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superfileMidnight Commander
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • A visual, themed interface rather than a bare curses grid
  • Processing bar shows background copies and moves as they run
  • Works over any terminal, including a plain SSH session on a server
  • Browses archives and remote filesystems as if they were local folders
  • The project states Windows is not fully supported yet
  • Younger than ranger, nnn or lf, so fewer plugins and less documentation
  • Text interface with function-key bindings takes getting used to
  • Windows needs Cygwin or WSL
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: GPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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