Top 15 Midnight Commander Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software. Its a feature rich full-screen text mode application that allows you to copy, move and delete files and whole directory trees, search for files and run commands in the subshell. Internal viewer and editor are included.

Midnight Commander is based on versatile text interfaces, such as Ncurses or S-Lang, which allows it to work on a regular console, inside an X Window terminal, over SSH connections and all kinds of remote shells.

1. emFTP

emFTP EmFTP is a lightweight, fast, easy-to-use FTP client for Windows. EmFTP works with EmEditor Text Editor. EmFTP is compatible with Windows 7.EmFTP Professional supports SFTP using SSH (Secure Shell). The traditional FTP sends passwords and file contents without encrypting, arising potential danger that your passwords and file contents can be......

2. FlashFXP

FlashFXP Secure, reliable, and efficient file transfers.Use FlashFXP to publish and maintain your website. Upload and download files, such as documents, photos, videos, music and more! Transfer or backup local and remote files, plus (FXP) server to server ftp transfers. FlashFXP offers unique and complimentary advanced features for client configuration. Share......

3. Dolphin File Manager

Dolphin File Manager Dolphin is a file manager for KDE focusing on usability. Has three view modes: Icon, Detail and it used to have Column View like in Finder (it is not available in current version due to problems with maintaibility). Supports FTP, SCP and other protocols. Highly configurable.Dolphin supports a dual-pane view......

4. Transmit iOS

Transmit iOS If you're a pretty serious nerd like us, you probably have access to an FTP, SFTP, WebDAV or Amazon S3 server that you use for, say, web serving, group collaboration, as a personal cloud storage service, or who knows what. Transmit iOS allows you to connect to that server and......

5. DriveMaker

DriveMaker DriveMaker Freeware mounts or maps an FTP site to your desktop or Windows Server as a drive letter, for example: D:. Now you can use all kinds of different software to access the files on your FTP server just like the files you have on your PC, including the command......

6. Fugu

Fugu Fugu is a graphical frontend to the commandline Secure File Transfer application (SFTP). SFTP is similar to FTP, but unlike FTP, the entire session is encrypted, meaning no passwords are sent in cleartext form, and is thus much less vulnerable to third-party interception.Fugu allows you to take advantage of SFTPs......

7. Syncplify.me FTP!

Syncplify.me FTP! FTP! is the interactive graphical FTP(S) and SFTP client by syncplify.me. It supports the FTP, FTPS (FTP over SSL, both implicit and explicit) and SFTP protocols, and it's very easy to use as well as extremely fast.Main features:- Protocol support: FTP, FTPS, and SFTP- Multi-tab interface: keep multiple file transfer......

8. SmartFTP

SmartFTP SmartFTP allows you to transfer files across the Internet. It features an Explorer-like, customizable interface and supports drag-and-drop functions. Multiple FTP connections can be opened at the same time, and you can copy files from one remote host to another (FXP). Remote-host directory information is cached for future viewing, and......

9. FTPCafe FTP Client

FTPCafe FTP Client File transfers using:- FTP- FTPS (Implicit and Explicit FTP over SSL).- SFTP (FTP over SSH). Login with password or RSA/DSA OpenSSL (Traditional SSLeay PEM) or ConnectBot (PKCS#8 PEM) private key.- multiple file and directory transfers- resume transfers support- clean and simple UI......

10. WS_FTP Professional

WS_FTP Professional WS_FTP is the ideal file-transfer solution, offering a cost-effective way to quickly and easily transfer files of any type and size to any FTP server. It does more than basic FTP solutions and offers a level of reliability and technical support not available with free software or Web-based alternatives.......

11. PyroBatchFTP

PyroBatchFTP PyroBatchFTP/SFTP helps you to exchange files with internet FTP servers in an automated way by processing script files. E.g. Pyro-Batch-FTP can be used to automatically update documents on web servers.The package is intended for users who need to run FTP, FTPS or SFTP file transfers in an automated way (scheduled......

12. Monsta FTP

Monsta FTP Monsta FTP is a lightweight open-source PHP/AJAX file manager you can install on your server to manage your files through any browser, and free yourself from desktop software, forever!* Connect to any remote FTP server from your browser (via client server.)* Drop files from your desktop onto browser to upload......

13. Altap Salamander

Altap Salamander A small and two-pane file manager with open plugin architecture. Has the ability to view content of files (text, html, over 40 picture formats, mp3), support for archives (zip, rar, arj, cab, tar/gzip, etc.), and (S)FTP support.......

14. FTP Wanderer

FTP Wanderer FTP Wanderer is a multithreaded FTP client with the look-and-feel of Windows Explorer, and makes moving files between the Internet and your computer as simple as local file manipulation.......

15. SilverSHielD

SilverSHielD What is SilverSHielD?SilverSHielD is a free, feature-rich, award-winning SSH (SSH2) and SFTP server for Windows. Below you can read some of its features:Authentication Keyboard-interactive Password-based (also supports Windows/AD account authentication!) Public-Key (supports multiple keys per user!)Additional security settings Ability to set the maximum number of concurrent connections (Pro edition only)......