Burrow Coming soon

Finder alternative

The Finder alternative
that keeps what works

Burrow is a native file manager for the Mac. It keeps everything Finder gets right (your files, tags, the Trash) and adds the tools you'd otherwise open three other apps for, all from the keyboard.

Coming soon What it adds

What Burrow adds

The things people install a second and third app for, in the window you already browse in.

  • Split panes

    Up to four folders side by side in one window.

    Read the guide

  • A palette for every command

    ⌘K for commands, settings and the folders you use most, ranked as you type.

    Read the guide

  • A sidebar you arrange

    Add and rename favorites, make groups, and drag any section, Favorites included, where you want it.

    Read the guide

  • Workspaces

    Save a window's tabs and panes and reopen them later.

    Read the guide

  • Notes and databases

    Markdown notes, tasks, and folders as tables, boards and calendars.

    Read the guide

  • Git and a terminal

    Review, commit, pull and push; a shell that follows your folder.

    Read the guide

  • Image tools

    Remove Background, Copy Text, image sets, convert and resize.

    Read the guide

  • Space and cleanup

    Show Space Used, Find Duplicates and Clean Up Build Folders.

    Read the guide

  • Compare and sync

    Two folders side by side, and made to match, with one undo.

    Read the guide

What stays
the same

Switching doesn't mean moving anything. Burrow is a new window onto the same Mac.

Your files stay put Burrow shows the folders already on your Mac. Nothing to import.

Finder tags The same colour tags, in the sidebar and on files.

Preview with Space See any file without opening it: Markdown, code, CSV, archives.

Trash and undo Deleting goes to the Trash, and moves and copies undo with ⌘Z.

Coming from
Windows?

The Explorer habits that never worked in Finder work in Burrow. Keyboard basics

  • ⌫ goes back to the previous folder
  • F2 renames the selection
  • ⌘C ⌥⌘V moves a file, like cut and paste
  • Go to Path type a full path with completion, like an address bar
  • ⌘T opens a tab, and tabs come back when Burrow opens
  • Sidebar drag any folder in to pin it, however deep it is

Questions

Does Burrow replace Finder?

It works on the same files, so you can use it for everything you'd do in Finder and keep Finder for the rest. Nothing has to move.

Will it change my files or folders?

Only when you ask it to. Burrow reads the folders already on your Mac, and tags are ordinary Finder tags.

Does it need the internet or an account?

No account. Activating your license needs the internet once; after that Burrow works offline. It goes online to check your license and for updates, and for git's Fetch, Pull and Push when you ask.

Which Macs can run it?

Any Mac running macOS 26 Tahoe or later, with Apple silicon or Intel.

How much is it?

$19, once, for 2 Macs and a year of updates. Try it free for 14 days first, with everything included.

Try the Finder
alternative.

Coming soon Free for 14 days · macOS 26 or later