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One Commander – a new Windows 10 file browser

92 points by bane 6y ago

slater 6y ago
What in tarnation http://www.onecommander.com/img/One-Commander-Slide3.jpg http://www.onecommander.com/img/One-Commander-Slide3.jpg
- yuppie_scum 6y ago
  Woof!
- thunderbong 6y ago
  This is to show all the features. Don't toggle them if you don't want it.
yuppie_scum 6y ago
I don’t really see the point
- BuckRogers 6y ago
  If you were using computers in the 80s you would.
  - system2 6y ago
    Norton Commander was around in the 90's. I personally think this OneCommander is very crowded. It could be a little leaner.
    - pmontra 6y ago
      My first reaction was "very busy design" which is not bad (think about Excel) but those overlapping folder names are puzzling. Maybe they are OK when one is familiar with a file system layout, which is the case for all of us on our own computer. Same thing for all the other panes. It could be one of those tools for power users that need a complex UI because they do complex things.
    - BuckRogers 6y ago
      I didn't use Norton Commander in the 80s. That wasn't the only one around, they were plentiful.
  - alkonaut 6y ago
    Back then it felt like half of users swore by Norton commander and had to organize files every day for some reason. The other half just didn’t bother. My observation is that one of these groups later used Winamp and managed their own music files in some elaborate structure and the other group found that iTunes kept a structure (not perfect, but with zero effort) and loved it. (There are lots of overlaps here e.g I guess which group is now on iOS and which felt “I’m using Android because it’ll let me manage my own files”?)
  - yuppie_scum 6y ago
    I had a Commodore 64 back then actually, I don’t see how that’s relevant to windows 10 in 2021 having a pretty ok file explorer already
anigbrowl 6y ago
Best landing page I've seen in a while. Software is slick as hell. I used to use the old Midnight/Norton Commander software under DOS in the 1980s but have hated most modern implementations. To my surprise, I love this one - super polished, super responsive, fully intuitive and with a very consistent UI. Beautifully customizable theming too. I curate a large and disparate data collection that's rather a pain to manage and this seems lie it will substantially reduce the daily grind, so after only a few minutes of use it's already pinned to the taskbar.
- na85 6y ago
  >Best landing page I've seen in a while Disagree 110%. No pinch to zoom, screenshots too small to see anything, no copy text as to what features it offers, embedded twitter which means it's probably loaded with javascript trackers.
manzu 6y ago
no SSL on the website, unknown publisher in the bundle. what gives?!
- al3xandre 6y ago
  As someone who publishes a small software as a side-project, signing my bundles is a pain in the a*. You not only need to shell out some 100$ to stupid companies like comodo who should not even exist, but also need to incorporate a company or do some crazy paper work to get it. If any fellow small windows side project developer has a solution I’ll be happy to hear.
  - deleted 6y ago
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- nickjj 6y ago
  Yeah this put me off from trying it out and maybe using it long term. It's interesting at how jaded you can become from a first impression. The lack of SSL on the website made me think the author doesn't care about the project or maybe there's security vulnerabilities in their application. Or even worse maybe there's hidden telemetry in the closed source app that will send back lists of files or even file contents back to their server insecurely. I didn't want to have to spend all day analyzing Wireshark while exploring all of the features of the application to see what it may or may not send over the network. All of that from no SSL certificate and unsigned software. It looks good and I'd like to try it but these open questions in my mind are more dangerous than having a better file browser.
arunc 6y ago
I've settled on DoubleCmd [1] for over 3 years now. Open source and cross platform and even snapshot builds [2] are pretty stable. Double click to navigate to parent folder, etc. Highly recommend for power users. [1] https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/ https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/ [2] https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/site/eng/snapshots.html https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/site/eng/snapshots.html
- canistel 6y ago
  +1. In my opinion Double Commander has the best multi-file renaming capabilities too. (Don't let the beta status put you off. The releases, as mentioned above, are very stable.)
  - chii 6y ago
    i wish their site has at least one screenshot of what the app looks like. It's hard for anyone to evaluate whether they should switch over without even looking at an image first!
    - 0x008 6y ago
      There is a link to the screenshot section at the top right.
    - _Gyan_ 6y ago
      Did you see https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/gallery/ https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/gallery/?
      - chii 6y ago
        hah, no i didn't even notice! And the funny thing is, the link is hidden behind a horizontal scroll because i have a small browser window!
- why_Mr_Anderson 6y ago
  Looks like a clone of Total Commander?
_Gyan_ 6y ago
Can anyone who's used both, compare it with Directory Opus?
ExcavateGrandMa 6y ago
seem very elaborated... unfortunately I don't use windows.
thunderbong 6y ago
