Sunrise Commander

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Double-pane file manager extension for Emacs integrating dired mode, keyboard navigation, customizable keybindings, orthodox manager features, archive browsing, directory comparison, bookmarks, extensibility, and asynchronous operations across multiple platforms.

Basic view with command line -- graphics mode

Cost / License

Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)

Application type

File Manager

Alerts

Discontinued

Platforms

Mac
Windows
Linux
GNU Emacs

With extensions installed: tabs, tree, modeline, buttons -- graphics mode

With extensions installed: tabs, tree, modeline, buttons -- text console mode

With PopViewer extension, browsing pictures

Alternatives

Discontinued

Website is no longer available.

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Features

Dual Pane Support

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Alaik added Sunrise Commander as alternative to Voyager for Android
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8 months ago

Sunrise Commander information

Developed by
José Alfredo Romero L.
Licensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
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Supported Languages
- English

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File Management

GitHub repository

232 Stars
29 Forks
29 Open Issues
Updated Mar 22, 2024

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Sunrise Commander was added to AlternativeTo by escherdragon on Mar 28, 2012 and this page was last updated Aug 10, 2026.

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What is Sunrise Commander?

The Sunrise Commander is a richly featured double-pane file manager for the Emacs editor that combines the power of dired and the convenience of orthodox file managers (Midnight Commander, Far, etc).