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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Very, very useful tool
TarnishedKnight
The only real downside is the time it takes to search a 2Tb external SSD drive. However, the Commander has found files when Finder couldn’t, making it a must-have when you NEED to find a file. Additionally, the Commander can search hidden files by toggling a switch on the menu bar.The ability to “go to” a file from the search window or to feed the search results to the active panel is Commander’s second super power.I’ve still got some learning to do with this program but it looks like I’ll be upgrading to premium.
Developer Response
Thank you for the great feedback! We’re glad Commander One has proven useful. Your kind words mean a lot, and we’re happy to hear you’re considering upgrading. If you ever need tips or run into questions while exploring more features, feel free to reach out to us at support@electronic.us.
I am so. thankful for Commander One
Wizard since before dos or Mac
I have used both Mac and Windows OS extensively over many years, and it blows my mind that any program can call itself a file manager (finder) that runs in just one window. WHY? It’s clumbsy and error prone. This program indeed lacks the warm fuzzy, look and feel of native mac programs, but lets talk about usability. Invest the time in this program and you will be rewarded with clear safe file manipulation. No more files dropping into the wrong folder as you drag files to a different folder or window. Try and track down a few of those lost files, and you will understand how much better it is to open your source on the left window and destination on the right, then just the click copy or move button. Its easy and reliable. If that is all it did, it would be wortth it. Add to that the tons of other things it can do, and this is a no brainer. The best, even if it does look clunky.
Developer Response
Thank you for such thorough feedback. This review made our day!
Yet another app that says free but isnt
Larp nerd
Look, just let me back up my photos. If you are going to put a paywall on drag and drop file transfer then you are no different than every other connect app like this. And no reason why anyone should even try you out. There's a million ways to get that purchase money. Making people waste their time is not one of them.Update - If I could drop my rating to zero stars I would. Developer feedback on this was about the most canned garbage you could expect from a developer. I KNOW why you paywall it. What I don't knwo is why you don't overtly emphasize the crippling limitations of the product until I have wasted a ton of time just trying to back up some photos. You could have offered limited transfers on trial. Or, how about this, make your app $3. Trying to gouge me for $30 to do something every apple product on the market does just by plugging it in? What a joke. I'm no fan of Apple, but I am even less a fan of people trying to make millions off interfaces that should be standardized in this day and age. That's like Dominos having a $7 delivery fee. Just criminal.
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback. Certain advanced features, such as drag-and-drop file transfer, are part of our PRO Pack offering, which helps us continue developing and supporting the app. While we provide a free trial to evaluate the full functionality, continued access to these features requires a PRO Pack purchase. You can find the differences between the Commander One FREE and PRO Pack versions here: https://electronicassist.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/44001751567-modes-comparison-free-and-pro-pack
What does this do?
et,
I am failing to understand the function or purpose of this program. You're supposed to get a free 14 day trial of the "Pro" features, however if you try and use a pro feature it prompts you to pay for it. This was recommended to me as a time saver add on to my finder, however I can't tell why you would need this or what for. There are no hints, no tutorials, no nothing. You get a menu that appears to have shortcuts to open stuff you can open on your own. It seems to have folder functions that do what the finder does. SO WHY DO I NEED THIS AGAIN? This might be a great program with great timesaving features, but how are you supposed to understand them if the program doesn't even give you a hint as to what it can do or why you should spend $30 to upgrade it? This reminds me of the company that hired me years ago, but never sent me any work, told me what was expected, or even told me who my boss was or where to go. Who thought a mystery program would sell for $30 without a clue of it's capabilities or hints on its use or why you might need or benefit from it? I give up, this is pointless.
Fixed: permission request on app launch.
Version 3.17.2
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