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Nimble Commander

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

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application type

Country of Origin

  • RU flagRussia

Platforms

  • Mac
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Customizable

Features

  1.  Batch Rename Files
  2.  Works Offline
  3.  Built-in viewer
  4.  Dark Mode
  5.  Command line interface
  6.  Ad-free
  7.  File Tagging
  8.  Dual Pane Support

 Tags

  • two-panel
  • commander
  • orthodox

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Nimble Commander information

  • Developed by

    RU flagMichael Kazakov

  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.

  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $25.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.5

  • Alternatives

    32 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

File Management, OS & Utilities

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  •  471 Stars
  •  36 Forks
  •  24 Open Issues
  •   Updated May 21, 2025 
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Nimble Commander, and it has gotten 21 likes

Nimble Commander was added to AlternativeTo by pavel168 on Apr 15, 2014 and this page was last updated Jun 2, 2024. Nimble Commander is sometimes referred to as Files.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
darekr
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Apr 18, 2015
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Being a power user who does most of the work on Windows, I've always been a huge fan of Total Commander. That is the most amazing tool and I was missing it sorely on Mac. I've tried 10 or 15 file management apps, but nothing came even close.

Until Files.app. It was one of the last I've tried and it surprised me. It's still pretty early in development, but already fully usable. Here's a list of features I've found unique about Files:

  • multi-column view of your files
  • integrated terminal that automatically follows the directory you select in the file viewer and has a full window view (works as a separate tab)
  • has built in viewer that allows you to peek into any file, even if it's binary
  • treats zip and other archives like regular folders, so you can easily get into them, without decompressing the whole thing
  • it's extremelly lean and fast
  • has very good keyboard access; people coming from other Commander style tools will feel at home

There are many more great things about this tool. If you're coming from Windows and searching for a good Commander -- give this one a try. It might just be the one for you!

[Edited by darekr, April 18]

sanechechek84
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Sep 22, 2016
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For years I've been used to work with 5 different managers. Now I'm with Nimble Commander. Why? There are 5 reasons:

  1. It's very nimble. I even say it's invisible for the system. You just do your work and don't switch different programmes.

  2. It has 100+ hotkeys. Do you know other dual-pane managers with 100+ hotkeys?

  3. There aren't a lot of useless buttons - only several you need for working.

  4. I can rename a lot of files. Last time I renamed 63 files and during this process system work very well.

  5. File search. It's flexible and powerful.

And 6. I know that I can go to the forum and say to developers what I need in Nimble Commander. And they'll do it. It's important, very important.

Best, Alex

What is Nimble Commander?

Nimble Commander for Mac OS X

Nimble Commander is a modern file manager designed specifically for Mac computers. It is built with efficiency in mind, providing blazing performance and instantaneous user interface response. On the other hand, Nimble Commander is based on the classic dual-pane ideology and traditional hotkeys layout, while maintaining minimalistic and clean UI design.

Features

  • Classic dual-pane interface: Nimble Commander delivers full keyboard access with the fastest way to handle file management tasks.
  • Efficiency: Nimble Commander starts almost instantly. It has a small memory footprint and works blazingly fast.
  • Uninterrupted experience: Nimble Commander does most of its operations in the background, allowing users to focus on their tasks without unnecessary interruptions.
  • Built-in file attributes editor and file viewer with textual/hexadecimal presentation.
  • External editors integration, including native apps and terminal ones.
  • Searching for files by file mask, filtering by file size and contained text.
  • Archives building and browsing archives as regular folders.
  • Powerful batch renaming.
  • Built-in terminal emulator.
  • Admin mode with root access to local filesystems.
  • Ability to connect to remote FTP and SFTP servers.

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