DoubleCommamder is a really good clone of Total Commander.
Recommended!
Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers
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#32Cute project. I really like keyboard-driven graphical applications, they have so much potential.
The licensing seems bit curious, whats the rationale in limiting the amount and time?
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#33It's an interesting project, clearly stemming from scratching one's personal itch. Congrats on the Show HN, always an exciting experience :)
A bit of a reality check though if you don't mind - I think you will have very hard time selling this.
Windows chunk of your target audience will undoubtedly be already using Far and its many plugins, and thus have very little reason for switching. Conversely, those not familiar with Far probably won't be that interested in fman either.
Mac - desktop Mac market is exactly 1/10 of that of Windows. Perhaps Mac people are more inclined to pay, but it will still be peanuts compared to what a Windows version could bring.
Linux - I am frankly not familiar with a single Linux user, developer or not, who ever bought anything except for games.
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#34I like it at first glance, it is a lot more aesthetically pleasing than the other alternatives others have mentioned. I will try it out for a while and buy it if I like it enough.
Why is there a limited number of licenses available?
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#35This looks like a lovely project but I would also suggest [midnight commander]( https://www.gnu.org/software/mc/ ). It's a console based file manager that is available everywhere.
I tried mc ftp client, and it was not a enjoyable experience.
Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers
#36DoubleCommamder is a really good clone of Total Commander. Recommended!
http://doublecmd.sourceforge.net/ is the url to "Double Commander" for those that googled for "DoubleCommamder" and could only find "DoubleCommand".
Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers
#37It's an interesting project, clearly stemming from scratching one's personal itch. Congrats on the Show HN, always an exciting experience :) A bit of a reality check though if you don't mind - I think you will have very hard time selling this. Windows chunk of your target audience will undoubtedly be already using Far and its many plugins, and thus have very little reason for switching. Conversely, those not familiar…
Anecdote, but I am a Linux user and have paid for animation software (the name escapes me, I didn't do much with it). That said I feel like if more quality software existed for Linux, I feel there would be more of a market for it. I would gladly pay for quality CAD software, as well as a decent graphical suite and video editor.
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#38I can tell this is inspired by Norton Commander.
My obvious question: Why use fman when I can use Midnight Commander (for Linux) and Far Manager for Windows? Both are very powerful and mature.
One reason I ask: fman requires a paid license for business use, whereas the other two do not.
(Wrote a Midnight Commander guide once: http://nawaz.org/media/docs/mc/mc.pdf )
Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers
#39It's an interesting project, clearly stemming from scratching one's personal itch. Congrats on the Show HN, always an exciting experience :) A bit of a reality check though if you don't mind - I think you will have very hard time selling this. Windows chunk of your target audience will undoubtedly be already using Far and its many plugins, and thus have very little reason for switching. Conversely, those not familiar…
I'm nearly sold out [1] so I don't see a problem selling this. Far manager is command-line only. 24% of my visitors are on Mac, Windows is 34% - hardly 1/10.
[1]: https://fman.io/buy
Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers
#40This looks like a lovely project but I would also suggest [midnight commander]( https://www.gnu.org/software/mc/ ). It's a console based file manager that is available everywhere.
I tried mc ftp client, and it was not a enjoyable experience.
Did you use it from within mc or as a standalone?
I use FTP or SFTP within mc all the time. It's fantastic - no shortcomings so far. Much easier than command line usage. You're navigating remote directories just as if they were local.
What did you find problematic with it?