File manager & FTP client for Mac

Commander One is a versatile file manager for Mac. The number of essential features and handy options makes the application a great alternative to the default file management solutions – be it a Finder or Total Commander.

Mac App Store Direct Download
icon_8a0283f Optimized for both Apple silicon and Intel
icon_8a0283f Approved by Christian Ghisler as Total Commander for Mac

Apple file manager

Brief mode

This mode lets you see and work with multiple folders and files at a time.

Customizable Hotkeys

Customizable Hotkeys

You can assign a hotkey to any action, which makes file management super fast.

Brief mode

Convenient items selection

Commander One offers really convenient way to select files you work with.

Advanced search with RegExp support

Unlimited tabs

Not only you get two panels in this application, but also each panel can have an unlimited number of tabs, so you don’t have to close any of the previous ones.

History and Favorites

If you refer to some folders more often than the others — favorite them to always have them at hand. History keeps all your actions for your reference.

History and Favorites

Convenient file operations

Convenient file operations

Commander One is probably the fastest and handiest way to copy, move, delete the files, etc.
File operations queue

File operations queue

Whatever file operations you started, they will be neatly queued in the background with the possibility to view and manage.
File operations queue
CONNECTION MANAGER

Mount cloud storages and remote servers

Mount different cloud storages and web servers to your Mac. Access and manage all your remote storages and network servers in one place, as if they are located on your machine.

FTP

FTP

Dropbox

Dropbox

Google Drive

Google Drive


OneDrive

Amazon S3

Amazon S3


WebDAV


OpenStack


Box

Backblaze

Backblaze

Mount cloud storages

Support for encryption on online connections

Support for encryption on online connections

Data encryption is a great way to protect your information. Easily configure it with the help of Commander One and boost cloud security.

Learn more about Encryption on Online Connections
encrypt your personal data stored on any of your online connections
Work with a server as fast as if it was a local folder

Work with a server as fast as if it was a local folder

Commander One lets you work with files on servers just as if they were saved on your machine
FTP client

FTP client

The built-in FTP manager of Commander One connects you to remote servers via FTP, SFTP or FTPS. With two panels the more efficient and faster file management is guaranteed. Any file operation - big or small - is conveniently queued in the background.

Commander One securely stores all server settings, while passwords are kept safe in macOS Keychain.
Amazon S3

Amazon S3

Enjoying working with Amazon's secure and highly-scalable storage? Commander One is the perfect way to do so with its dual-panel interface.

You can link either your Amazon S3 or S3-compatible storage or specific buckets and conveniently manage data stored in your account.
WebDAV

WebDAV

Connect to a remote server and mount it on your computer as a disk. With Commander One you get the complete control over the files on server — create, view, upload, edit, etc.

Benefit from multiple connections not only for file transfer but to view and delete the remote directories.
Dropbox

Dropbox

Integrate your Dropbox accounts and share your files directly from Commander One. In case you don't feel like integrating some specific Dropbox account with Commander One, you can just mount it without installing on your Mac.

If you are a Dropbox Business user, you surely appreciate extensive security and flexible management. Commander One is a perfect partner for a case like this.
Google Drive

Google Drive

Work with all your docs and sheets in a professional dual-panel manner. With Commander One you can mount multiple Google Drive accounts to work with your online data.

You can also get the access to files and folders shared with you on Google Drive or files shared with a link that you have opened.
OneDrive

OneDrive

Set up Microsoft OneDrive accounts as local drives so you can work with remote files the same way you do with local files. A neat dual-pane interface offers easy navigation and management: download, upload, cut, copy, paste, delete, move, rename, create new folder, etc.

Working with files in your OneDrive account doesn't require copying anything on your computer.
OpenStack

OpenStack

Mount OpenStack storage on Mac with Commander One. Connect to as many OpenStack cloud accounts as needed or mount OpenStack Object Storage as a local drive without copying the content on Mac computer.

Commander One lets you connect to OpenStack Object Storage for easy access from Mac and convenient OpenStack cloud management without the need to synchronize with computer.
Box

Box

Get the access to Box cloud storage and more opportunities for Box file sharing on maсOS with Commander One: download from, upload files to Box cloud drive or share them directly from the file manager context menu.

Any number of Box.com accounts can be mounted with Commander One at the same time. Move files among multiple Box file storages without having to save data on your computer.
Backblaze

Backblaze

Connect to B2 cloud storage on Mac with Commander One. Integrate as many accounts as needed or mount Backblaze network drive as a local one. Manage your documents directly on B2 cloud account with this Backblaze Mac client.

Commander One allows transferring files among cloud storages, like B2 cloud storage, and web servers directly without copying any data to a local Mac.
MEGA

MEGA

Connect to your MEGA cloud storage on Mac with Commander One. Effortlessly manage files directly in your MEGA cloud account using this comprehensive Mac client.

