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Far Manager vs EF Commander: catalog facts
Far Manager	EF Commander
Free Free and open source under a BSD 3-clause licence.	Paid Licences are ordered from the developer's site.
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	Built-in FTP, SFTP, FTPS and SCP client Includes an archiver and a hex editor
Windows only The text-mode interface looks archaic and takes learning	Windows only Paid software
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is 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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