Ghost Commander vs muCommander
Ghost Commander
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muCommander
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| Figure | Ghost Commander | muCommander |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · File Manager Software | 7.3 (#85) | 8.5 (#12) |
| Archives | It can browse and modify classic ZIP archives, but encrypted ZIP files and ZIP files using other compression algorithms are not supported. | It supports ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR, GZip, BZip2, ISO/NRG, AR/Deb, and LST archives. |
| Archive support | Yes | Yes |
| Batch rename | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud storage access | Yes | The listed cloud storage services are Dropbox and Google Drive. |
| Dual-pane view | Yes | Yes |
| File operations | It supports copying, moving, deleting, renaming, and creating files and folders. | It supports copying, moving, renaming, batch renaming, and emailing files. |
| License | The maker states that Ghost Commander is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3. | muCommander is released under the GNU GPL v3 license. |
| Supported platforms | android | Windows,macOS,Linux |
| Privacy | The maker says the application does not collect, transfer, or sell personal information and does not show ads. | The privacy policy says the application may persist file names and paths locally, but does not retain file content or information about file content. |
| Product | Ghost Commander is a two-panel file manager for Android, inspired by Norton Commander and Midnight Commander. | muCommander is an open source, dual-pane file manager. |
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In their own words
Ghost Commander
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muCommander
muCommander is a free, open-source dual-pane file manager for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its file operations include copying, moving, renaming, batch renaming, and emailing files. Users can keep multiple locations open in tabs and navigate with universal bookmarks, a credentials manager, and configurable keyboard shortcuts. The virtual filesystem works with local volumes and protocols or systems including FTP, SFTP, SMB, NFS, HTTP, Amazon S3, Hadoop HDFS, and Bonjour. Dropbox and Google Drive are the listed cloud storage services. Archive support includes ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR, GZip, BZip2, ISO/NRG, AR/Deb, and LST. Other features include checksum calculation, customizable toolbars and themes, and support for many languages. A portable version is available, and downloads are also listed for FreeBSD and other Java-supporting operating systems. Running the software requires Java 11 or later. muCommander is released under the GNU GPL v3 license and costs nothing. The download page lists SHA-256 checksums for release packages and an RPM GPG key. Support options include the Gitter community, GitHub issues, and FAQ.