers on Windows, a fair number on Linux, and fewer on macOS. I watched that video a couple of years ago, it had some nice insights. Thanks for sharing that.

I've been talking about File Pilot since the early days of the project, so I managed to build a following on Twitter and Discord, along with a decent number of email subscribers. I'm hoping that'll be enough to spread the word.

I'm sorry Fman didn't work out for you as a business. But truth be told, you need to deliver something exceptional to compete with established players. While I don't see other file explorer alternatives as direct competition, I do think File Pilot will bring a breath of fresh air. We'll see how it goes!

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Re:File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern... by mherrmann on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @12:06PM (#43104468)

Hm, are you hinting that fman was not exceptional at its time? If yes, then I disagree.

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Re:File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern... by truetraveller on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @02:24PM (#43106278)

That's not exceptional IMHO. It's a good effort, but not exceptional. Exceptional apps scream "wow" and are feature rich, with great UI/UX. Example of exceptional apps are Obsidian, TablePlus, Transmit (by panic), Sublime Text, VSCode. File Pilot has that "wow" factor and the features.

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