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Master Commander
A dual-pane file manager with sftp, ssh for macOS.
- Cmd+Shift+M Network · Cmd+Shift+/ Show all shortcuts
▶ MOUSE & DRAG AND DROP
Two mouse modes: macOS standard, or Total Commander style where left-click focuses and right-click toggles selection. Drop with no modifier and a menu appears where you dropped — Copy, Move, or Create Link. Option, Command, and Cmd+Opt while dragging do each without the menu.
▶ NETWORK
- SMB — Servers on your network are found for you, over both Bonjour and NetBIOS, so Macs, NAS devices, and Windows PCs all turn up. Connect in a click, or save a connection with its own credentials and share.
- SFTP — Browse, upload, and download on remote servers, with a transfer queue, progress, and a log.
- SSH terminal — Open a shell on the server you are browsing, docked in the pane or in its own window.
▶ ARCHIVES
Create ZIP, TAR, TAR.GZ, and TAR.BZ2. Extract ZIP, TAR, GZ, BZ2, and XZ. Look inside an archive without extracting and pull out only what you need. Korean filenames written by Windows tools (CP949) are read correctly.
▶ ADVANCED FILE TOOLS
- Folder Synchronise — Compare two folders and see what is new, changed, or missing before you copy
- Flat View — Flatten a whole tree into one list
- File Tags — Read, edit, and filter by Finder tags, with colour dots in the Tags column
- Advanced Filter — Extension presets, size range, date range, or wildcard names
- Preview Panel — Quick Look with size, date, kind, and image dimensions
- Content Search — Full-text search on a parallel Rust engine
- Duplicate Finder — SHA-256 in two stages: group by size, verify by hash, delete on the spot
- iCloud Drive — Files still in the cloud are marked and download from the list
▶ CUSTOMIZABLE COMMAND BAR
Add your own toolbar buttons — launch apps or scripts with %p (path) and %f (file) placeholders, or jump to a favourite folder. Drop a .app on the bar to make a launcher.
▶ FOUR VIEW MODES
List, Icons, Columns, and Gallery. List view shows name, size, date, tags, and permissions.
▶ BUILT-IN TOOLS
Batch rename, file comparison, image comparison, bookmarks, a command line, and sidebar tree navigation.
▶ AI ASSISTANT
Press F9 and work with your files in plain language — search, move, delete, analyse storage — with full undo. Runs on your Mac with Apple Intelligence.
▶ APPEARANCE & LANGUAGES
Custom colours for every part of the interface, extension-based colour coding, and system, monospaced, rounded, or custom fonts. Light and dark mode. In 12 languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Arabic.
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About Master Commander on Product Hunt
“A dual-pane file manager with sftp, ssh for macOS.”
Master Commander was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #210 on the daily leaderboard. A dual-pane macOS file manager for side-by-side directory management. Supports tabs, rich shortcuts (F3–F9 action bar, TC-style selection), and drag-and-drop. - File Tools: Folder sync, flat view, duplicate finder, batch rename, and file/image comparison. - Network & Archives: SMB, SFTP with queue, built-in SSH terminal, and direct archive browsing. - Custom & Smart: Custom toolbars, Finder tags, iCloud, and on-device AI(F9). 4 view modes. https://apps.apple.com/app/master-commander/id6810186134
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Jonggyou Kim
A dual-pane file manager for macOS. Work across two directories side by side, with keyboard shortcuts and customizable tools.
▶ DUAL-PANE NAVIGATION
Each pane keeps its own path, view mode, and selection, and can hold several tabs.
- Tab — Switch panes
- ← → — Move to the other pane
- Return — Open folder or file
- Backspace — Go to parent directory
- Space — Toggle selection (Total Commander style)
- / — Quick search across the current folder and everything inside it
- Cmd+[ / Cmd+] — Back and forward through history
- Cmd+1~9 — Jump to a numbered bookmark
- Cmd+Shift+T / Cmd+W — New tab / Close tab
▶ ACTION BAR (F-KEYS)
- F3 Quick Look — preview without opening
- F4 Edit — open in the default app
- F5 Copy / F6 Move — to the other pane
- F7 New Folder
- F8 Delete — to Trash, undoable
- F9 AI Assistant
▶ OTHER SHORTCUTS
- Cmd+C / Cmd+X / Cmd+V — Copy, cut, paste
- Cmd+Z — Undo copy, move, delete, new folder, new file
- Cmd++ / Cmd+- / Cmd+* — Select by pattern, deselect, invert selection
- Cmd+A Select all · Cmd+R Refresh · Cmd+D Bookmarks · Cmd+G Go to folder
- Cmd+B Sidebar tree · Cmd+T Terminal here · Cmd+, Settings
- Cmd+Shift+F Filter · Cmd+Shift+P Preview · Cmd+Shift+B Flat view
- Cmd+Shift+G Search in files · Cmd+Shift+D Find duplicates
- Cmd+Shift+Y Synchronize folders · Cmd+Shift+L Edit tags
- Cmd+Shift+M Network · Cmd+Shift+/ Show all shortcuts
▶ MOUSE & DRAG AND DROP
Two mouse modes: macOS standard, or Total Commander style where left-click focuses and right-click toggles selection. Drop with no modifier and a menu appears where you dropped — Copy, Move, or Create Link. Option, Command, and Cmd+Opt while dragging do each without the menu.
▶ NETWORK
- SMB — Servers on your network are found for you, over both Bonjour and NetBIOS, so Macs, NAS devices, and Windows PCs all turn up. Connect in a click, or save a connection with its own credentials and share.
- SFTP — Browse, upload, and download on remote servers, with a transfer queue, progress, and a log.
- SSH terminal — Open a shell on the server you are browsing, docked in the pane or in its own window.
▶ ARCHIVES
Create ZIP, TAR, TAR.GZ, and TAR.BZ2. Extract ZIP, TAR, GZ, BZ2, and XZ. Look inside an archive without extracting and pull out only what you need. Korean filenames written by Windows tools (CP949) are read correctly.
▶ ADVANCED FILE TOOLS
- Folder Synchronise — Compare two folders and see what is new, changed, or missing before you copy
- Flat View — Flatten a whole tree into one list
- File Tags — Read, edit, and filter by Finder tags, with colour dots in the Tags column
- Advanced Filter — Extension presets, size range, date range, or wildcard names
- Preview Panel — Quick Look with size, date, kind, and image dimensions
- Content Search — Full-text search on a parallel Rust engine
- Duplicate Finder — SHA-256 in two stages: group by size, verify by hash, delete on the spot
- iCloud Drive — Files still in the cloud are marked and download from the list
▶ CUSTOMIZABLE COMMAND BAR
Add your own toolbar buttons — launch apps or scripts with %p (path) and %f (file) placeholders, or jump to a favourite folder. Drop a .app on the bar to make a launcher.
▶ FOUR VIEW MODES
List, Icons, Columns, and Gallery. List view shows name, size, date, tags, and permissions.
▶ BUILT-IN TOOLS
Batch rename, file comparison, image comparison, bookmarks, a command line, and sidebar tree navigation.
▶ AI ASSISTANT
Press F9 and work with your files in plain language — search, move, delete, analyse storage — with full undo. Runs on your Mac with Apple Intelligence.
▶ APPEARANCE & LANGUAGES
Custom colours for every part of the interface, extension-based colour coding, and system, monospaced, rounded, or custom fonts. Light and dark mode. In 12 languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Arabic.