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Far Manager vs Altap Salamander: catalog facts
Far Manager	Altap Salamander
Free Free and open source under a BSD 3-clause licence.	Free Freeware since Altap merged with Fine.
Windows	Windows
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	Fast two-panel navigation Opens ZIP, RAR, 7-Zip and ISO archives as folders
Windows only The text-mode interface looks archaic and takes learning	Windows only Official site lists support only up to Windows 10
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: Freeware
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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