Free dual pane file manager for Mac – Commander One

For all those who’ve been missing a famous dual-panel file manager for Mac, we tried to keep the best of what the classic solution offered, and did it with all the affection to macOS users.

Totally new Commander One for Mac is 100% naturally written in Swift and will bring back long forgotten feeling of fast & convenient keyboard and mouse Finder alternative.

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

Finder alternative

With Commander One you can use two panels at once, set up your very own hotkeys for any action, and way more. Moreover it is a free software that can be a great macOS Finder alternative.

Free Apple file manager

Commander One is packed full with most important features for perfect Mac file management. No matter if you are a professional user or just finding your way to becoming a pro in fully controlling your documents — Commander One is your all-in-one solution.

Terminal Emulator
Terminal Emulator
Enhance your workflow with Commander One's integrated Terminal emulator. Execute tasks, manage files, and navigate your Mac's system effortlessly.
File Transferring
File Transferring
Seamlessly manage diverse content from all devices – iOS, Android, even photo/video cameras – within a single, centralized hub for ultimate convenience.
  • MTP
  • iOS
  • Android
List of Computers in local network
List of Computers in local network
All computers over network are detected and displayed in the list
Archive Management
Archive Management
Effortlessly manage various archive types for efficient organization and quick access, with the ability to compress and extract files.
  • RAR
  • 7zip
  • ZIP
  • TarGz
Advanced Search
Advanced Search
Enhance search capabilities with support for Regular Expressions, allowing precise and case-sensitive searches even within compressed files.
Customization
Customization
Tailor Commander One to your preferences with advanced customization options, ensuring a personalized and efficient file management experience.
  • Layout
  • Hotkeys
Easy Access to Important Things
Easy Access to Important Things
Swiftly reach crucial functions and files, streamlining your workflow with Commander One's user-friendly design.
  • Show hidden files
  • Process viewer
  • Built-in file viewer

Advanced search with RegExp support

Commander One lets you search for any files and folders on any disks even if compressed. You can use Regular Expressions for more precise search and make it case sensitive.

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Search the contents

Even when you don't remember the name of the document, you can search for the words inside it with flexible settings and even choose text encoding.
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Search with Spotlight

Spotlight search is available additionally to Advanced search and search by contents, so there is no way your file will be lost.

PRO Pack feature list

You are welcome to use amazing PRO Pack features of Commander One for 15 days for free!

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Dropbox

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FTP Manager

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Google Drive

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Amazon S3

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OneDrive

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Backblaze

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OpenStack

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Box

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Mega

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WebDAV

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pCloud

File Transferring

Seamlessly manage diverse content from all devices – iOS, Android, even photo/video cameras – within a single, centralized hub for ultimate convenience.
  • MTP
  • iOS
  • Android

ZIP, RAR, TBZ, TGZ, 7zip

Extended functions of the built-in archiver with support for a wide list of archive types.

Built-in process viewer

Find out which of the apps makes the entire system slow down and quit any if needed.

Terminal emulator

Terminal emulator with full-screen mode for even better and fast file management and ability to use Mac Terminal as FTP client.

Manage your connections

The easiest way to access and manage all your clouds and network servers in one place.
Dropbox

Dropbox

Integrate as many Dropbox accounts as needed and share files from Dropbox folder on your Mac directly from Commander One.

As an alternative to integration you can mount your online Dropbox without installing it on your Mac and copying your data there.

You can use your Dropbox Business in synergy with Commander One for extensive security and administration features.
Google Drive

Google Drive

Manage all your sheets and docs in a professional dual-pane style. Commander One lets you mount multiple Google Drive accounts to work with your online files.

Also, get seamless access to the "Shared with me" section on your Google Drive directly from Commander One.
Amazon S3

Amazon S3

If you prefer working with Amazon's secure, durable, highly-scalable object storage, Commander One will add a lot to your professional file management with its dual-pane interface and lots of useful features.

You'll be able to connect to and conveniently manage data stored in your Amazon S3 or S3-compatible storage, as well as link your entire Amazon S3 account or selected buckets.
OneDrive

OneDrive

Your OneDrive accounts can be set up as local drives allowing you to work with remote files as if they were on your machine. A handy dual-pane interface makes operating and navigating easy: upload, download, cut, copy, paste, move, delete, rename, create new folder, etc.

Managing your OneDrive account content doesn't require copying any information on your Mac.
Backblaze B2

Backblaze B2

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 local Mac.
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, 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 computer.
Mega

Mega

Connect to MEGA for secure and spacious cloud storage. Enjoy enhanced data control and accessibility.
WebDAV

WebDAV

Commander One allows you to connect to a remote server and mount it on your computer as a drive. This way you get complete control over the files on server — view, create, upload, edit, etc.

Commander One utilizes multiple connections not just for file transfer but for viewing and deleting of remote directories.
pCloud

pCloud

Seamlessly link your Mac to pCloud. Experience convenient file management and enhanced cloud functionality.

Mount Devices

One place to work with content of all your devices no matter if it is iOS or Android device or even a photo/video camera.

Mount Devices
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iOS file transfer

Your iOS device can be easily mounted when you connect it to your computer with USB cable. Commander One works with User/Media folder and is compatible with all iOS\iPadOS versions.

You are getting an easy access to all photos on your iPhone or iPad. Edit them on your Mac and save to device.
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MTP file transfer

Access and manage data on your photo or video camera. Mount it as a drive on your Mac when connecting with a USB cable.

You can browse your photos and videos conveniently on your Mac's screen without copying or transferring all of them back and forth.
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Android file transfer

Listen to your Android device music, watch movies, and check photos on Mac without actually copying anything to Mac. If needed you can copy any files from your Mac to Android device and vice versa.

Just connect your device to Mac and it will be available as a mounted drive in Commander One.

Archiver for Mac

Commander One is a fast and simple Mac archiver, supporting multiple types of files. You can work with your ZIP, RAR, TBZ, TGZ, 7z files. We are working on adding the possibility to compress to RAR at this time.

Don't forget to enable search through compressed archives in your copy of Commander One!

Process Manager

All processes running on your Mac are easy to manage with Commander One. They are orderly displayed on screen and you can get full information about each of them.

Quit any process or all of them in one click in Commander One.

Terminal Emulator

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You can execute terminal commands directly from Commander One.

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For your utter convenience, Commander One has a built-in Terminal emulator with all needed options, but without jumping between the apps.

Themes

We have created various color themes to personalize your Commander One and you can tune your very own for unique appearance.