Far Manager – File Management


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Do the names Norton Ghost and Norton Commander tell you anything else? Then you must have spent quite some time computing and Far Manager definitely deserves your attention. It is a powerful file manager that you can control via keys and that embraces a nice collection of plug-ins.

Far Manager

price

Free
Language

English
OS

Windows 32 and 64 bit (also portable)
Website
www.farmanager.com
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  • Pros
  • Well adaptable
  • Fast key operation
  • Expandable via plug-ins
  • Negatives
  • Requires some getting used to

If the use of the command line does not scare you and you find the Explorer often a bit cumbersome or limited, then get acquainted with the still further developed Far Manager (file & archive manager). You end up in a text console with graphic allures and – Microsoft can learn something from that – with a double navigation window. At the bottom you will find a command line as well as a row of function keys. We already tell you that with F9 you get to see a menu that opens the way to numerous options.

Basic functions

The Far Source open source program may be text-based, but the interface looks pretty user-friendly. The fact that mouse control is supported – so that you can move files from one panel to another – and that the context menu opens the familiar Explorer menu, is to blame. Not that you will often use this context menu after some habituation. Far Manager contains its own file viewer, text files can be edited via a built-in editor and an extensive menu takes care of almost everything else you need. Here you will find options such as Add to Archive and Extract files and you just have to select the desired file view.

Far Manager
The text-based “graphical” interface of Far Manager.

Plug-ins

If you still miss something, you don’t have to look far. Far Manager is willing to expand with a host of useful plug-ins. From spell check to network and security tools and macro functionality: you find it here all and more. You will find additional information about the installation of plug-ins here.

Conclusion

Far Manager is a very flexible and powerful file and archive manager, mainly thanks to the extensive options and an impressive number of plug-ins. Since it is a text-based console that prefers to be operated via the keyboard, the more advanced user will feel appealed.

Options
Numerous options and plug-ins make Far Manager a file manager to tell you.
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