[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":837},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-13764060":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":51,"post_text":52,"what":53,"said":113,"maker_in_thread":240,"shape":253,"grid":257,"attempts":800,"same_week":801,"maker_shows":47,"maker_hidden":829,"reader_version":830,"card":831},"13764060","fman","file manager for programmers","title","Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers","https:\u002F\u002Ffman.io","fman.io","mherrmann",1488380041,2017,178,207,198,2242,9,"notable","dev_tools","file manager","desktop_app",[21,24,25,26],"dual pane","keyboard navigation","norton commander","roasted",-0.306,{"positive":30,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":33},11,25,6,43,85,{"execution":36,"design":39,"docs":42,"pricing":44,"idea":46,"privacy":48,"performance":49},{"positive":37,"critical":38},2,13,{"positive":40,"critical":41},3,4,{"positive":43,"critical":40},0,{"positive":40,"critical":45},14,{"positive":37,"critical":47},5,{"positive":43,"critical":37},{"positive":43,"critical":50},1,[50,50,50,47,40,43,43,43,40,47,50,50,37,40,40,47,50,50,37,50,50,50,50,50,37,50,40,50,50,50,47,37,50,50,37,40,37,37,50,41],null,{"problem":54,"audience":64,"pricing":73,"motivation":87,"time_to_build":52,"stack":93,"openness":110,"stage":111,"team_size":112},{"value":55,"source":56,"evidence":57},"Finder and Explorer are slow to use from the keyboard","maker",[58,61],{"id":59,"by":11,"text":60},"13779090","All these things are possible via the keyboard in Finder\u002FExplorer. But Finder\u002FExplorer aren't as optimised for keyboard usage as dual-pane file managers (of which fman is an…",{"id":62,"by":11,"text":63},"13778520","What I don't like about Finder is that it can't be used efficiently with the keyboard. It's the same with Windows Explorer.",{"value":65,"source":56,"evidence":66},"programmers who want a keyboard-driven file manager",[67,70],{"id":68,"by":11,"text":69},"13781528","It's cross platform. It's more modern than the alternatives. It has a Python-based plugin API with a vibrant (given its young age! It's growing) plugin ecosystem [1].",{"id":71,"by":11,"text":72},"13777541","I'm nearly sold out [1] so I don't see a problem selling this. Far manager is command-line only. 24% of my visitors are on Mac, Windows is 34% - hardly 1\u002F10. [1]:…",{"value":74,"source":56,"evidence":75},"Paid license required for business use; limited sale of 100 licenses on launch day",[76,80,84],{"id":77,"by":78,"text":79},"13777540","BeetleB","I can tell this is inspired by Norton Commander. My obvious question: Why use fman when I can use Midnight Commander (for Linux) and Far Manager for Windows? Both are very…",{"id":81,"by":82,"text":83},"13778671","fernandotakai","> don't be a free user! sure, going to buy it > i'm sorry, we're sold out :-( 100 licenses were made available on March 1, and all are gone. guess i will be a free user :\u002F",{"id":85,"by":11,"text":86},"13777696","I want to see \"who's in\". As a commercial project [1], fman needs to first and foremost appeal to its paying users. Limiting the license sale in both time and quantity lets me…",{"value":88,"source":56,"evidence":89},"Maker wanted a cross-platform dual-pane file manager, since Total Commander was not on Mac or Linux",[90],{"id":91,"by":11,"text":92},"13777678","TC is great but it's not available on Mac (my original motivation for starting the project [1]) or Linux. Also, it's showing its age. [1]: https:\u002F\u002Ffman.io\u002Fblog\u002Fintroducing-fman\u002F",[94,101],{"value":95,"source":56,"evidence":96},"Python",[97,98],{"id":68,"by":11,"text":69},{"id":99,"by":11,"text":100},"13778725","Thank you for the advice :) Actually, all the basic functionality - copying\u002Fmoving files, the Cmd\u002FCtrl+P \"GoTo on Steroids\" feature etc, are implemented in a plugin. I do this to…",{"value":102,"source":56,"evidence":103},"PyQt",[104,107],{"id":105,"by":11,"text":106},"13778676","When there's doubt about feature requests, I side with conservative choices because I hate bloated software. The Windows version is an online installer that always fetches the…",{"id":108,"by":11,"text":109},"13778093","If you mean fman then no: I thought about this long and hard but startup speed is crucial