Middle Manager vs Rat Commander
Middle Manager
github.com
Rat Commander
rat-commander.comSide by side
| Figure | Middle Manager | Rat Commander |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · File managers | 7.3 (#25) | 8.8 (#2) |
| Spec score · Terminal File Managers | 7.5 (#25) | 8.3 (#12) |
| Archive support | No | Yes |
| Dual-pane layout | Yes | Yes |
| File operations | The file manager supports copy, move, rename, create directory, delete, archive, fuzzy file search, and content search. | It supports file copy, move, delete, permissions, ownership, symlinks, and directory creation. |
| Git integration | Git integration displays file status, branch name, remote ahead and behind counts, and GitHub pull request status. | Supports Git status, commits, pushes, pulls, diffs, branches, history, and blame |
| Installation | The README documents Homebrew installation on macOS and a shell installer plus Debian and Fedora packages on Linux. | Nothing else is required to install |
| License | The project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. | The project is licensed under GNU General Public License version 2, GPL-2.0-only. |
| Linux support | Yes | Yes |
| macOS support | Yes | Yes |
| Remote file access | Yes | Yes |
Plans
In their own words
Middle Manager
Middle 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.