Orchard Commander 1.0.0

The first release of Orchard Commander, a two-panel file manager for macOS, Windows and Linux in the classic keyboard-driven style.

What it does

• Two folders side by side. F5 copies from one panel to the other, F6 moves, F7 creates a folder, F8 moves files to the trash. Bookmarks, a command palette and the classic panel commands (swap panels, same folder on both sides) are included.
• Either side can show a preview of the file under the cursor in the other panel: source code with syntax highlighting, Markdown, images, PDFs, audio with a spectrum and waveform, video, and a hex view.
• zip, tar, 7z and rar files open like folders. SFTP, SMB, WebDAV and S3 connections open in a panel. Passwords are stored in the system keychain.
• Find files (Alt+F7 or ⌘F) searches by name, content, size and date. The matches appear as a folder you can preview, mark and move.
• Multi-rename (⌘M) uses placeholders like [N] for the name and [C] for a counter and can read music tags, photo dates and video resolution. The whole batch can be undone.
• A terminal below the panels (⌘J) runs your own shell. Each side has its own session, and the shell and the panel follow each other's folder.
• Eight color schemes, custom schemes, any monospaced font, and light and dark mode.

On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl where this list says ⌘.

Downloads

System	Files
macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon	Orchard-Commander-macOS.dmg (signed and notarized), or brew install --cask sandboxly/tap/orchard-commander
Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit	Orchard-Commander-Setup.exe (installer), Orchard-Commander-Windows.zip (portable)
Linux, x86-64	Orchard-Commander-Linux-x86_64.AppImage, .deb, .rpm, Orchard-Commander-Linux.tar.gz

The Windows files aren't code-signed yet. SmartScreen may show a warning the first time; click More info, then Run anyway.

The getting started guide covers installation and the first steps.