Ran it from the portable version. Looks really good. It's time Windows Explorer gets some fresh blood! I know it's not going to be possible for the default Windows Explorer to change, because it affects too many people. However, this kind of development which shows different capabilities that are possible with new thinking. An example being the colour coded ages of the directories. That's a really cool idea, compared to sorting by the 'Modified By' column. Most other alternatives end up doing a two-pane view with minor changes, which I've never found sufficient to want to change. From the Trello todo list, I see Keyboard Shortcuts are also on the anvil. Great.
Stratoscope 6y ago
I tried to look at the screenshots on my phone (Android, Note 8, Chrome). They are much too small to read, and pinch zoom is disabled. So I tried tapping on one. It did a cute animation and got smaller. And still no pinch zoom. Then I got a clue. After tapping on the image, I long-pressed it and selected "Open image in new tab". Bingo! Now I have the screenshot open and I can pinch-zoom it to see the details. This is not a complaint, just a tip for anyone who has trouble with the screenshots on mobile.
- amanzi 6y ago
  I use Firefox on Android and there's a setting to always enable pinch to zoom, even if the site tries to prevent it.
  - splittingTimes 6y ago
    Is there a chrome extension for that? A first glance seemed like there is not.
    - martinml 6y ago
      There's a "Force enable zoom" in Settings > Accessibility too for Chrome (in Android at least).
  - account-5 6y ago
    Glad I came here just for this information.
  - msravi 6y ago
    Thank you. The setting is under Settings->Accessibility if anyone is looking for it.
  - robert_dipaolo 6y ago
    Excellent, thank you. I don't understand why a website would disable this!
- sdoering 6y ago
bnt 6y ago
10commander sounds like a better name, since we’re at version 10 for Windows :-)
c-c-c-c-c 6y ago
Closed source it seems.
- squarefoot 6y ago
  It's Windows software, Open Source is less common over there. If you want OSS alternatives for Linux, here are some. A few may look old and unpolished, but today pretty much every desktop environment comes with its own file manager. https://www.4pane.co.uk/ https://www.4pane.co.uk/ https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/ https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/ https://ignorantguru.github.io/spacefm/ https://ignorantguru.github.io/spacefm/ http://tuxcmd.sourceforge.net/ http://tuxcmd.sourceforge.net/ http://www.boomerangsworld.de/cms/worker/ http://www.boomerangsworld.de/cms/worker/ http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/ http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/
reactspa 6y ago
Nice to see there's a portable version. I recommend and use XYPlorer because they have a portable version.
yani 6y ago
The issue with expanding the screenshots on mobile needs to be addressed I think there is room to charge more. I would price it as annual subscription at $29-$59 per PC. The current price of $5 makes it look cheap and toy software. Sign executables and install ssl certificate on the website - you are missing on a large number of early adopters if you skip it.
- SeriousM 6y ago
  A high price tag will keep users away. Why paying for something without knowing if it fits to your daily workflow? Asking for money after some period of usage is the right way.
- majkinetor 6y ago
  Oh, priced file manager - instant turndown.
- thunderbong 6y ago
  Where are you seeing the price? I don't see it on the website. Are you sure?
edem 6y ago
Why.
Semaphor 6y ago
It looks really nice, and I also like the column navigation. But what I’d be missing is dual tree nevigation which is something I use a lot. My explorer of choice is Directory Opus [0] (though it’s costs quite a bit more) which I have been using for almost 10 years now. Besides dual-trees, it also supports soft-locked tabs, something I never would have asked for but couldn’t live without now. SFTP is a nice bonus. [0] https://www.gpsoft.com.au/ https://www.gpsoft.com.au/
Renaud 6y ago
Pretty slick. A mc on steroid for a GUI world. Interesting that it was built in .Net and appears to be using WPF with a few improvements[1]. It also refers to Vanara[2] which looks interesting as a safe utility wrapper to the Windows API. [1]:https://github.com/Kinnara/ModernWpf https://github.com/Kinnara/ModernWpf [2]:https://github.com/dahall/Vanara https://github.com/dahall/Vanara
- pieno 6y ago
  I used WPF a few times when it just came out. Really enjoyed it (definitely compared to what was available at the time). I think a lot of people felt the same way but then Microsoft really killed it by being ambiguous on its future and not giving it any love or attention. Microsoft was betting on their new Universal/Moderm/Metro UI with JS-or-something but AFAIK that never really became a mature technology that could be used for anything other than simple “fart button” style apps. Only recently have they realised what a great technology they have floundered and started giving it some love again, unfortunately only after most fans had already left the party.
- desi_ninja 6y ago
  interesting name rare to see here , Vanara = monkey in Sanskrit (refers to monkey soldiers in classic epic Ramayana)
WarOnPrivacy 6y ago
What I need from any file browser is usable, helpful search - not the crippled, maybe-we'll-find-it-in-an-hour - that was part of explorer from Vista forward.
alexeiz 6y ago
All these commanders are just shit. Instead of making things simpler they make them more complicated by overloading UI to the limit. That's why I still use the default file manager.

