macOS Finder Criticisms

What to use on macOS instead of Finder?

Finder is unfortunately macOS' weak point and Explorer is Windows' strength. I can't even right-click -> New in Finder. It's like I'm back in Windows 3.x.

On Mac you can use Forklift as Finder replacement.

If you've ever used Total Commander or even Windows 7+ native file explorer it's very hard to go back to or use Finder. Keyboard shortcuts, tokenizing/detokenizing file paths, opening in terminal, searching within files, search for duplicate files, bulk rename, plugins, and more.Whenever I have a new Mac I spend a couple minutes customizing Finder: adding things like the Path button, showing the Path bar, showing the Status bar, etc. I get that it's supposed to be simple b

Yes, I was thinking the same.. For several years, I'm pretty happy with PathFinder by Cocoatech: https://cocoatech.io/The things I miss the most when I accidentically open a Finder window: Cut files wit CMD+X to move them (never understood this when coming from Windows), cycle the files in a folder (start on top if you reach bottom and vice versa) and the comprehensive info bar on the right for files and fol

Finder isnt crap?Why can't i paste a path and just go to it like I can in Windows or KDE, why can't I cut and paste files? Why do i have to open 2 separate windows and drag the files between them?Who decided that it is somehow useful to leave an applocation running when you close its window?There are so many silly and stupid small things wrong with os x

macos finder is still bad at everything. it organizes the icon view without grid support so things will be spaced weird and go off the screen. it doesn't tell you how fast files are transferring. shift click to select a series of files doesn't work in icon mode. enter doesn't open the folder. there is only a back button and not a go up directory button and these are just the things i could immediately remember with 10 seconds of thought.

Even after decades of using macOS I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that Finder has no single button shortcut for opening a file - the most common operation a file manager should do. It’s Cmd+O, and it cannot be changed to anything sane like Enter key.

Your list isn't great. Some of the items are out of date. Some were just not knowing how to do things, like dragging something to achieve your goal, rather than right-clicking. I'd like to help you out and explain in detail, but I'm on mobile. But even if I was a Windows guy, it's not a list to show off.Edit: One example: "Explorer shows you the path tree to the current directory, and it lets you copy that path to the clipboard."In Finder, press Command-Optio

How does it compare to Apple's Finder?