# FarGroup/FarManager

File and Archive Manager

Repository: https://github.com/FarGroup/FarManager
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/farmanager
Homepage: https://farmanager.com
Language: C++
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: filemanager, windows, command-line, colorer, winscp, ftp-client, 7-zip, editor, far-manager, ofm, shell, plugins, lua, cpp, farmanager, file-manager, file-management, file-handling, c-plus-plus, c
Last push: 2026-08-22T11:39:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3238, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 559}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2213, forks 241 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:26.946118+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, editor, cli, plugin-system, gui
- domain: developer-tools, files, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp, c
- tags: file-manager, orthodox-file-manager, text-mode, archive-management, ftp-client, keyboard-driven, console-application, command-line

## Member repositories
- FarGroup/FarManager (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:26.946118+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:46:00.407264+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FarGroup/FarManager (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:26.946118+00:00, sha c09632f26611)
  - homepage: https://farmanager.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:26:18.679484+00:00, sha c23eef749747)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.