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Far ManagerSpeedCommander
Free

Free and open source under a BSD 3-clause licence.

 Paid

Paid licence with a 60-day unrestricted trial; the Pro edition costs more.

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
  • Viewer for more than 80 file formats
  • Built-in FTP, FTP-SSL and SFTP access
  • Windows only
  • The text-mode interface looks archaic and takes learning
  • Windows only
  • Cloud access and burning require the Pro edition
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

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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