CRAX Commander
Fast dual-pane file manager
Only for Mac
£22.99
Looking for a fast and powerful Finder alternative? CRAX Commander is a dual-pane file manager for macOS designed to help you organize, copy, move, and manage files efficiently, both locally and on remote servers. Ideal for developers, IT professionals, and power users, CRAX combines advanced file operations, cloud integration, and version control in one sleek interface.
Key Features:
- Dual-pane interface with multiple tabs – manage files faster than Finder
- Customizable UI – fonts, colors, toolbar, behavior, and actions
- Keyboard shortcut and custom tool support – optimize your workflow
- Sidebar with favorites and color-coded files – quickly access what matters
- Background file operations – copy, move, and merge folders without freezing
- Connect to remote servers via FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SSH, WebDAV, SMB, AFP
- Cloud storage support – Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive
- Built-in text editor with syntax highlighting for developers
- Binary file split and merge
- Checksum calculation and verification for secure transfers
- Archive support – ZIP, RAR, 7-ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, AR/IPK, ISO9660, RPM, including selective extraction and nested browsing
- Advanced search & duplicate file detection
- Multi-file renaming tool (Multi-Rename)
- Version control integration – Git and Subversion support
- Secure password storage using macOS Keychain
- Quick Look preview support for files and folders
CRAX Commander is your all-in-one file manager, combining speed, flexibility, and reliability. Whether you need to transfer files, sync folders, organize archives, or connect to remote servers, CRAX Commander makes file management on Mac easy, efficient, and powerful.
Download now and experience the most versatile dual-pane file manager for macOS.
more - Added dynamic width, middle truncation, and hover tooltips for history popovers
- Improved Tahoe tab style by shifting the close button left and implementing adaptive text centering
- Fixed a crash that could occur during file copy progress updates
- Fixed potential permission errors (EPERM) during chmod operations on local file systems
- Fixed search window "Feed to listbox" and "Go to file" actions
1.16.9 13 Jun
- Added Finder-style drag-selection to easily select multiple files without using the keyboard
- Added AES-256 ZIP encryption support and robust password handling
- Added 7-Zip AES-256 encryption with support for both header and content encryption
- Added a preference option to restore active tabs on startup
- Added search and filtering functionality to the directory history list
- Added asynchronous volume information resolution for FTP connections
- Improved Drag & Drop support with a comprehensive overhaul for remote files and Electron applications (such as Teams and Slack)
- Improved handling and responsiveness of sidebar item selections
- Improved table tooltips with an optimal 300 ms display delay
- Fixed loading and updating of mounted volumes data in the panels
- Fixed the eject button functionality for volumes on the sidebar
- Fixed a crash that occurred during lazy loading operations
- Fixed keyboard layout mapping for non-QWERTY input sources (e.g., AZERTY) on macOS Ventura
- Fixed End and Home key navigation behavior in dialog text fields when using PC keyboards
- Fixed the volume name display in the navigator path bar
1.16.8 30 May
- Added search and filtering to keyboard shortcuts preferences
- Introduced multi-language support for Finder tags and labels
- Added 3D icon tinting for color labels
- Improved directory listing and navigation performance on network volumes (SMB/SFTP)
- Improved Finder tags and color labels handling with a completely rebuilt architecture
- Improved file display and rendering in the built-in file editor
- Fixed a race condition crash (EXC_BAD_ACCESS) in the main file list
- Fixed a crash (SIGBUS) during Git operations by serializing background tasks
- Fixed command line alias expansion by using an interactive user shell
- Fixed search panel layout to prevent occlusion by the status bar
1.16.7 5 May
- Improved keyboard search: NumPad operator keys and Enter now correctly trigger and submit the quick search panel
- Improved directory size display reset after Refresh and file system events
- Improved comment editing in the Info Panel
- Improved handling and display of Finder tags and color labels
- Improved display of file information in the Info Panel
- Improved sidebar scrollbar appearance
- Fixed duplicate volume entries appearing in the sidebar
- Fixed a crash when applying button styles during modal dialogs on macOS 26
- Fixed a race condition crash during panel content population
- Fixed an infinite recursion crash in the path combo box when typing
- Fixed a crash caused by concurrent file operation release (double-release race condition)
- Fixed a crash when navigating to the root directory "/" in SVN-enabled panels