With Commander One, you can transfer files between MEGA and other cloud storages or web servers seamlessly, without downloading them to your local machine.

Add gigabytes to your Macintosh HD

Commander One offers a way to add disk space to your Mac.

Dropbox +2GB
Google Drive +15GB
OneDrive +30GB

Your cloud files are not kept on the hard drive. You can save the hard disk space by mounting cloud services like Dropbox (2GB), Google Drive (15GB), Microsoft OneDrive (30GB), etc.

File transfer

One place to work with all devices

It doesn’t matter if you need to work with your Android, iPhone, iPad, or a camera. Commander One is one place to work with all of those without switching from app to app, closing and opening spaces on your Mac.

File transfer

iOS file transfer

Mount your iOS device when you connect it to your Mac with the USB cable. Commander One operates with User/Media folder and supports all iOS\iPadOS versions.

Access your photos on iPad and iPhone with the possibility to edit them on Mac and save edited content back to device.

Android file transfer

To listen to music on your Android device, watch videos and look at the pictures you won't need to copy anything to your computer. Get a full control over Android data from the convenience of your Mac. Of course when you need to copy data, you can do so effortlessly.

You'll only need to connect your device to Mac for it to become available as a mounted drive in Commander One.

MTP file transfer

If your device connects via MTP mode, you can easily access and manage data on your photo or video camera. Just mount it as a drive via USB connection.

You can look through all photos and videos on computer screen without having to copy or move them back and forth.

Commander One full features list

Features Free Pro Pack
2 panels with 3 view modes and unlimited tabs
Multiple selection
File operations queue
Rename files during copy and move operations
Set up custom hotkeys for any action
Work with local and network drives
Customizable fonts & colors
Spotlight search
Show hidden files
Advanced search with regular expressions
ZIP archives support with compressing, extracting and full access
Root Access
Preview multiple types of files incl. binary and hex
Work with .ipa, .apk, .jar, .ear, .war files as regular folders
Support for Finder Extensions
RAR support with extracting, full access and search
TarGz with compressing, extracting, search, and full access
7zip with compressing, extracting, search, and full access
Mount iOS devices
Mount Android devices
Mount MTP devices
Process viewer
Mount Dropbox account as a drive
Share Dropbox Links
Dropbox Business support
Terminal Emulator
FTP Client
Amazon S3
Themes
Google Drive Integration
WebDav protocol support
OneDrive support
OneDrive Business support
Backblaze B2
OpenStack Swift
Box Support
Support for encryption on online connections
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Plugins

Extend Commander One capabilities even more

Commander One is going to support various plugins by third-party developers with additional options very soon. We are working on expanding the file manager functionality to fit everyone’s needs.

Process viewer

Process viewer

Built-in

All processes running on your Mac are orderly displayed on screen and are easy to manage with Commander One.

List of network computers

List of network computers

Built-in

All computers over network are detected and displayed in the list. View and access them with the help of Commander One.

New plugin

New Plugin

Coming soon..

Commander One functionality gets extended thanks to our fantastic third-party developers who are creating great plugins for you to enjoy.

Terminal Emulator

Advanced control over your files

The Terminal emulator adds the possibilities you were looking for. You can fully maintain the system processes in the built-in Mac Terminal emulator. The command-line bar in the main app window is super efficient in making the file operations quicker and smoother.

Command line

Command line

Execute terminal commands directly from Commander One window.
Emulator window

Emulator window

Bring Terminal window to the front really fast with the hotkey, manage your processes like a pro.
Terminal window
Archiver functionality of Commander One

Mac Archiver

Compress and extract your archives in this fast and simple Mac archiver.
zip • 7zip • txz • tlz • tbz • tgz • tz

Built-in file viewer

Preview any file type without even opening. We wouldn’t want you to waste any of your time.

Search

Advanced search with RegEx support

Never worry about not finding a file. Our dual-panel file manager lets you search for any folder or file on any disk, even if the data is compressed. Make your search case sensitive and use Regular Expressions for more precise search.

Search the contents

The cool thing is that even when you can't recall the name of the file, you can search by any words that you remember the document contained. Flexible settings and text encoding selection are provided too.

Spotlight search

Additionally to search by contents and advanced search you can use Spotlight search. No worries, if your file is still there, you'll find it!
Advanced search with RegEx support

PERSONALIZATION

Make it as unique as you are

Commander One has some color themes for you to play with, but you can be creative and make it the colors that reflect your personality and please your eyes even after hours of work. Fonts are customizable too.

Fonts

Fonts

Colors

Colors

Selections

Selections

Underlines

Underlines

Themes

Themes

Commander One - personalization