A lot’s changed since the first release of Commander One and we are proud that every year the amount of active users is constantly rising. For all those who’ve been missing a famous dual-panel file manager for Windows PC, we tried to keep the best of what the classic solution offered, and did it with all the affection to macOS users.
There are different reasons why people choose our file manager: someone searched for Total Commander for Mac, someone for native Finder alternative, others wanted to get the stable Android file transfer software, or looked for a reliable FTP client for macOS. And this list could be longer thanks to a lot of Commander One features that make this application an advanced tool for file management and document sharing between Mac, clouds and mobile gadgets.
Cons: it feels like a direct port of Midnight Commander/FAR/Total Commander - straight outta console. It doesn't feel like a native Mac app, and as a result the usability suffers greatly. Some part of UI are super-cluttered, easy to miss buttons and features, while in other parts there is a lot of wasted whitespace. None of the managers, including Opus, Speed commander, Total commander, F man, Xplorer2, Tabbles, etc., but none of them can compare with it in easy usage, features or customization. The author updates it very frequently and has added many users requests. Like SpeedCommander, Total Commander is only available for free in the trial version. After 30 days, an upgrade to the fee-based full version is required. Significantly more expensive than alternative file managers for Mac Expandable with modules.
We appreciate your choice and our developers prepared even more features and improvements for Commander One v2.0 for faster, more stable and simply better experience on macOS. So, let’s see what we can offer with this major update:
Added:
- ability to open and edit files stored on online connections
- ability to open and edit files in archives (except for RAR)
- ability to open and edit files on MTP and iOS devices
- support for Box.com
- support for Backblaze.com
- a new type of connection for OpenStack Swift (Object Storage), with Keystone authentication services v.1 and v.2
- ability to choose server endpoint for Amazon S3
- support for new regions in Amazon S3: cn-north-1 Beijing, eu-north-1 Stockholm
- SSO support for OneDrive
- Microsoft Cloud Germany (office.de) support for OneDrive
- ability to work with “Shared with me” folder on Google Drive
- ability to mount to WebDAV servers with untrusted HTTPS certificate
- support for encryption on online connections
- support for Dropbox Business
- support for Google Team Drives
- support for Finder Extensions (Dropbox, Google Backup and Sync, etc.)
- support for Finder Tags
- support for dark mode on macOS 10.14
- Italian and Portuguese localizations
- support for OpenSSH keys for SFTP connections
- ability to select a UI language in preferences
- ability to configure the appearance of the built-in preview
- ability to configure the appearance of the built-in Terminal
Improved:
- functionality of operations queue
- operation speed of WebDAV connection
- icons size changes when adjusting the font size
- functionality of built-in Terminal
- work with MTP devices
- support for UTF-8 for FTP connections
Fixed:
- support for Cyrillic characters for FTP connections
- the display of symbolic link icons
- support for AZERTY keyboard
Lots of other minor fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).
Hope you will enjoy Commander One 2 and find something special that would make your work on Mac more efficient, doesn’t matter if you use our file manager as an Archiver for Mac, Terminal emulator, Cloud manager or provide another scenario with our multitool-manager.
We are open to any question or suggestion concerning Commander One and, as always, will appreciate your feedback at support@eltima.com.
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Commander One as Alternative to Total Commander for macOS users.
Total Commander is a file manager created by Christian Ghisler originally for Windows operating system, Windows Phone and Android. With the growth in popularity of total commander, there became an increased demand for a Mac version which will replicate a similar functionality of windows file manager in Apple Macs which didn’t come soon enough.
There are some point in your life that you may decide to switch from Windows to Mac OS X, and when you finally do it, getting used to the way OS X functions will appear daunting and surely affect your productivity in the short term. When you are finally comfortable with OS X, you are likely to start exploring the ways additional Mac software can help with your work without missing windows so much.
First thing users usually search for is a file management system similar to windows file manager. This is because Mac OSX’s Finder is missing some features required for managing files, including basic ones such as dual-pane interface and support for different archive formats, excluding some more advanced features. Being used to the way files are managed in Windows, you will most likely feel the need to find a Mac version of Total Commander. There was MuCommander which people depended on as the alternative in the past but didn’t give all the necessary solution but now there exists an even better solution, an all in one package known as Commander One.
Commander One is a dual pane file management solution which enables you to manage a large number of files in a simple and efficient way while enabling you to work with both local and network drives and view hidden files.
The various Commander One tools help you execute basic, as well as more advanced operations which includes Create, delete, copy, move and rename folders and files in a couple of clicks. Folders can even be renamed while they are being moved to another location. The app, an alternative to File manager windows software, queues operations. That is, it performs them sequentially, thus allowing you to enhance your computer’s performance.
Free Total Commander Alternative For Macbook Pro
Among many other useful features (Comprehensive list to be found on https://mac.eltima.com/file-manager.html), Commander One is approved by the original creator of Total Commander for windows, Christian Ghisler, as Total Commander for OS X.