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fman vs Midnight Commander

fman

fman.io

Midnight Commander

midnight-commander.org

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FigurefmanMidnight Commander
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WindowsYes—
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · File Manager Software8.3 (#25)8.5 (#11)
Archive supportYesYes
Dual-pane viewYesYes
Free planNoYes
Supported platformswindows,macos,linuxlinux,macos
SupportUsers can report bugs or request features through the issue tracker, and license holders can log in to retrieve license keys and manage updates.Project communication is primarily through mailing lists, with GitHub Discussions and an issue tracker also available.

Plans

fman

  • fman license€39, paid once

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Midnight Commander

  • GNU Midnight CommanderFree

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In their own words

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Midnight Commander

Midnight Commander is a full-screen file manager with a dual-pane text interface. It can copy, move, and delete files or directory trees, search for files, and run commands in a subshell. An internal viewer, editor, and diff viewer provide tools for inspecting and editing files within the program.

It runs in a regular console or an X Window terminal, and can also be used over SSH and in remote shells. Its virtual filesystem connects to FTP and shell-based remote filesystems; SFTP support depends on compilation with sftpfs. The tar filesystem provides read-only access to tar and compressed tar archives, and scripts can extend the virtual filesystem. Users can choose included skins or create their own.

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