- Fixed crashes in path navigation, ZIP file handling, and context menus
1.16.6 15 Apr
- Added built-in Git actions in file panels to simplify everyday repository work
- Improved Git workflows with clearer dialogs and more intuitive operation feedback
- Added synchronized browsing between both panels for faster and more convenient navigation
- Added support for syntax highlighting for many file types, including JSON, XML/Plist, Shell, Swift, Markdown, YAML, C/C++, Ruby, TypeScript, Perl, and Diff/Patch
- Improved search and filtering in file views for more reliable results
- Improved overall stability during file operations and archive handling
- Fixed issues with app package size display
- Fixed crashes in selected navigation and context menu scenarios
- Improved window position restore behavior for a smoother app startup
- Cleaned up the sidebar by hiding internal system volumes
- Updated context menus to better match standard macOS behavior
1.16.5 29 Mar
- Implemented path throttling for overwrite operations and optimized log levels
- Introduced the new "Liquid Glass" (Tahoe) tab style and set it as the default for macOS 26
- Resolved a crash related to size calculation cancellation
- Fixed a crash occurring during SSH/SFTP file deletions
- Prevented application crashes caused by null attribute names during disk mount operations
- Added support for numpad digits (104-key keyboards) in the quick search panel
- Implemented wildcard search capabilities in the quick search panel
- Added retry logic and a force-replace fallback mechanism for persistently locked files
1.16.4 13 Mar
- Improved performance of folder navigation
- Improved FTP and SFTP communication to accelerate the copying of large files
- Optimized FTP directory navigation by eliminating lag caused by background size calculations
- Updated Czech translations and corresponding interface files
- Fixed progress indicator animation handling for macOS 26 compatibility
- Resolved macOS 26 Passwords AutoFill freeze and FTP first-connect failures
- Fixed SFTP authentication by probing multiple key types and utilizing the server root for Keychain password lookups
- Resolved application crash in FTP upload and download operations
Disabled resizing of the preferences window
1.16.3 28 Feb
- Optimized SFTP and network connections to resolve initial connection and navigation issues
- Fixed a bug where SFTP bookmarks incorrectly fell back to the root directory
- Improved connection handling from the sidebar actions
- Resolved application crashes in file management and color definition
- Fixed menu shortcut bugs and corrected shortcut text visibility in configuration tables
- Established default configurations for external editors
- Updated logging and general application stability
1.16.2 23 Feb
- Optimized FTP and SSH connections, including a fix for first-attempt failures
- Enabled default key authentication for SSH
- Fixed issues with defining and saving keyboard shortcuts
- Fixed a selection bug where Shift + Down arrow skipped lines
- Resolved a crash occurring during file copy operations
- Updated general application stability
1.16.1 12 Feb
- Updated the application icon and adjusted file size formatting configuration
- Improved the Multi Rename tool layout, font readability, and change presentation
- Added a shortcut to create directories in the target panel and enabled Cmd+Y to clear the Quick Search dialog
- Made the SFTP private key field editable and improved SSH connection handling
- Fixed an issue where only one tag color was displayed for files
- Resolved a bug where the button for creating sidebar groups was unresponsive
- Fixed other minor bugs and improved general application stability
1.16.0 2 Feb
- Prevented multiple instances of the application from opening when editing files
- Fixed file search issues for filenames containing Unicode characters with diacritics (e.g. ä, ö, ü)
- Improved SFTP connection handling and applied updates to SSH connection logic
- Fixed a crash that occurred when displaying an empty context menu in the drive button bar
- Resolved an issue where the search window was not displayed correctly
- Introduced internal updates and maintenance changes
1.15.7 31/12/2025
• Added in-line renaming in the thumbnail view using Shift+F6
• Updated views to align with macOS 26 design and behavior
• Improved size handling for GZ files containing a single compressed item
• Enhanced search performance
• Adjusted application windows for full compatibility with macOS 26
• Fixed exporting and importing settings from Dropbox
• Updated external libraries to their latest versions
• Various bug fixes reported by users
1.15.6 15/11/2025
- Added in-line file renaming in thumbnail view
- Fixed character length validation and potential exceptions
- Improved translations and file handling
- Updated metadata handling
- Fixed other minor issues
1.15.5 23/09/2025
- Improved file information presentation for better clarity.
