Alternatives to Marta
A native, extensible dual-pane file manager for macOS with archive support and a Lua plugin API. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Marta
A native, extensible dual-pane file manager for macOS with archive support and a Lua plugin API.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Marta.
ForkLift
Dual-pane macOS file manager with built-in SFTP, S3 and WebDAV.
ForkLift is a paid macOS dual-pane manager that mounts SFTP, S3 and WebDAV as panes and includes folder synchronisation and comparison.
Commander One
A dual-pane file manager for macOS with FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, cloud storage and archive support.
Commander One is a freemium macOS dual-pane manager with unlimited tabs, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3 and cloud access, and archive editing.
Nimble Commander
A free dual-pane file manager for macOS built around speed and keyboard navigation.
Nimble Commander is a free open-source dual-pane macOS manager built for keyboard navigation, while Marta is closed source.
QSpace
A multi-pane file manager for macOS that works like Finder and connects to remote storage.
QSpace is a paid proprietary macOS multi-pane manager with 12 layouts, archive browsing and built-in FTP, SFTP, SMB, S3 and cloud connections.
Path Finder
Professional Finder replacement for macOS with dual panes and a drop stack.
Path Finder is a paid macOS Finder replacement with dual panes, a drop stack, a built-in terminal and folder comparison.
Double Commander
A free dual-pane file manager in the Total Commander tradition, running on Linux and macOS too.
Double Commander is open source under GPL-2.0 and runs on Windows and Linux as well, though its macOS builds are not notarised.
muCommander
An open-source, cross-platform dual-pane file manager with remote filesystem, cloud storage and archive support.
muCommander is an open-source Java dual-pane manager for macOS, Windows and Linux with remote and cloud storage support, and a less native interface.
far2l
A port of the Far Manager v2 dual-panel console file manager to Linux and macOS.
far2l is an open-source console port of Far Manager for macOS and Linux, a keyboard-driven dual-panel manager running in the terminal.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Default Folder X
A Mac utility that adds quick folder navigation and recent items to Open and Save dialogs.
Fileside
A multi-pane file manager for Mac and Windows that saves folder layouts as project workspaces.
Midnight Commander
Two-panel file manager for the terminal, with an editor and remote access.
Spacedrive
Cross-device file explorer built on a distributed virtual filesystem.
TagSpaces
An offline file organizer that adds color-coded tags to files and folders without a database.
