A high level of file management can be reached with the updated version of Commander One v3.0.
Commander One is a free file manager created in Swift, has a dual-pane interface that helps you handle your files in the most efficient way. Besides being easy-to-use, the app is rather fast and powerful that offers necessary features for seamless and full control over your files and folders.
Cultofmac.com - “Commander One looks like a great app to have on your Mac if you’re frustrated with OS X’s built-in file management.”
Lifehacker.com - ”Once it’s installed, you get dual pane browsing, unlimited tabs, a variety of sorting options, an easy toggle for revealing hidden files, and more. It also adds a handful of new keyboard shortcuts to make moving files around a little less painful. If you’re not a fan of how Finder does things, Commander One’s a more than capable alternative.”
Dual-pane view:
- Classical dual-panel appearance that can be adjusted according to your taste (color theme, fonts).
- Support for the Dark Mode to be in tune with the times (available starting from 10.14 only).
- Multiple tabs for browsing as many folders as needed.
- Support for three view modes, namely Full, Brief, and Thumbs for convenient work with different types of files.
Slick navigation and display:
- Hidden files are revealed with one click.
- Support for file operations queuing including already in progress.
- Support for drag and drop functionality.
- Rename files and folders while moving.
Different search methods:
- Built-in search with support for Regex.
- Search by file contents.
- Spotlight search.
Commander One can offer more useful features that can simplify your work routine:
- Configure hotkeys for most frequently used operations.
- Brief mode to view and handle many files simultaneously.
- Process viewer.
- Support for Finder Tags.
- Archive and unarchive files and open ZIP as regular folders.
- Work with .ipa, .apk, .jar, .ear, .war files as with regular folders.
- Preview all types of files, including Hex and Binary, before opening them.
- Detect over the network and conveniently list computers that use NetBIOS protocol.
- Seamlessly obtain access to the folders that are open or you use the most through History and Favorites.
- Select the program to open the file using 'Open with' in the main menu - File or via the context menu.
- Choose UI language.
*PRO version of Commander One is available via in-app purchase*
Additional features available in Commander One Pro
- Built-in FTP, SFTP, FTPS Manager including the possibility to set up file permissions via these protocols.
- Fast FTP transfer speeds: copy/move/edit/send/upload larger files with one click.
- 7zip support with compressing, extracting, full access, and search.
- Support for RAR format with extracting, full access, and search.
- Support for TarGz with compressing, extracting, search, and full access.
- Custom themes to make an individual appearance.
- Connect MTP devices, browse files, and effortlessly work with your photos and videos.
- Map Dropbox and Dropbox Business accounts as a drive for comfortable access.
- Ability to share Dropbox links with ease.
- Mount as many Google Drive accounts as required and deal with your files and folders, including “Shared with me” folder, without copying data on your Mac.
- Map unlimited number of WebDAV connections and access your online files.
- Mount and handle files in Amazon S3 storage and S3-compatible storages.
- Access, manage and organize files stored on Box.com.
- Manage online files stored on Microsoft OneDrive accounts as if they are stored on your Mac.
- Map and deal with files in Backblaze B2.
- Access pCloud accounts with one click.
- Map Mega cloud service and manage files stored there.
- Mount OpenStack SWIFT to get flawless access to your online files.
- Easily transfer files between cloud accounts and web servers.
- Protect your files with encryption on all online connections.
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Better than Finder but Could use some GUI work
SupremeNemesis
I will admit that I am not overly familiar with the MAC, but I find some things, such as file management is harder than it should be. Enter Commander One. It is a big improvement on the MAC Finder with the small amount of usage that I have had. However, it could use a GUI refresh to make the app more intuitive and modern look and appeal.
Norton Commander is Dead! Long live Commander One!
Bon Dradman
Many people will never know of Norton Commander and what a great tool that was in the early days of personal computing. Fear not! Commander One has risen and does most things that Norton Commander did. Why is it so great? Here are my top 5 features, not in any particular oder: 1) Batch renaming files, using wildcards and regular expressions; 2) Seamlessly moving files across the folder system; 3) Easy access to drives - local and cloud; 4) Built-in file viewer; 5) Breadcrumb file paths.
Developer Response
We’re happy to know you're having a good experience with our Commander One. Thanks for the rating - it encourages us to keep evolving and improving the software!
Still nothing close to MS Windows - which doesn't say much
Marc C 360 photographer
All I want is something that works half as good as File explorer. Do you think that is too much to ask? I shoudl be able to have all the file's metadata and exif if I want it without having to dig for it and show directory structures in a way I can actually find stuff with out having to go through scroll hell... really. somebody please do that - Commander 1 is maybe better than finder but that should be table stakes and native to an OS - not some app you have to pay for. Duh.
Excellent Finder Replacement
Soul Dysfunction
After using Pathfinder as a Finder replacement for Finder, for some years, I was looking for suitable replacement that was less expensive, and didn't charge a yearly subscription to keep using it. After trying many other options I found Commander One which is the best Finder replacement I have used so far. Highly recommended.
Developer Response
We sincerely appreciate your positive feedback.
Fixed: permission request on app launch.
Version 3.17.2
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