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muCommander vs Midnight Commander: catalog facts
muCommander	Midnight Commander
Free Free and open source, with optional sponsorship through GitHub Sponsors.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
Same dual-pane interface on macOS, Windows and Linux Browses FTP, SFTP, SMB, S3 and cloud storage alongside local files	Works over any terminal, including a plain SSH session on a server Browses archives and remote filesystems as if they were local folders
Large downloads of around 170 MB Java-based interface may feel less native than platform file managers	Text interface with function-key bindings takes getting used to Windows needs Cygwin or WSL
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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