Double Commander

Double Commander is a cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. It is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas.

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double commander is a cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. it is inspired by total commander and features some new ideas.

features

unicode support tabbed interface multirename tool custom columns built in file viewer (f3) to view files of in hex, binary or text format internal text editor (f4) with syntax highlighting archives are handled like subdirectories. you can easily copy files to and from archives. supported archive types: zip, tar gz, tgz, lzma and also bz2, rpm, cpio, deb, rar. all operations working in background extended search function with full text search in any files configurable button bar to start external programs or internal menu commands total commander wcx, wdx and wlx plugins support

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Optimal performance Dual pane support Search in Archives Dark theme Tree view Lua scripting Flat view

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