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EF Commander vs Far Manager: catalog facts
EF Commander	Far Manager
Paid Licences are ordered from the developer's site.	Free Free and open source under a BSD 3-clause licence.
Windows	Windows
Built-in FTP, SFTP, FTPS and SCP client Includes an archiver and a hex editor	Two-pane keyboard-driven layout that is much faster than Explorer for bulk work Plugin API with archive, FTP and network browsing plugins in the standard distribution
Windows only Paid software	Windows only The text-mode interface looks archaic and takes learning
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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