Free file manager Double Commander

Double Commander in its functionality is very similar to the popular two-pane file manager Total Commander, moreover, it is compatible with its plug-ins. The main difference between the programs is, that Total Commander is a proprietarythe program with the closed source code, distributed under license Shareware (as shareware). In addition, Total Commander works only in Microsoft Windows.

Double Commander, in turn, is free open source software, distributed under the GNU GPL v2 license. This is a cross-platform software that works in both Microsoft Windows and Linux (the GNOME desktop environment and KDE). There are versions of the program for both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.

The first alpha release of the program Double Commander (0.3 alpha) was held on December 26, 2007. The latest version of the file manager - 0.5.4 beta from April 1, 2012. At the moment, Double Commander is at the stage of active development.

What features does this freefile manager? As already mentioned, Double Commander is similar in many respects to its proprietary analogue Total Commander, which means it has similar characteristics. However, let us nevertheless get acquainted with Main features of the program.

Double Commander is a Unicode-compatible application. All operations in the application are performed in the background. The most useful operations include a tool for group (multiple) renaming of files, the possibility of an advanced search for files (including text inside files), the calculation of the checksum of files.

Double Commander allows you to work not only with files and folders, but also with archives. At the same time, work with archives is alsoin the same way as working with subdirectories. This means that the application makes it easy to copy files to and from the archive. The program supports such types of archives: TAR GZ, TGZ, ZIP, LZMA, RPM, BZ2, DEB, CPIO, RAR.

The program interface is flexible enough, the appearance of the file manager can beEasily change due to numerous settings. Tabs are supported, it is also possible to customize columns and toolbars by adding or removing buttons to run internal menu commands or external programs.

Double Commander has built-in text editor, equipped with syntax highlighting, as well as built-in file viewer, which allows you to view files in thetext, binary or hexadecimal format. Among other useful functions, it is worth mentioning the recording of file operations and the support of plug-ins from Total Commander (WCX, WDX, WLX).

Despite the fact that a free file managerDouble Commander is still at the beta stage of development, its features and functionality are comparable to the popular two-panel file managers Total Commander and Krusader. Double Commander Benefits before these file managers - open source (which is not in Total Commander) and cross-platform (which can not boast designed for Linux Krusader).

The application can be downloaded from <!--noindex -> sourceforge.net <! - noindex ->. Windows distributions (both full-fledged and portable versions) and GNU / Linux (DEB packages, RPM packages and portable version), as well as the source code of the program and documentation in Russian and Ukrainian are available for download. There is a Russian support forum, where you can get answers to questions about working with the program, if they suddenly arise.