File Commander
Version: 0.9.4.8 Web: https://github. com/violetgiraffe/file-commander
New technologies come and go, but some things are eternal, such as nature’s elemental forces and maybe dual-panel file managers too. Thus File Commander, a handy utility for those who feel comfortable with things like Far Manager and Total Commander. File Commander’s main purpose is to help you navigate around file systems and transfer files from one location to another without messing with several windows or tabs.
Although the application is not unique and copies most of its features from Double Commander (see LXF206) and Gnome Commander (LXF231), there is a good reason for sticking with it. File Commander is a great cross-platform application that feels the same across Linux, Windows and macos systems. Admins and engineers who need to switch from one OS to another will particularly benefit from using the same application everywhere for file management.
File Commander maintains some familiar shortcut conventions and maps F3 to the built-in viewer, F4 to the editor, F5 to copying and so on. There are some more advanced features too. Instead of using the right panel for browsing, you can turn it into a preview area by using the View > Quick View menu item. There’s a file comparison tool and an address bar with built-in bookmarking functionality.
File Commander is a Qt-based application and it feels best when used with the KDE Plasma desktop, where it integrates with Konsole for quick commandline access for the current directory and a bunch of Qt plug-ins for previewing, editing and comparing files. The project’s Github page has only DMGS for macos and EXE files for Windows; Linux users need to build the application using qmake, which is not difficult at all, but it does raise the barrier for novices.