Folia Files vs Bloom
Folia Files or Bloom?
Bloom and Folia Files are both recent, native and good-looking Finder alternatives. Bloom stays close to the Finder; Folia Files adds servers, search inside files, sync and tools that work in every app.
7 days free with every feature, no account, no card. Then $49.99 once for up to 3 Macs, every future update included — no subscription.
In short
Bloom is a polished Finder alternative with up to four panes, workspaces, color themes, a disk treemap and very frequent updates, for $16 or more (three devices). Folia Files costs $49.99 (three Macs) and adds servers mounted as disks (SMB, WebDAV, FTP, SFTP and S3), search inside documents and images, folder sync and comparison, a terminal, a clipboard history, a drawer and an Open/Save assistant — in 8 languages.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Folia Files | Bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Folders side by side | YesAs many as you need, any layout | YesUp to 4 |
| Saved layouts | YesScenes and workspaces | YesWorkspaces |
| A view per folder | Yes | Yes |
| Gallery view | Yes | PartlyIcon view |
| SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, S3 | YesSFTP and S3 through rclone (free) | NoSFTP, WebDAV, S3 not offered |
| SMB and network shares | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud services | YesThrough their apps, or directly with rclone | YesTheir local folders |
| Folder sync | Yes | PartlyMerge folders |
| Compare two folders | Yes | No |
| Batch rename | YesTemplates, photo dates, regex | YesWith regex |
| Built-in terminal | YesWebsite edition | NoOpens an external terminal |
| Search inside files | YesBy words, in documents and images, on the Mac | NoNames only |
| Undo file operations | YesAny line of the history | YesFootprints |
| Clipboard history | Yes | No |
| Open/Save dialog assistant | Yes | PartlyWorks with Default Folder X |
| Disk usage view | YesSpace Lens bubbles | YesTreemap |
| Plain-language commands | YesAsk Folia, on the Mac | No |
| On the Mac App Store | Coming soon | No |
| Price | $49.99 once, up to 3 Macs, updates included | $16 or more, 3 devices, future updates included |
| Languages | 8 | English |
What Bloom does well
Bloom looks and feels like a refined Finder: theme colors per workspace, up to four panes, a fast name search and a system-wide “Go to Folder” panel. Every operation can be reverted, a treemap shows disk usage, and it ships updates almost every week. Its price is pay-what-you-want from $16, with future updates included.
What Folia Files adds
Folia Files reaches your servers — SMB, WebDAV, FTP, AFP, NFS, and SFTP or S3 through rclone — and mounts them like disks. It searches the text of documents and screenshots, and photos by what they show. It syncs and compares folders, and has a terminal under each pane in the website edition.
- A clipboard history, a drawer and an Open/Save assistant in every app
- Mac care: cleanup and app uninstall with leftovers
- 28 themes, a see-through window and folder backgrounds
- In English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese
Price
Bloom: from $16 (pay what you want), three devices, future updates included, sold on Gumroad. Folia Files: $49.99 once, every future update included, up to three Macs, on its website (and soon on the Mac App Store).
Which one to choose
Bloom, if…
- You want a Finder look-alike, just better
- Your files are local and in clouds' own folders
- You want the lowest price
Folia Files, if…
- You work with servers, a NAS or SFTP
- You want to search inside your files
- You need sync, comparison and a terminal
- You want an app in your language
Questions
Yes, both read and write the macOS tags the Finder uses.
See for yourself, free for 7 days
Every feature, no account, no credit card. Then $49.99, once, every future update included — no subscription.
Prices and features checked on 3 October 2026, on the makers' websites, documentation and release notes.