# Bloom file manager for Mac Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/bloom/ 6 people recommended Bloom file manager for Mac in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 4 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** A Mac file manager people describe as a fairly cheap one-time purchase, worth the price, with a dual-pane view some prefer over Finder. Summary written by Claude from 11 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 10 of those comments still count. ## Why people recommend it - Cheap one-time purchase, worth the price (2 comments in the sample): "Bloom is a fairly cheap one-time purchase and infinitely more capable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47475760)) "Bloom is really great and easily worth the price!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49595467)) ## Other file managers people recommend - [Dolphin file manager](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dolphin/): 66 recommend, 8 mixed, 16 criticize - [Finder (macOS)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/finder/): 43 recommend, 18 mixed, 165 criticize - [Midnight Commander](https://hackerapproved.com/p/midnight-commander/): 29 recommend, 5 mixed, 5 criticize - [Windows Explorer](https://hackerapproved.com/p/windows-explorer/): 29 recommend, 4 mixed, 138 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Bloom file manager for Mac", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bloom/ (6 recommend, 1 mixed, 3 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.