Dual-pane navigation
Browse, compare, select, and transfer between two locations without losing context. Use tabs, breadcrumbs, favorites, recent locations, and drive details.
Built for real file work
Keep files moving, not your attention.
BobCommander is a complete dual-pane workspace for Windows: fast navigation at the keyboard, explicit and resumable file operations, and the tools you need when Explorer stops being enough.
Free to download and use. No account, registration, subscription, or payment details required.
One workspace
Familiar at first glance. Capable when work gets serious.
Two independent panes keep the source and destination visible, while tabs, favorites, history, filtering, and keyboard commands make frequent navigation feel immediate.
Durable file operations
Copy, move, rename, recycle, and delete through a visible queue that supports progress, conflict decisions, pause, retry, and recovery after restart.
Find and organize
Search with detailed filters, find duplicates, batch-rename with previews, compare folders, and synchronize with an explicit plan before changing files.
Beyond local folders
Bring the places you work into the same view.
Open local, network, archive, and remote locations in the same pane model. Credentials remain protected by Windows Credential Manager rather than being stored in configuration exports.
- Archives as foldersBrowse ZIP, 7z, RAR, and TAR archives, then pack, unpack, update, or test them through durable jobs.
- Remote and cloud connectionsWork with FTP, FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, GitHub repositories, and Azure storage from provider-aware panels.
- Windows integrationUse the Shell for Properties, Open With, Terminal, clipboard operations, links, cloud placeholders, and network drives.
- Plugins with boundariesExtend the app with managed plugins or compatible Total Commander components, isolated outside the main process.
Inspect and understand
More than a file list.
Open a file without losing your place, see where disk space went, and use built-in tools to validate, transform, and clean up data.
Integrated Lister
Inspect large text and binary files, images, source, Markdown, and CMTrace / ConfigMgr logs. Search through data with bounded memory use.
Disk usage analyzer
See folder allocation, a live expandable hierarchy, and a space map while a cancellable scan continues in the background.
Everyday utilities
Calculate and verify hashes, split and combine files, edit metadata and timestamps, export lists, and safely find empty folders.
Keyboard and mouse
Your workflow, not a new ritual.
Function-key operations, configurable shortcuts, compact toolbars, context-aware menus, a command bar, and a companion CLI let you choose the fastest route. Light, dark, high-contrast, English, and Italian experiences are built in.
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