Nimble Commander AlternativesFile Managers and other similar apps like Nimble Commander

Nimble Commander is described as 'Modern dual-pane file manager for MacOSX. Quick, efficient and keyboard-oriented' and is a File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Nimble Commander for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Android apps. The best Nimble Commander alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Nimble Commander are Total Commander, Cyberduck, Midnight Commander and Far Manager.

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Modern dual-pane file manager for MacOSX. Quick, efficient and keyboard-oriented.

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  1. Double Commander icon
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    Double Commander

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    Open-source file manager with dual-panel interface, inspired by Total Commander. Supports plugin use, advanced search, tabbed browsing, and runs smoothly with background operations. Unicode and multi-platform compatibility enhance its versatility.

    135 Double Commander alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Two-panel file manager
    3.  Folder Sync
    4.  TC plug-in's support
    5.  Batch Rename Files
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  File Comparison
    8.  Multiplatform
    9.  Portable
    10.  File Sync
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Multiple Files Renaming
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    Double Commander VS Nimble Commander

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    • Double Commander is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Nimble Commander.

    • Double Commander is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Nimble Commander.

    • Double Commander is Free and Open SourceNimble Commander is also Free and Open Source
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    Total Commander

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    A versatile file manager offering side-by-side dual-pane for intuitive navigation, powerful built-in FTP client, extensive archive format support, robust file comparison tool with editor, advanced multi-rename using regular expressions, and scalable customization options.

    178 Total Commander alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Support for FTP
    5.  File Comparison
    6.  File Search
    7.  Quick search
    8.  Directory sync
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Full-Text Search
    12.  Built-in viewer
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    Total Commander VS Nimble Commander

    Is Total Commander a good alternative to Nimble Commander?
     

    • Total Commander is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Nimble Commander.

    • Total Commander is Freemium and ProprietaryNimble Commander is Free and Open Source
    • Total Commander is Customizable and LightweightNimble Commander is not according to our users
  4. Cyberduck icon
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    Cyberduck

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    A libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Backblaze B2, Azure & OpenStack Swift browser.

    88 Cyberduck alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Top Cyberduck Features

    Features

    1.  Support for FTP
    2.  Support for SFTP
    3.  S3 storage support
    4.  Cloud browser
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Openstack swift integration
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Support for scripting
    9. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Onedrive integration
    10.  WebDAV Support
    11. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    12. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
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  5. Midnight Commander icon
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    Midnight Commander

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    GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software. Its a feature rich full-screen text mode application that allows you to copy, move and delete files and whole directory trees, search for files...

    109 Midnight Commander alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Console-based
    2.  Support for FTP
    3.  Dual Pane Support
    4.  Two panels
    5.  Support for SFTP
    6.  SSH
    7.  Mounting drives
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  6. Far Manager icon
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    Far Manager

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    Far Manager is a program for managing files and archives in Windows operating systems. Far Manager works in text mode and provides a simple and intuitive interface for performing most of the necessary actions:

    103 Far Manager alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Far Manager Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Text mode
    4.  Build command lines picking files
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  QuickLook File Preview
    7.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    8.  Console-based
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  7. ForkLift icon
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    ForkLift

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    The most advanced dual pane file manager and file transfer client for macOS.

    115 ForkLift alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Side Bar * Dual Panes for easy navigation * Preview Panel - Live Preview * Icon View, List View, Column View * Dropbox Integration - Copy Dropbox link * Show Hidden Files
    File Transfer Tool for Mac * FTP Client * SFTP Client * WebDAV Client * Amazon S3 Client * Backblaze B2 client * Google Drive Client * Rackspace CloudFiles Client * SMB Client * AFP Client * NFS Client * VNC Client * You can save remote Connections as Favorites * You can use ForkLift Mini in the Menu bar to mount Saved Connections * You can use ForkLift Mini to drop Files to Saved Connections
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    Application Deleter - There is no need to buy an App Removal Tool because it's built into ForkLift * The App Deleter removes applications with all their preferences and support items

    Top ForkLift Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Mount FTP drives
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  Support for FTP
    5.  Mounting drives
    6.  Miller columns
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Command line interface
    9.  Live Preview
    10.  Favorites
    11.  Directory sync
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    Comments about ForkLift as an Alternative to Nimble Commander
     
    tux0r

    Although Forklift is more powerful, the company behind it has sadly decided to let you pay for updates every year (de-facto subscription model). Nimble Commander is less feature-filled, but the developer does not do that.

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    • ForkLift is Freemium and ProprietaryNimble Commander is Free and Open Source
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    Transmit

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    Transmit is a fast and wonderful file transfer app. It supports every major cloud storage provider, and it looks awfully nice.

    47 Transmit alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Transmit Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Support for FTP
    4.  Support for SFTP
    5.  Miller columns
    6.  SSL
    7.  Mount FTP drives
    Transmit iconNimble Commander Icon

    Transmit VS Nimble Commander

    Is Transmit a good alternative to Nimble Commander?
     

    • Transmit is the most popular commercial alternative to Nimble Commander.

    • Transmit is Paid and ProprietaryNimble Commander is Free and Open Source
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    muCommander

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    muCommander is a lightweight, cross-platform file manager with a dual-pane interface. It runs on any operating system with Java support (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, *BSD, Solaris...).

    106 muCommander alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Java
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Portable
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dual Pane Support
    8.  Java based
    9.  SSH
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    muCommander VS Nimble Commander

    Is muCommander a good alternative to Nimble Commander?
     

    • muCommander is the most popular Web-based alternative to Nimble Commander.

    • muCommander is Free and Open SourceNimble Commander is also Free and Open Source
    • muCommander is LightweightNimble Commander is not according to our users
  11. Commander One icon
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    Commander One

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    Commander One is dual-pane file manager for OS X created in Swift, which enables you to manage your files in the best possible way.

    88 Commander One alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  AES-256 Encryption
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  File Tagging
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Search-in-files
    10.  Miller columns
    11.  Support for SFTP
    12.  Export to PDF
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  12. Finder icon
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    Finder

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    The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes starting up. It opens automatically and stays open as you use other apps. It includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen and the desktop below that.

    142 Finder alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Finder Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Support for FTP
    3.  WebDAV Support
    4.  Miller columns
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  13. fman icon
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    fman

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    The most modern dual-pane file manager. For Windows, Mac and Linux.

    106 fman alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    fman Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Plugin API
    3.  Dual Pane Support
    4.  Keyboard Shortcuts
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    fman iconNimble Commander Icon

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    Comments about fman as an Alternative to Nimble Commander
     
    tux0r

    fman development has stopped. Nimble Commander development goes on.

    Negative comment •Dec 27, 2022
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    • fman is Freemium and ProprietaryNimble Commander is Free and Open Source
  14. Krusader icon
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    Krusader

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    Advanced twin panel (commander style) file manager for KDE and other desktops in the *nix world, similar to Midnight or Total Commander. It provides all the file management features you could possibly want: extensive archive handling, mounted filesystem support, FTP, advanced...

    56 Krusader alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • XQuartz

    Krusader Features

    1.  Dual Pane Support
    2.  Advanced searching
    3.  Root explorer
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Built-in viewer
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Support for FTP
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