muCommander vs NexusFile
muCommander
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| Figure | muCommander | NexusFile |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · File Manager Software | 8.5 (#12) | 7.7 (#61) |
| Archives | It supports ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR, GZip, BZip2, ISO/NRG, AR/Deb, and LST archives. | The help page says ZIP creation is built in and other archive formats require an external program; it also describes extracting selected files from an archive. |
| Archive support | Yes | Yes |
| Batch rename | Yes | Yes |
| Dual-pane view | Yes | Yes |
| File operations | It supports copying, moving, renaming, batch renaming, and emailing files. | It supports copying and moving files between panels, with keyboard shortcuts and destination-folder selection. |
| Navigation | It supports multiple tabs, universal bookmarks, a credentials manager, and configurable keyboard shortcuts. | The help page describes favorite folders, work folders, a folder tree, and keyboard-driven navigation. |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux | Windows |
| Portable version | Yes | Yes |
| Product | muCommander is an open source, dual-pane file manager. | NexusFile is a fast, dual-pane file manager for Windows. |
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In their own words
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.
NexusFile
NexusFile is a free Windows file manager built around two panes for moving and copying files between folders. Keyboard shortcuts and destination-folder selection support those operations. Its batch-renaming tool can insert, replace, or delete text, change case, add numbering, and act on extensions, with a preview before applying changes. NexusFile can create ZIP archives and extract selected files; other archive formats need an external program. Duplicate detection, a portable version, favorite and work folders, a folder tree, and keyboard navigation are listed. Customization covers skins, list colors, shortcuts, and function keys, although the help guide says only two skins are provided. Deletion options include the recycle bin, permanent removal, and overwriting contents with zeroes before deletion. FTP can upload, download, rename, delete, and create folders, but is described as incomplete and unstable. Version 5.4.1 is dated 2021-04-09; a 64-bit build is marked beta.