Far Manager

3.0.6364 File manager for Windows

Fernando Ortega

Text-based file manager with a powerful set of features for browsing, searching and managing files and directories on a PC.

Powerful file manager app with a variety of tools at hand, extendable with plugins and fully customizable for a step up from Windows Explorer.

Far Manager 3.0 is a free and open source file management app and file manager developed by Far Group for Windows. It's powerful, easy to setup, easy-to-use, customizable, well-designed and straightforward.

The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.

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Far Manager is a program for managing files and archives in Windows operating systems. Far Manager works in text mode and provides a simple and intuitive interface for performing most of the necessary actions.

Far Manager has a multi-language, easily configurable interface. File system navigation is made easier through the use of color highlighting and sort groups.

The functionality of Far Manager is greatly extended by external DLL modules -- plugins (made possible by a special set of interfaces -- the Plugins API). For example: archive support, FTP client, temporary panel and network browser are all implemented as plugins included in the standard distribution of Far.

Features of Far Manager

  • Command Line: Embedded command line console with alias and autocompletion.
  • Customization: Highly customizable user interface and settings.
  • FTP/SFTP: Support for remote file management.
  • File Compression: Support for popular archive formats.
  • File Editing: Advanced text editor with syntax highlighting.
  • File Management: Copying, moving, deleting.
  • File Synchronization: Synchronize local and remote files and directories.
  • File Viewers: Built-in viewers for text, hex, binary, images and archives.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: Configurable shortcuts for frequently used commands.
  • Macro Scripting: Automate tasks with powerful macro scripting language.
  • Navigation: Dual pane file browser.
  • Plugins: Extend Far Manager with over 200 community-created plugins.
  • Search: Find files and folders quickly.
  • Version Control: Integration with version control systems.

Compatibility and License

Far Manager has been released under a BSD license on the Windows operating system from file managers. This means you can download, install, run and share this program freely without any restrictions. Unlike GPL software, the source code isn't necessarily available.

What version of Windows can Far Manager run on?

Far Manager can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.

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Far Manager has been tested for viruses and malware.
We have tested Far Manager 3.0.6364 against malware with several different programs. We certify that this program is clean of viruses, malware and trojans.