92 points by bane 6y ago

What in tarnation http://www.onecommander.com/img/One-Commander-Slide3.jpg http://www.onecommander.com/img/One-Commander-Slide3.jpg

yuppie_scum 6y ago
Woof!
thunderbong 6y ago
This is to show all the features. Don't toggle them if you don't want it.

yuppie_scum 6y ago

I don’t really see the point

BuckRogers 6y ago
If you were using computers in the 80s you would.
- system2 6y ago
  Norton Commander was around in the 90's. I personally think this OneCommander is very crowded. It could be a little leaner.
  - pmontra 6y ago
    My first reaction was "very busy design" which is not bad (think about Excel) but those overlapping folder names are puzzling. Maybe they are OK when one is familiar with a file system layout, which is the case for all of us on our own computer. Same thing for all the other panes. It could be one of those tools for power users that need a complex UI because they do complex things.
  - BuckRogers 6y ago
    I didn't use Norton Commander in the 80s. That wasn't the only one around, they were plentiful.
- alkonaut 6y ago
  Back then it felt like half of users swore by Norton commander and had to organize files every day for some reason. The other half just didn’t bother. My observation is that one of these groups later used Winamp and managed their own music files in some elaborate structure and the other group found that iTunes kept a structure (not perfect, but with zero effort) and loved it. (There are lots of overlaps here e.g I guess which group is now on iOS and which felt “I’m using Android because it’ll let me manage my own files”?)
- yuppie_scum 6y ago
  I had a Commodore 64 back then actually, I don’t see how that’s relevant to windows 10 in 2021 having a pretty ok file explorer already

anigbrowl 6y ago

Best landing page I've seen in a while. Software is slick as hell. I used to use the old Midnight/Norton Commander software under DOS in the 1980s but have hated most modern implementations. To my surprise, I love this one - super polished, super responsive, fully intuitive and with a very consistent UI. Beautifully customizable theming too. I curate a large and disparate data collection that's rather a pain to manage and this seems lie it will substantially reduce the daily grind, so after only a few minutes of use it's already pinned to the taskbar.

na85 6y ago
>Best landing page I've seen in a while Disagree 110%. No pinch to zoom, screenshots too small to see anything, no copy text as to what features it offers, embedded twitter which means it's probably loaded with javascript trackers.

manzu 6y ago

no SSL on the website, unknown publisher in the bundle. what gives?!

al3xandre 6y ago
As someone who publishes a small software as a side-project, signing my bundles is a pain in the a*. You not only need to shell out some 100$ to stupid companies like comodo who should not even exist, but also need to incorporate a company or do some crazy paper work to get it. If any fellow small windows side project developer has a solution I’ll be happy to hear.
- deleted 6y ago
  [deleted]
nickjj 6y ago
Yeah this put me off from trying it out and maybe using it long term. It's interesting at how jaded you can become from a first impression. The lack of SSL on the website made me think the author doesn't care about the project or maybe there's security vulnerabilities in their application. Or even worse maybe there's hidden telemetry in the closed source app that will send back lists of files or even file contents back to their server insecurely. I didn't want to have to spend all day analyzing Wireshark while exploring all of the features of the application to see what it may or may not send over the network. All of that from no SSL certificate and unsigned software. It looks good and I'd like to try it but these open questions in my mind are more dangerous than having a better file browser.

arunc 6y ago

I've settled on DoubleCmd [1] for over 3 years now. Open source and cross platform and even snapshot builds [2] are pretty stable. Double click to navigate to parent folder, etc. Highly recommend for power users. [1] https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/ https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/ [2] https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/site/eng/snapshots.html https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/site/eng/snapshots.html

canistel 6y ago
+1. In my opinion Double Commander has the best multi-file renaming capabilities too. (Don't let the beta status put you off. The releases, as mentioned above, are very stable.)
- chii 6y ago
  i wish their site has at least one screenshot of what the app looks like. It's hard for anyone to evaluate whether they should switch over without even looking at an image first!
  - 0x008 6y ago
    There is a link to the screenshot section at the top right.
  - _Gyan_ 6y ago
    Did you see https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/gallery/ https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/gallery/?
    - chii 6y ago
      hah, no i didn't even notice! And the funny thing is, the link is hidden behind a horizontal scroll because i have a small browser window!
why_Mr_Anderson 6y ago
Looks like a clone of Total Commander?

_Gyan_ 6y ago

Can anyone who's used both, compare it with Directory Opus?

