midnight-commander ☆

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Description:
Terminal-based visual file manager

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: file-manager terminal utility ncurses productivity

Install: brew install midnight-commander

About:
Midnight Commander is a text-based file manager providing a dual-pane interface for efficient file operations. It features a built-in editor (mcedit) and viewer, supports archive browsing, and enables remote file transfers via FTP, SFTP, and SMB. Its intuitive keyboard shortcuts and visual layout significantly streamline complex file management tasks in the terminal.

Key Features:

Dual-pane interface for side-by-side file operations
Built-in text editor and file viewer
Support for archive browsing and manipulation
Network file system support (FTP, SFTP, SMB)
Virtual filesystem (VFS) for accessing remote and compressed files

Use Cases:

Managing files on headless Linux servers via SSH
Batch renaming and moving large sets of files
Editing configuration files directly within the manager
Transferring files between local and remote systems

Alternatives:

ranger – Vim-keybinding focused file manager with image previews out of the box.
nnn – Extremely fast and lightweight alternative with minimal dependencies.
Vifm – Dual-pane manager that mimics Vim's modal editing paradigm.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 10:30pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	dc970d80
Jan 13, 2025 5:37pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	0f1c8851