Midnight Commander vs Far Manager : Which is Better?

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Midnight Commander

Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software.

License: Open Source

Categories: File Management

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

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Far Manager

Far Manager is a program for managing files and archives in Windows operating systems.

License: Open Source

Apps available for Windows

Midnight Commander VS Far Manager Feature comparision

Feature Midnight Commander Far Manager
SSH
Command line interface
Dual pane support
Build command lines picking files
Console-based
Dual Pane Support
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
File management
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Text mode
Cross-platform
Multi-tabs
TC plug-in's support
Support for FTP
Batch rename files
Built-in player
Screenshot Tools
Teracopy integration
Built-in viewer
File Compression
Tabs
Subfolder menu
Windows Explorer integration
Extensive customisability
Folder Size
Prevents accidental move to folder tree
Batch processing
Windows Compatible
Compression
File Searching
Copy & paste actions
Auto-delete files
Duplicate File Finder
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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