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**Double Commander** is a [free](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) cross-platform open source file manager with two panels side by side (or one above the other). It is inspired by Total Commander and features some innovative new ideas.
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**Note!**
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Double Commander can be run on several platforms and operating systems.
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It supports 32-bit and 64-bit processors. See [Supported platforms](https://github.com/doublecmd/doublecmd/wiki/Supported-platforms)
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for a complete list.
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Since most of the updates are integrated from the upstream repository, this repository is occasionally rebased.
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See Double Commander in action in the [Screenshot Gallery](https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/gallery).
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## [Download](https://github.com/double-commander/doublecmd/releases)
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## Where to start
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# Double commander ![logo](https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/site/images/logo.png "Double commander")
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### Download
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**A twin panel (side by side) cross platform open source file manager.**
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Go to the [Double Commander download page](https://sourceforge.net/p/doublecmd/wiki/Download) to download the latest release.
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This Double commander on github is fork of the [official double commander project at github](https://github.com/doublecmd/doublecmd).
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It is inspired by [Total Commander](http://www.ghisler.com/) and features some new ideas.
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You can check the latest version on the [Versions](https://github.com/doublecmd/doublecmd/wiki/Versions) page.
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The goal of this fork is to relief this project from the constraints of archaic development methotodloies by facilitating github capabilities to achieve a better collaboration and attract developers to improve this software to be the best it can.
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See if Double Commander is supported for your platform on the [Supported
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platforms](https://github.com/doublecmd/doublecmd/wiki/Supported-platforms) page.
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Key Features
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### Develop
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* Unicode support.
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* Background file operations.
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* Multi-rename tool.
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* Tabbed interface.
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* Configurable file panel columns.
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* Internal file viewer and text editor.
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* Folder like bahviour of many archive file types.
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* Advanced search (in files).
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* Configurable button bar to start external programs or internal menu commands.
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* Total Commander plugins compatibility WCX, WDX and WLX plug-ins support.
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* File operations logging.
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* Fully configurable key mappings.
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For more information on the development of Double Commander,
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see the [Development](https://github.com/doublecmd/doublecmd/wiki/Development) page.
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Build
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**Building the project on windows.**
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### Discuss
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Go to our [forum](https://doublecmd.h1n.ru) for discussions. There are English and Russian sections.
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1. Download [Lazarus](http://www.lazarus-ide.org/) version 1.8 or higher and install to c:\lazarus
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2. Clone this repository using "git clone https://github.com/double-commander/doublecmd.git" or fork the project and clone your repository.
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3. Run build.bat
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If you want to stay up-to-date with the project, you can check out the available [news feeds](https://github.com/doublecmd/doublecmd/wiki/News-feeds).
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Opening new issues
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* Prior opening a new issue please review the [current issues](../../issues) to make sure an identical issue isn't already exists.
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* Test your issue using one of the [lastest builds](../../releases) to make sure it's still relevant
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* Bugs should use this [template](../../wiki/Open-a-bug-template)
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Work flow
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Since currently changes are slim, the 'master' branch in this repository is being rebased every week on top of the master branch in the upstream repository.
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Once a fair amount of developers will use this repository, a rebase will not occur, but a normal
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merge.

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