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About Unreal Commander
Unreal Commander is a dual-pane file manager for Windows Vista through Windows 11, on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. It has folder tabs, a thumbnail mode, extended file search, a multi-rename tool and directory synchronization.
It opens ZIP, 7Z, RAR, CAB, WIM, TAR, GZ, BZ2, LHA, ARJ and other archive formats, and includes an FTP client. It also supports WLX, WCX and WDX plugins. The current release is a 4.21 beta, with new builds published through 2026.
Strengths
- Two-panel layout with folder tabs
- Opens many archive formats, including RAR, 7Z and WIM
- Built-in FTP client and multi-rename tool
- Supports WLX, WCX and WDX plugins
Limitations
- Windows only
- Current version is a long-running beta
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFreeware; the site provides free license keys.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Windows users who want a free dual-pane file manager in the Norton Commander style
- Categories
- Compression, File managers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Double Commander
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