FreeCommander - About FreeCommander


FreeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard Windows file manager. With its "dual-panel technology" it slightly resembles Norton Commander — the father of file managers — but the similarity ends there. In contrast to various other "Norton clones", FreeCommander tries to combine the advantages of dual-panel technology with the Windows standard. Therefore FreeCommander tries to optimally support all common Windows keyboard shortcuts. You can find all the necessary functions to manage your files quickly and comfortably. Its numerous additional functions will convince you that it definitely makes sense to start FreeCommander automatically as an "alternative desktop" when you start your computer. FreeCommander is portable, so you can take it anywhere (e.g. to use on a public computer) - just copy the FreeCommander files to a CD or USB stick and start FreeCommander directly (without installation) from there.

Main features in FreeCommander

  • Dual-panel technology (optionally one panel) - horizontal or vertical split
  • Tabbed interface for fast change of folders
  • Optional tree view for one or both panels
  • Built-in viewer to view files in different formats
  • File viewer and thumbnail view inside archives too
  • Built-in archive handling: ZIP
  • Plugins for other archive formats (RAR, 7z, ...)
  • Nested archive handling
  • Plain (structureless) view for files and folders
  • Easy access to system folders, control panel, desktop and start menu
  • Copy, move, delete, or rename files and folders (either as Windows or FreeCommander operations)
  • Multi-rename tool
  • Paths longer than 255 characters can be opened, copied, moved and renamed
  • Drag & drop
  • Wipe files
  • File searching (inside archives too)
  • Create and verify MD5 and SHAx checksums
  • File properties and context menu
  • Calculation of folder size
  • Folder comparison
  • Folder synchronization
  • Modification of file date and attributes
  • Folder / program favorites
  • File filters (regexp possible too) for display and file operations
  • User-defined columns for detailed views
  • Automatic views
  • Simple FTP/SFTP client
  • Access to mobile devices (e.g. smartphones, tablets)
  • DOS command line
  • Quick view
  • Quick search
  • Quick filter
  • Quick starter
  • Desktop snapshots
  • All keyboard shortcuts are freely definable
  • Flexible configuration of almost all features
  • Multi-language support