Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.

3recommend
0warn against
Sep 4, 2026first mention
Oct 17, 2026latest mention
Nov 25 – Oct 26
Used forfile managertwo-pane file managementfile manager on linuxfile management

Why people recommend it

“I suggest its clone, Double Commander. Does everything as TC, supports its plugins and is cross platform and open source.”

former active Total Commander community memberswitched from Total Commanderon “The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)”

“Yes, this seems to be a valid alternative to Total Commander. It has what I need, including script buttons, very nice.”

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“DoubleCommander is a near-direct replacement”

Caveats and dissent

No one in these comments warned against it.

Often compared with

Who recommends it in their own words

All comments 4

“I suggest its clone, Double Commander. Does everything as TC, supports its plugins and is cross platform and open source.”

former active Total Commander community memberswitched from Total Commanderon “The history of development of Norton Commander (2011)”

“Nowadays I mostly use clones like Midnight Commander, Krusader and Double Commander”

“Yes, this seems to be a valid alternative to Total Commander. It has what I need, including script buttons, very nice.”

“DoubleCommander is a near-direct replacement”

Threads where it came up

Data: double-commander.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.

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