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Midnight CommanderZTreeWin
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Paid

Commercial software; see the website for licence details.

macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Works over any terminal, including a plain SSH session on a server
  • Browses archives and remote filesystems as if they were local folders
  • Handles millions of files limited only by memory
  • One-way and two-way branch synchronization
  • Text interface with function-key bindings takes getting used to
  • Windows needs Cygwin or WSL
  • Windows only
  • Text-mode interface with a learning curve for newcomers
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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