Nimble Commander

Spec sheet

What it does

Nimble Commander is a dual-pane file manager with a classic design for macOS.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Intended users

The maker highlights software developers, system administrators, and IT professionals and enthusiasts as its intended users.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Supported platforms

macOSRead 20 Sep 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Privacy

The privacy policy says device type, operating system, and user experience data are collected in anonymized, aggregated form, and says the maker cannot access content managed in the app.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Support

The support page directs users to the GitHub Q&A section for questions and problems and to the Ideas section for feature suggestions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Archive support

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Batch rename

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Batch renaming

Batch Rename supports filename decomposition, date and time insertion, search and replace, counters, and case transformation.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Current release requirements

The site lists version 1.8.0, build 4282, as a 15 MB DMG requiring macOS 11 or later.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Customization

Users can customize colors, sizes, fonts, presentation types, filename trimming, quick search behavior, external tools, terminal position, and hotkey layout.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Dual-pane view

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Keyboard controls

The app provides keyboard access to file management operations, with shortcuts for more than a hundred actions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Open source

The project repository says its source code is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Recent feature limit

The 1.8.0 release notes say the Dropbox virtual file system was removed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Remote connectivity

The app connects to FTP, SFTP, and WebDAV servers and can open remote files in other applications for editing, then upload changes back.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Search and viewer

Search can find files by attributes or content or use Spotlight, and the built-in viewer supports text and hexadecimal views while loading only a small portion of large files into memory.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Tabbed interface

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Terminal and archives

The standalone version includes a UNIX terminal emulator, and the app can browse archives as folders and compress files into Zip archives.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Version differences

The standalone version includes admin mode, a built-in terminal, and network share mounting; the Mac App Store version is sandboxed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · magnumbytes.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• File Manager Software#28 of 1008.2