Double Commander
Double Commander is a free, cross-platform, open-source dual-panel file manager inspired by Total Commander.
Platform availability
Available on 2 of 6 install platforms
Also on Docker Hub and GitHub
Health score
69/100 Good
- Maintained
- 100last commit 5 days ago
- Popular
- 3452 GitHub stars
- Easy to install
- 302 install platforms, Docker image
- Light to run
- 95512 MB minimum RAM, runs on ARM
How is this calculated?
A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.
Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 6 days ago
- GitHub stars
- 52
- Open issues
- 0
- Last commit
- 2026-09-30
- Latest release
- ffd4f1a0-ls327
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Activity
- steady
Checked today - source: GitHub (linuxserver/docker-doublecommander)
Resources & Compatibility
Minimum requirements: 512 MB RAM, 2 CPU core(s). ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.
Checked 7 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs
First-install notes
No first-install notes yet.
Variants
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Checked 4 days ago - source: AlternativeTo
Common questions
Is there a reported way to use Double Commander in a browser in a self-hosted setup?
A self-hosted user described running Double Commander in a browser using the LinuxServer.io Docker image and Guacamole.
How can container ownership be aligned with host users in the LinuxServer.io image?
The image provides easy user mappings using PGID and PUID.
Which file is used for Double Commander settings?
The documentation help index identifies settings as being in doublecmd.xml.
Answers sourced from doublecmd.github.io, github.com, www.reddit.com
Community
- DoubleCommander - Reddit (reddit)
- Suggest me MidnightCommander Alternative : r/selfhosted - Reddit (reddit)
- Switched to double commander, now couldn't care less about all ... - Reddit (reddit)
- DoubleCommander - Reddit (reddit)
- TIL about Double Commander, an actively developed and OSS ... - Reddit (reddit)
Collected 7 days ago - public community threads