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Norton Commander clones - text console only

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First post, by Grzyb

Posted on 2025-03-25, 02:04

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Let's create a list of Norton Commander-like file managers, recommended for various operating systems.

True "orthodox file managers" only - two panels, and running in text console, tightly integrated with the system's CLI.
Absolutely no stuff like DOS Shell or Total Commander!

DOS
Norton Commander
Dos Navigator
Volkov Commander

NetWare
ComNETWORK Commander

OS/2 16-bit
I don't know any, but it would be very useful - there is native text console, and there are important features not available in the DOS session

OS/2 32-bit
File Commander

Unix, Linux, Mac OS X
Midnight Commander

Windows 16-bit
no native text console, see DOS

Windows 32-bit
Far Manager
File Commander

Windows 64-bit
Far Manager
File Commander

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Reply 1 of 5, by analog_programmer

Posted on 2025-03-25, 03:45

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Necromancer's Dos Navigator for different platforms. Unfortunately the original site went down, so now it's only available on the web archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20241015154146/ht … xe.com/download

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Reply 2 of 5, by Jo22

Posted on 2025-03-26, 11:29

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MSX
MSX Commander

MenuetOS/KolibriOS
Necromancer's Dos Navigator for x64 MenuetOS
Kolibri File Manager (KFM)
Kolibri Far

SymbOS
SymCommander

CP/M
CP/M Commander
File-Commander für CP/M, V 0.9c

IBM i
Wachs Commander

DOS
DOS Manager
MS-DOS Manager 1.00

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Reply 3 of 5, by marxveix

Posted on 2025-03-26, 15:58

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DosZip - https://sourceforge.net/projects/doszip/

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Reply 4 of 5, by zyga64

Posted on 2025-03-26, 17:06

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Windows 32-bit:
https://kulakcommander.sourceforge.net/

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Reply 5 of 5, by Jo22

Posted on 2025-03-30, 20:19

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There are a few NC look a likes, such as V. Nordhoff Commander, in this place ..

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