Well known as a file manager replacement for Windows Explorer, Total Commander keeps surprising us with new handy features:
flat buttons on Windows XP and Vista, new file list icons, drive icons, bar icons, Lister with support for text cursor, allows to center images, and resize only larger, show drive letter in folder tabs, more options in copy overwrite dialog: Compare by content, Rename target, automatic rename, copy all smaller or all larger.
Total Commander supports ZIP, ARJ, LZH, RAR, UC2, TAR, GZ, CAB, ACE archive handling. The program is completely pluginable: the setup package comes with packer, file system, lister and content plug-ins. You can also get plug-ins for pretty much anything you wish to do: from burning disks to extracting sound and frames from AVI files.
A nice feature is the built-in FTP client with FXP (server to server) and HTTP proxy support, parallel port link, multi-rename tool, tabbed interface, regular expressions. Now there's a new option for FTP connections over SSL/TLS. However, you need to download OpenSSL dlls from
www.openssl.org. Other enhancements include history+favorites buttons, thumbnails view, custom columns, enhanced FTP search.
Like the old Norton Commander and Win Commander, the two file windows side by side make it very easy to copy, paste, compare directories, upload and download files to FTP servers.
Another nice feature is the fact that once the "File system plug-ins " installed, you can have access to whole file systems via the Network Neighborhood, e.g. to a PocketPC device or a Linux file partition.
The interface is very user friendly and completely customizable, from buttons to fonts.
Pluses: Customizable right click menu for Windows Explorer fans, tabbed interface, regular expression search; pluginable, etc.
Drawbacks / flaws: In conclusion: An advanced, powerful and totally configurable file management tool both for beginners and advanced users.
version reviewed: 7.01
Total Commander Publisher's Description
Totalcmd (former Wincmd) is a file manager replacement for Windows.
Features: Drag&Drop from and to explorer/desktop. Packer shell for
ZIP/ARJ/LHA/RAR/UC2/TAR/GZ/CAB/ACE. Command line, full text
search also in packed files, button bar. Supports 14 languages.
FTP client, access to Network Neighborhood, Uuencode/Decode,
compare by content, synchronize dirs.
Changes: Many fixes
Changes in v6.0:
-Tabbed interface
- Regular expression search
Features in Total Commander 7.02a now include :
* Two file windows side by side
* Multiple language support
* Enhanced search function
* Compare files (now with editor) / synchronize directories
* Quick View panel with bitmap display
* ZIP, ARJ, LZH, RAR, UC2, TAR, GZ, CAB, ACE archive handling + plugins
* Built-in FTP client with FXP (server to server) and HTTP proxy support
* Parallel port link, multi-rename tool
* Tabbed interface, regular expressions, history+favorites buttons
* Thumbnails view, custom columns, enhanced search
* New: Updated interface+icons, compare editor, cursor in lister, separate trees, logging, enhanced overwrite dialog etc.
System Requirements Pentium class or faster processor
What's new Thumbnail view, custom columns, content plugins, enhanced search
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