- Fixed an issue where unnecessary sandboxing context resets could cause repeated permission requests for folders.
- Enhanced folder size calculation logic for greater accuracy and improved performance.
- Resolved a crash in the file system watcher when deleting files.
- Cleared saved bookmark context to ensure a clean state.
1.15.4 11/08/2025
- User Interface Enhancements:
- Refreshed folder and sidebar icons with adjusted margins and colors
- Redesigned toolbar view and icons for a modern look
- Implemented window dimming effect when inactive for better focus
- Improved German language localization and display issues
- Preferences and Settings:
- Introduced a completely new Preferences window for streamlined settings management
- File Handling Improvements:
- Enhanced "Open With" functionality to work on all selected files, not just the highlighted one
- Enabled modification of file dates directly from the search results list
- Refactored file list selection logic for smoother user experience
- Updated macOS file processing logic for improved performance
- Syntax Highlighting and Editor Support:
- Added PHP syntax highlighting support in the built-in editor
- Improved SQL syntax coloring with refined logging levels
- Bug Fixes and Stability:
- Fixed sandboxing handling to improve app security and stability
- Corrected sidebar icon and color issues
- Resolved problems with alert dialogs and percent escape handling
- Removed duplicate ZIP archiver to streamline file compression functionality
- Fixed various selection bugs across the app for more reliable operation
- New Features:
- Added support for feedback report handling to enhance user support and issue tracking
1.15.3 09/08/2025
- Fixed column settings synchronisation issues
- Fixed sorting behaviour in the files table
- Resolved keychain access problems
- Resolved SFTP connection issues
1.15.2 23/07/2025
- Changed application icon
- Fixed detection of file changes in thumbnail view
- Fixed retaining thumbnail size between application restarts
- Fixed "Share..." context menu action in thumbnail view
- Fixed delete action for SFTP
- Fixed editor background and font colors in color pattern definition table
- Stripped single quotes from pasted paths in "Go To Folder" field
- Improved handling of large search result sets using 'Feed to Listbox'
- Improved macOS sandboxing mechanism integration
- Fixed some typos
- Other minor bug fixes
1.15.1 16/07/2025
- fixed an issue where Quick Search (letters-search dialog) would not display files when entering a folder
- improved file deletion performance
1.14.10 07/07/2025
- fixed issue with moving files to Trash on x86-based systems
1.14.9 22/06/2025
- added syntax highlighting support for Java in the built-in editor
- updated internal syntax highlighting logic in the built-in editor to improve consistency and performance
- fixed an issue that could cause the application to close unexpectedly during file operations.
- fixed a problem where the application could shut down when refreshing the file view.
1.14.8 21/06/2025
- updated keychain API usage
- adopted the latest QuickLook API for previews
- refreshed sidebar icons for a more consistent look
- dropped support for macOS 10.5
- improved internal image utility functions
- improved performance of file table sorting
- updated logging configuration
- fixed an issue with string localizations
1.14.7 16/06/2025
- updated FTP and SFTP libraries for improved performance and stability
- added the ability to specify the private key during SFTP connection setup
- resolved several issues reported by users to enhance overall functionality
1.14.6 05/01/2025
- fixed stability of application
- fixed other minor issues
1.14.5 18/09/2024
- updated synchronisation of files metadata
- fixed handling modification of remote files opened by the local applications
- fixed updating file info panel data when quick look panel is visible
- added French translation
- fixed stability of application
- fixed other minor issues
1.14.4 20/03/2024
- fixed issue related to handling file system events
- fixed problem with updating remote files after modifications
- fixed other small issues
1.14.3 23/02/2024
- Added dynamic width, middle truncation, and hover tooltips for history popovers
- Improved Tahoe tab style by shifting the close button left and implementing adaptive text centering
- Fixed a crash that could occur during file copy progress updates
- Fixed potential permission errors (EPERM) during chmod operations on local file systems
- Fixed search window "Feed to listbox" and "Go to file" actions
more Version 1.16.9 13 Jun
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