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It's a fight with other divisions about using Windows as a marketing and sales channel for other products and services. It has to be a decision from the very top. I hope they realize that Windows is in significant danger, the majority market share for Desktop OS is not guaranteed anymore. It's not just 10% of revenue, it's a foundation for how ", "context": "Windows power user", "use_case": "file management", "switched_from": "", "story": "People inside Microsoft are fighting to drop mandatory Microsoft Account"}, {"id": 802143328, "item_id": 50133958, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50133958", "by": "networked", "date": "2026-10-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use Total Commander for Android on my phone all the time", "excerpt": "I am. My desktop computing has shifted towards fish + vidir, but I use Total Commander for Android on my phone all the time. I have wondered why. What is the difference? 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I suspect that the author got setup for life selling it and instead of cashing out and selling it to some bigcorp (who undoubtedly would've changed the free update policy) he decided to keep the updat", "context": "", "use_case": "file management", "switched_from": "", "story": "The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)"}]}, {"text": " and report it runs well under Wine on Linux, plugins included.", "cites": [{"id": 793055248, "item_id": 49565953, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49565953", "by": "orbital-decay", "date": "2026-09-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "TC can be run on Wine absolutely everywhere, I used to do this on Linux for a number of years and it's perfect including plugins", "excerpt": "AHK is a pretty Windows ecosystem-specific crutch and everything it does is done in different ways in other systems. 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What I love about it is that you get lifetime free updates. I suspect that the author got setup for life selling it and instead of cashing out and selling it to some bigcorp (who undoubtedly would've changed the free update policy) he decided to keep the updat", "context": "", "use_case": "file management", "switched_from": "", "story": "The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)"}]}, {"text": " and one Windows 11 user who tried it still wanted something closer to Explorer with tabs.", "cites": [{"id": 800134114, "item_id": 50008382, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50008382", "by": "wronex", "date": "2026-10-08", "stance": "compare", "quote": "Also tried FilePilot and TotalCommander.", "excerpt": "Cool! Windows 11 really needs a better file browser. Will give this a try for sure! Currently using Explorer without the Windows 11 skin. Also tried FilePilot and TotalCommander. But what I really want is Windows explorer with tabs; more or less. It would be interesting to hear from a Microsoft engineer about what\u2019s going on in there. Explorer is a pretty important piece of the experience, and its currently a nightma", "context": "Windows 11 user", "use_case": "file browsing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Sumatra File Manager"}]}], "praise": [{"label": "Daily driver", "summary": "Several commenters use it every day and call it critical to how they work.", "quotes": [{"id": 802107088, "item_id": 50131693, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50131693", "by": "hn_submit", "date": "2026-10-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use one of its descendants, Total Commander, every day. It's one of the few applications I actually paid for", "excerpt": "I use one of its descendants, Total Commander, every day. It's one of the few applications I actually paid for, it's that critical for my daily computer usage. What I love about it is that you get lifetime free updates. 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My desktop computing has shifted towards fish + vidir, but I use Total Commander for Android on my phone all the time. I have wondered why. What is the difference? Is it just the input method (easier to type shell commands on a physical keyboard)? Well, I don't think so. The orthodox file manager was created for copying files between two disks. File management on my phone still follows the same pattern: copy or", "context": "", "use_case": "file management on Android", "switched_from": "", "story": "The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)"}, {"id": 802152001, "item_id": 50134500, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50134500", "by": "gusco", "date": "2026-10-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I still miss the feel of Total Commander and DOS NC.", "excerpt": "Norton Commander set me on the path to building Gusco: https://intestinate.com/gusco/ NC tribute theme included. Give it a shot if you wish Midnight Commander felt closer to Total Commander. I remember when Total Commander (originally Windows Commander) arrived and immediately made NC on Windows obsolete. Symantec really knew how to trash a good product. While I haven't had to deal with Windows professionally for a v", "context": "", "use_case": "file manager", "switched_from": "", "story": "The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)"}]}, {"label": "Keyboard productivity", "summary": "A Windows power user says its shortcuts become second nature and make them more productive.", "quotes": [{"id": 760706000, "item_id": 47544125, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47544125", "by": "grujicd", "date": "2026-03-27", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I'm not nearly as productive as on multimonitor PC with TotalCommander and Visual Studio where I use all the shortcuts subconsciously.", "excerpt": "This \"make Windows better\" push is far more political than technological. It's a fight with other divisions about using Windows as a marketing and sales channel for other products and services. It has to be a decision from the very top. I hope they realize that Windows is in significant danger, the majority market share for Desktop