nnn vs SpeedCommander
nnn
github.comSpeedCommander
speedproject.comSide by side
| Figure | nnn | SpeedCommander |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · File Manager Software | 8.7 (#6) | 7.9 (#48) |
| Archive support | Yes | Yes |
| Dual-pane layout | No | Yes |
| File operations | It can analyze disk usage, batch rename, launch apps, pick files, and copy, move, delete, archive, and link selections. | It supports copying, moving, deleting, comparing, and batch-renaming files and folders. |
| Platforms | The project says nnn runs on Linux, macOS, Android through Termux, Cygwin, and WSL, among other environments. | windows |
| Product | nnn is a full-featured terminal file manager designed to be small, fast, and nearly zero-configuration. | SpeedCommander is a feature-packed file manager with a two-window view for working with source and target folders. |
| Support | The project invites users to discuss new ideas or enhancement requests in GitHub Discussions. | Registered users are eligible for free product support, with help available through email and a user forum. |
| Windows support | No | The feature overview says SpeedCommander has native 32-bit and 64-bit x64 and ARM64 versions and supports Windows 10 and 11. |
Plans
SpeedCommander
- SpeedCommander 22 Standard (single-user full version)€46.95, paid once
- SpeedCommander 22 Pro (single-user full version)€66.95, paid once
In their own words
nnn
nnn is a terminal file manager designed to be small, fast and nearly zero-configuration. It handles copying, moving, deleting, archiving and linking selections, alongside batch renaming, disk-usage analysis, app launching and file picking. Navigation includes contexts, sessions, bookmarks and directory marks, while search options include instant filtering, fuzzy matching, regular expressions and string filters. It provides directory and text previews, and can create, list, extract and mount archives. Plugins can add functions such as live previews, disk mounting, file comparison and uploads. Remote mounts require optional sshfs or rclone dependencies. The project says nnn typically needs less than 3.5 MB of resident memory; it has no configuration file and uses defaults, with optional environment-variable settings. It is free and open source under the BSD-2-Clause license, and is listed for Android, Linux, macOS and Windows. The project offers packages and a statically linked binary, or users can compile it from source.
SpeedCommander
SpeedCommander has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.