ExcavateGrandMa 6y ago

seem very elaborated... unfortunately I don't use windows.

thunderbong 6y ago

Ran it from the portable version. Looks really good. It's time Windows Explorer gets some fresh blood! I know it's not going to be possible for the default Windows Explorer to change, because it affects too many people. However, this kind of development which shows different capabilities that are possible with new thinking. An example being the colour coded ages of the directories. That's a really cool idea, compared to sorting by the 'Modified By' column. Most other alternatives end up doing a two-pane view with minor changes, which I've never found sufficient to want to change. From the Trello todo list, I see Keyboard Shortcuts are also on the anvil. Great.

Stratoscope 6y ago

I tried to look at the screenshots on my phone (Android, Note 8, Chrome). They are much too small to read, and pinch zoom is disabled. So I tried tapping on one. It did a cute animation and got smaller. And still no pinch zoom. Then I got a clue. After tapping on the image, I long-pressed it and selected "Open image in new tab". Bingo! Now I have the screenshot open and I can pinch-zoom it to see the details. This is not a complaint, just a tip for anyone who has trouble with the screenshots on mobile.

amanzi 6y ago
I use Firefox on Android and there's a setting to always enable pinch to zoom, even if the site tries to prevent it.
- splittingTimes 6y ago
  Is there a chrome extension for that? A first glance seemed like there is not.
  - martinml 6y ago
    There's a "Force enable zoom" in Settings > Accessibility too for Chrome (in Android at least).
- account-5 6y ago
  Glad I came here just for this information.
- msravi 6y ago
  Thank you. The setting is under Settings->Accessibility if anyone is looking for it.
- robert_dipaolo 6y ago
  Excellent, thank you. I don't understand why a website would disable this!
sdoering 6y ago

bnt 6y ago

10commander sounds like a better name, since we’re at version 10 for Windows :-)

c-c-c-c-c 6y ago

Closed source it seems.

squarefoot 6y ago
It's Windows software, Open Source is less common over there. If you want OSS alternatives for Linux, here are some. A few may look old and unpolished, but today pretty much every desktop environment comes with its own file manager. https://www.4pane.co.uk/ https://www.4pane.co.uk/ https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/ https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/ https://ignorantguru.github.io/spacefm/ https://ignorantguru.github.io/spacefm/ http://tuxcmd.sourceforge.net/ http://tuxcmd.sourceforge.net/ http://www.boomerangsworld.de/cms/worker/ http://www.boomerangsworld.de/cms/worker/ http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/ http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/

reactspa 6y ago

Nice to see there's a portable version. I recommend and use XYPlorer because they have a portable version.

yani 6y ago

The issue with expanding the screenshots on mobile needs to be addressed I think there is room to charge more. I would price it as annual subscription at $29-$59 per PC. The current price of $5 makes it look cheap and toy software. Sign executables and install ssl certificate on the website - you are missing on a large number of early adopters if you skip it.

SeriousM 6y ago
A high price tag will keep users away. Why paying for something without knowing if it fits to your daily workflow? Asking for money after some period of usage is the right way.
majkinetor 6y ago
Oh, priced file manager - instant turndown.
thunderbong 6y ago
Where are you seeing the price? I don't see it on the website. Are you sure?

edem 6y ago

Why.

Semaphor 6y ago

It looks really nice, and I also like the column navigation. But what I’d be missing is dual tree nevigation which is something I use a lot. My explorer of choice is Directory Opus [0] (though it’s costs quite a bit more) which I have been using for almost 10 years now. Besides dual-trees, it also supports soft-locked tabs, something I never would have asked for but couldn’t live without now. SFTP is a nice bonus. [0] https://www.gpsoft.com.au/ https://www.gpsoft.com.au/

Renaud 6y ago

Pretty slick. A mc on steroid for a GUI world. Interesting that it was built in .Net and appears to be using WPF with a few improvements[1]. It also refers to Vanara[2] which looks interesting as a safe utility wrapper to the Windows API. [1]:https://github.com/Kinnara/ModernWpf https://github.com/Kinnara/ModernWpf [2]:https://github.com/dahall/Vanara https://github.com/dahall/Vanara

pieno 6y ago
I used WPF a few times when it just came out. Really enjoyed it (definitely compared to what was available at the time). I think a lot of people felt the same way but then Microsoft really killed it by being ambiguous on its future and not giving it any love or attention. Microsoft was betting on their new Universal/Moderm/Metro UI with JS-or-something but AFAIK that never really became a mature technology that could be used for anything other than simple “fart button” style apps. Only recently have they realised what a great technology they have floundered and started giving it some love again, unfortunately only after most fans had already left the party.
desi_ninja 6y ago
interesting name rare to see here , Vanara = monkey in Sanskrit (refers to monkey soldiers in classic epic Ramayana)

WarOnPrivacy 6y ago

What I need from any file browser is usable, helpful search - not the crippled, maybe-we'll-find-it-in-an-hour - that was part of explorer from Vista forward.

alexeiz 6y ago

All these commanders are just shit. Instead of making things simpler they make them more complicated by overloading UI to the limit. That's why I still use the default file manager.