OS is not guaranteed anymore. It's not just 10% of revenue, it's a foundation for how ", "context": "Windows power user", "use_case": "file management", "switched_from": "", "story": "People inside Microsoft are fighting to drop mandatory Microsoft Account"}]}, {"label": "Android version", "summary": "The Android app handles copying between phone storage and bookmarked SFTP remotes.", "quotes": [{"id": 802143328, "item_id": 50133958, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50133958", "by": "networked", "date": "2026-10-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use Total Commander for Android on my phone all the time", "excerpt": "I am. My desktop computing has shifted towards fish + vidir, but I use Total Commander for Android on my phone all the time. I have wondered why. What is the difference? Is it just the input method (easier to type shell commands on a physical keyboard)? Well, I don't think so. The orthodox file manager was created for copying files between two disks. File management on my phone still follows the same pattern: copy or", "context": "", "use_case": "file management on Android", "switched_from": "", "story": "The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)"}, {"id": 802222337, "item_id": 50138896, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138896", "by": "falsaberN1", "date": "2026-10-18", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I'll have to check TC out!", "excerpt": "Didn't know there was a Total Commander for Android. I use Ghost Commander which is nice and also has a SFTP plugin, but I'll have to check TC out!", "context": "", "use_case": "Android file manager", "switched_from": "", "story": "The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)"}]}, {"label": "Free updates", "summary": "One paid license comes with lifetime free updates.", "quotes": [{"id": 802107088, "item_id": 50131693, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50131693", "by": "hn_submit", "date": "2026-10-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use one of its descendants, Total Commander, every day. It's one of the few applications I actually paid for", "excerpt": "I use one of its descendants, Total Commander, every day. It's one of the few applications I actually paid for, it's that critical for my daily computer usage. What I love about it is that you get lifetime free updates. I suspect that the author got setup for life selling it and instead of cashing out and selling it to some bigcorp (who undoubtedly would've changed the free update policy) he decided to keep the updat", "context": "", "use_case": "file management", "switched_from": "", "story": "The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)"}]}, {"label": "Runs under Wine", "summary": "A Linux user ran it under Wine for years and says it works perfectly, plugins included.", "quotes": [{"id": 793055248, "item_id": 49565953, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49565953", "by": "orbital-decay", "date": "2026-09-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "TC can be run on Wine absolutely everywhere, I used to do this on Linux for a number of years and it's perfect including plugins", "excerpt": "AHK is a pretty Windows ecosystem-specific crutch and everything it does is done in different ways in other systems. TC can be run on Wine absolutely everywhere, I used to do this on Linux for a number of years and it's perfect including plugins, although there are plenty of good FMs out there (e.g. DoubleCommander is a near-direct replacement) so feel free to try them if you just need a way to manage your files and ", "context": "Linux user", "use_case": "file management", "switched_from": "", "story": "O&O ShutUp10 \u2013 The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "Paid license", "summary": "It is one of the few apps one commenter actually paid for.", "quotes": [{"id": 802107088, "item_id": 50131693, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50131693", "by": "hn_submit", "date": "2026-10-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use one of its descendants, Total Commander, every day. It's one of the few applications I actually paid for", "excerpt": "I use one of its descendants, Total Commander, every day. It's one of the few applications I actually paid for, it's that critical for my daily computer usage. What I love about it is that you get lifetime free updates. I suspect that the author got setup for life selling it and instead of cashing out and selling it to some bigcorp (who undoubtedly would've changed the free update policy) he decided to keep the updat", "context": "", "use_case": "file management", "switched_from": "", "story": "The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)"}]}, {"label": "Not Explorer-like", "summary": "A Windows 11 user tried it but really wants Windows Explorer with tabs.", "quotes": [{"id": 800134114, "item_id": 50008382, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50008382", "by": "wronex", "date": "2026-10-08", "stance": "compare", "quote": "Also tried FilePilot and TotalCommander.", "excerpt": "Cool! Windows 11 really needs a better file browser. Will give this a try for sure! Currently using Explorer without the Windows 11 skin. Also tried FilePilot and TotalCommander. But what I really want is Windows explorer with tabs; more or less. It would be interesting to hear from a Microsoft engineer about what\u2019s going on in there. Explorer is a pretty important piece of the experience, and its currently a nightma", "context": "Windows 11 user", "use_case": "file browsing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Sumatra File Manager"}]}, {"label": "Alternatives exist", "summary": "On Linux, DoubleCommander is described as a near-direct replacement.", "quotes": [{"id": 793055248, "item_id": 49565953, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49565953", "by": "orbital-decay", "date": "2026-09-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "TC can be run on Wine absolutely everywhere, I used to do this on Linux for a number of years and it's perfect including plugins", "excerpt": "AHK is a pretty Windows ecosystem-specific crutch and everything