Explore Better MCP server

Explore Better

The Windows file manager built for humans and AI: fast dual panes, per-tab terminals, a local MCP server, transactional file operations, reversible Explorer integration, and a visual disk-space analyzer.

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Why Explore Better Exists

Windows Explorer is familiar, but demanding file work quickly outgrows it. Large folders can feel slow, multi-folder work needs too many windows, destructive operations provide limited recovery context, and advanced jobs such as disk analysis, synchronization, duplicate finding, indexing, and automation usually require separate applications.

Explore Better was built to provide one focused Windows workspace that:

• stays responsive in very large folders;
• makes source and destination panes visible at the same time;
• treats copy, move, overwrite, sync, and delete work as inspectable operations;
• combines everyday browsing with disk analysis, search, indexing, previews, and automation;
• runs as the current user for normal browsing instead of requiring administrator rights;
• can integrate with Explorer when wanted, while keeping that integration optional and reversible.

The aim is the depth of a serious Explorer replacement without giving up speed, understandable controls, or recovery when a file operation is interrupted.

Install On Windows

Requirements

• Windows 10 or Windows 11, x64
• A normal Windows user account
• Administrator approval only when Windows itself requires access to a protected location

Recommended Installation

1. Open the latest release.
2. Download ExploreBetter--x64-setup.exe.
3. Download SHA256SUMS.txt from the same release.
4. Verify the installer checksum in PowerShell:

Get-FileHash .\ExploreBetter-*-x64-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256

1. Compare the result with the installer entry in SHA256SUMS.txt.
2. Run the installer and choose the installation folder and shortcuts you want.

The installer is per-user by default. Normal browsing, the native filesystem helper, Disk Map, indexing, previews, and file operations do not require the main application to run as administrator.

Windows SmartScreen Notice

The current public preview is not Authenticode-signed because a trusted production certificate is not yet available. Windows SmartScreen will identify it as an unrecognized app from an unknown publisher.

Download only from the official GitHub release, then verify the installer before deciding whether to continue:

Get-FileHash .\ExploreBetter-*-x64-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.