Side by side

Cloud Commander vs GNOME Commander

Both stand on file manager software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Cloud Commander

Free plan AndroidLinuxMac+3

Choose Cloud Commander if you want a free, MIT-licensed browser file manager with editing, archive, and media features. It may be less suited to Dropbox workflows that need terminal access or operation-progress display, or to users who need the terminal enabled by default.

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GNOME Commander

Free plan Linux

GNOME Commander offers a focused set of file-management tools, including remote connections, search, and metadata-based renaming. It is limited to Linux desktop use.

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The facts

	Cloud Commander	GNOME Commander
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows	Linux
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	1	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	cloudcmd.io	gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org
On file manager software	#15 of 100	#19 of 100

Cloud Commander: what it does well

Two-panel view can switch to one-panel mode.
Built-in editors include syntax highlighting.
Supports archive packing and extraction.
Dropbox supports basic file and directory operations.
Free and open source under the MIT License.

What to know first

The terminal is disabled and absent by default.
Dropbox does not provide terminal access or operation progress.
Authorization is optional.

GNOME Commander: what it does well

Split panels support tabs.
Advanced search covers file names and content.
Connects to SSH, FTP, Windows shares, and WebDAV.
Rename tool can use file metadata.
GPL-3.0-or-later licensed.

What to know first

Available for Linux only.
The project provides source-install instructions rather than listing other platforms.

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