it does is done in different ways in other systems. TC can be run on Wine absolutely everywhere, I used to do this on Linux for a number of years and it's perfect including plugins, although there are plenty of good FMs out there (e.g. DoubleCommander is a near-direct replacement) so feel free to try them if you just need a way to manage your files and ", "context": "Linux user", "use_case": "file management", "switched_from": "", "story": "O&O ShutUp10 \u2013 The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11"}]}], "who": [{"by": "orbital-decay", "context": "Linux user", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49565953", "date": "2026-09-04"}, {"by": "grujicd", "context": "Windows power user", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47544125", "date": "2026-03-27"}], "tags": ["for Windows power users", "for Android", "for SFTP transfers", "for Linux via Wine"], "use_cases": ["file management", "android file manager", "file manager", "file management on android", "file browsing"], "compared": [{"slug": "double-commander", "name": "Double Commander", "co": 3, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 1}, {"slug": "ghost-commander", "name": "Ghost Commander", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}, {"slug": "windows-explorer", "name": "Windows Explorer", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115354", "title": "The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)", "mentions": 4}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49999171", "title": "Sumatra File Manager", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49866534", "title": "Ten lines of code that changed my world", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49562895", "title": "O&O ShutUp10 \u2013 The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49120097", "title": "Google fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47542695", "title": "People inside Microsoft are fighting to drop mandatory Microsoft Account", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {"recommend": 1, "neutral": 1}, "2026-10": {"compare": 1, "recommend": 3, "neutral": 1}}, "quotes": [{"id": 802222337, "item_id": 50138896, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138896", "by": "falsaberN1", "date": "2026-10-18", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I'll have to check TC out!", "excerpt": "Didn't know there was a Total Commander for Android. 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File management on my phone still follows the same pattern: copy or", "context": "", "use_case": "file management on Android", "switched_from": "", "story": "The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)"}, {"id": 802107088, "item_id": 50131693, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50131693", "by": "hn_submit", "date": "2026-10-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use one of its descendants, Total Commander, every day. It's one of the few applications I actually paid for", "excerpt": "I use one of its descendants, Total Commander, every day. It's one of the few applications I actually paid for, it's that critical for my daily computer usage. What I love about it is that you get lifetime free updates. I suspect that the author got setup for life selling it and instead of cashing out and selling it to some bigcorp (who undoubtedly would've changed the free update policy) he decided to keep the updat", "context": "", "use_case": "file management", "switched_from": "", "story": "The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)"}, {"id": 800134114, "item_id": 50008382, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50008382", "by": "wronex", "date": "2026-10-08", "stance": "compare", "quote": "Also tried FilePilot and TotalCommander.", "excerpt": "Cool! Windows 11 really needs a better file browser. Will give this a try for sure! Currently using Explorer without the Windows 11 skin. Also tried FilePilot and TotalCommander. But what I really want is Windows explorer with tabs; more or less. It would be interesting to hear from a Microsoft engineer about what\u2019s going on in there. Explorer is a pretty important piece of the experience, and its currently a nightma", "context": "Windows 11 user", "use_case": "file browsing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Sumatra File Manager"}, {"id": 797900640, "item_id": 49868790, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49868790", "by": "layer8", "date": "2026-09-27", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I typed `touch filename.txt` in the Total Commander mini-shell", "excerpt": "> This tiny batch script allowed for a poor man\u2019s `touch` on Windows, which I used extensively from Windows NT to Windows 7. I typed `touch filename.txt` in the Total Commander mini-shell to quickly generate new, empty files. This is funny to me, because I associate touch more with updating the timestamp of an existing file, and that script would miserably (destructively) be failing at that.", "context": "", "use_case": "file management", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ten lines of code that changed my world"}, {"id": 793055248, "item_id": 49565953, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49565953", "by": "orbital-decay", "date": "2026-09-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "TC can be run on Wine absolutely everywhere, I used to do this on Linux for a number of years and it's perfect including plugins", "excerpt": "AHK is a pretty Windows ecosystem-specific crutch and everything it does is done in different ways in other systems. 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It's a fight with other divisions about using Windows as a marketing and sales channel for other products and services. It has to be a decision from the very top. I hope they realize that Windows is in significant danger, the majority market share for Desktop OS is not guaranteed anymore. It's not just 10% of revenue, it's a foundation for how ", "context": "Windows power user", "use_case": "file management", "switched_from": "", "story": "People inside Microsoft are fighting to drop mandatory Microsoft Account"}]}