6 alternatives to Files
files-community/files — A modern file manager that helps users organize their files and folders. (46,506 stars, MIT, database, files, auth).
These are the closest projects in the JustClaw-It index that we serve licence-cleared code from, ranked by relevance and by our code-quality score (1–10, the mean over each repo's graded components: completeness, code quality, deployability, reusability, strategic value). JustClaw-It also serves 956 licence-cleared components from files-community/files itself.
| # | Repo | Score | Licence | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | devtoys-app/devtoys | 7.4 | MIT | 32,100 |
| 2 | microsoft/calculator | 4.6 | MIT | 31,088 |
| 3 | gokcehan/lf | 4.9 | MIT | 9,590 |
| 4 | raine/aven | 4.6 | MIT | 242 |
| 5 | antonmedv/walk | 4.2 | MIT | 3,650 |
| 6 | jbe2277/waf | 4.3 | MIT | 731 |
The alternatives in detail
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A Swiss Army knife for developers.score 7.4/10 · MIT permissive · 32,100 stars · 430 components · search them
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Windows Calculator: A simple yet powerful calculator that ships with Windowsscore 4.6/10 · MIT permissive · 31,088 stars · 228 components · search them
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Terminal file managerscore 4.9/10 · MIT permissive · 9,590 stars · 27 components · search them
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A local-first task manager for power users and agentsscore 4.6/10 · MIT permissive · 242 stars · 705 components · search them
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Terminal file managerscore 4.2/10 · MIT permissive · 3,650 stars · 12 components · search them
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Win Application Framework (WAF) is a lightweight Framework that helps you to create well structured XAML Applications.score 4.3/10 · MIT permissive · 731 stars · 323 components · search them
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