Dynamic File Manager vs Rat Commander
Dynamic File Manager
github.com
Rat Commander
rat-commander.comSide by side
| Figure | Dynamic File Manager | Rat Commander |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Terminal File Managers | 8.1 (#15) | 8.3 (#12) |
| Spec score · File managers | 7.5 (#24) | 8.8 (#2) |
| Archive support | Yes | Yes |
| License | The repository provides the software under the ISC License, which permits use, copying, modification, and distribution with or without a fee subject to its notice requirements. | The project is licensed under GNU General Public License version 2, GPL-2.0-only. |
| Linux support | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Dynamic File Manager (dfm) is a simple ncurses based file manager inspired by ranger. | Rat Commander is a self-contained, two-panel terminal file manager written in Rust with Ratatui. |
Plans
In their own words
Dynamic File Manager
Dynamic File Manager has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Rat Commander
Rat Commander is a free, two-panel terminal file manager for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It brings file browsing and media viewing together with editing, archives, Git, remote filesystems, and system tools. Panels can show files as lists, trees, thumbnail grids, or interactive 3D views, and can be split vertically or horizontally. The built-in viewer and editor support syntax highlighting, search and replace, Markdown, tables, images, and in-place hex editing. Git tools cover tasks including staging, commits, branches, diffs, and history. Remote connections over SFTP, SCP, FTP, and FTPS let users work with remote filesystems in a local-disk-like way. ZIP, TAR variants, 7z, and other archives can be browsed and edited; RAR is read-only. QR codes support sending and receiving files over a local network. Linux disk tools can mount, format, flash, and image disks and USB devices. On Windows, Drive Manager and Network Connections are unavailable. Rat Commander is written in Rust with Ratatui and is licensed under GNU GPL-2.0-only.