FarGroup/FarManager

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2213 stars · 241 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Far Manager is a text-mode file and archive manager for Windows with an orthodox (Norton Commander-style) dual-panel interface. It is highly extensible via a DLL-based plugin API, with archive support, FTP client, and network browsing provided as bundled plugins.

Use cases

• manage files and archives on Windows from a text-mode console
• copy, rename, and edit files with a dual-panel keyboard-driven interface
• browse FTP servers and network shares from a file manager
• extend a file manager with custom plugins via a DLL plugin API
• navigate large directory trees with color highlighting and sort groups
• find a Norton Commander-style file manager for Windows

When to choose

• you want a fast, keyboard-driven, text-mode file manager on Windows
• you need built-in archive handling and FTP via plugins
• you want a highly configurable, scriptable (Lua) file manager with a mature plugin ecosystem

When to avoid

• you need a graphical file manager with drag-and-drop and thumbnails
• you primarily work on Linux or macOS without Windows compatibility needs
• you prefer a modern GUI-based file management workflow

Facets

application · maturity active

file-system editor cli plugin-system gui developer-tools files cross-platform windows cpp c file-manager orthodox-file-manager text-mode archive-management ftp-client keyboard-driven console-application command-line

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