Re:Show HN: Fast, native Mac file manager (filters, fuzzy fi...
by andrekandre on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @03:41PM
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i have a theory: all file browsers suck, they just suck in different ways for different people
my other theory is that its entirely possible to make a good file browser, but nowadays theres not much investment in them beyond fixing major issues for most users...
> I don’t quite understand the discontent with the Finder for the most part
its got a lot better over the years (old pathfinder user here) but for me anyways its the constant explosion of new windows and lack of split-view (and also integrated terminal but i know apple will never do that)
also, i love column view in finder and that makes every other fileviewer (even the one in kde with the terminal) suck for me...
my other theory is that its entirely possible to make a good file browser, but nowadays theres not much investment in them beyond fixing major issues for most users...
its got a lot better over the years (old pathfinder user here) but for me anyways its the constant explosion of new windows and lack of split-view (and also integrated terminal but i know apple will never do that)also, i love column view in finder and that makes every other fileviewer (even the one in kde with the terminal) suck for me...