and Electron just doesn't cut it. It's based on PyQt. I wrote a blog post about this:…","paid","launched","solo",{"praise":114,"objections":134,"requests":167,"questions":201,"alternatives":207},[115,127],{"value":116,"source":117,"evidence":118},"Fast, keyboard-efficient, nostalgic for Norton Commander","commenter",[119,123],{"id":120,"by":121,"text":122},"13777327","andreasklinger","The speed and efficiency of Norton Commander[1] was amazing Happy that people bring it into our century [1]:…",{"id":124,"by":125,"text":126},"13777304","tra3","This looks like a lovely project but I would also suggest [midnight commander](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gnu.org\u002Fsoftware\u002Fmc\u002F). It's a console based file manager that is available everywhere.",{"value":128,"source":117,"evidence":129},"Loving the software",[130],{"id":131,"by":132,"text":133},"13780494","borzale","Loving the software, but I am finding the nag screen incredibly obnoxious (especially with its functionality, having a randomised button to click) when I can't even buy a license…",[135,146,157],{"value":136,"source":117,"evidence":137},"Limited license sale and sold-out licenses frustrated users",[138,139,143],{"id":81,"by":82,"text":83},{"id":140,"by":141,"text":142},"13777480","huhtenberg","It's an interesting project, clearly stemming from scratching one's personal itch. Congrats on the Show HN, always an exciting experience :) A bit of a reality check though if…",{"id":144,"by":11,"text":145},"13781444","I understand, I'm sorry. I didn't think this through properly because I didn't think I would actually be sold out. I'm working on a solution. If you leave your email on the…",{"value":147,"source":117,"evidence":148},"Auto-update cron job and apt repo installed without consent",[149,153],{"id":150,"by":151,"text":152},"13781094","dflock","Glad I looked inside the .deb file before I installed this. It does the following things: - Adds `\u002Fetc\u002Fapt\u002Fsources.list.d\u002Ffman.list - Adds `\u002Fetc\u002Fcron.daily\u002Ffman`, which does…",{"id":154,"by":155,"text":156},"13779219","nickodell","This broke apt-get update on my system, by adding an https update method. I assume the author must have apt-transport-https installed, or something.",{"value":158,"source":117,"evidence":159},"Installer flagged as virus by antivirus",[160,164],{"id":161,"by":162,"text":163},"13779936","missenlinx","Your installer was detected on my Windows 7 machine as a virus. http:\u002F\u002Fimgur.com\u002Fa\u002F47tsP",{"id":165,"by":11,"text":166},"13781505","Yes, McAffee complains as well [1]. I don't know why :( [1]: https:\u002F\u002Ftrello.com\u002Fc\u002FdFLnJXLr\u002F121-mcafee-complains-that-fman-is-a-trojan",[168,175,185,194],{"value":169,"source":117,"evidence":170},"Disable automatic updates",[171,172],{"id":150,"by":151,"text":152},{"id":173,"by":11,"text":174},"13784358","I didn't know it was considered such a bad practice, sorry. I will either remove this or ask permission from the user BEFORE doing it [1]. [1]:…",{"value":176,"source":117,"evidence":177},"Arch Linux package",[178,182],{"id":179,"by":180,"text":181},"13773252","splitbrain","Hmm the linux download gives me a .deb file only. I know I could try to extract the binary from it... but I'm too lazy. (ArchLinux user)",{"id":183,"by":11,"text":184},"13773425","Sorry about that. Features are prioritised according to the number of votes they receive on a public Trello board [1]. There's a card [2] for ArchLinux support. [1]:…",{"value":186,"source":56,"evidence":187},"File search",[188,191],{"id":189,"by":11,"text":190},"13776955","Not yet sorry. Features are priorities by the number of votes they receive on a public Trello board [1]. There's a card [2] for search (which is not the highest-voted feature).…",{"id":192,"by":11,"text":193},"13777152","The only use case I currently still use Finder for is previewing Pictures. But admittedly, my needs aren't that advanced. The most mainstream missing feature is probably a search…",{"value":195,"source":117,"evidence":196},"Homebrew cask",[197],{"id":198,"by":199,"text":200},"13780632","swrobel","No homebrew cask :(",[202],{"value":203,"source":117,"evidence":204},"Why not use Midnight Commander or Far Manager?",[205,206],{"id":77,"by":78,"text":79},{"id":124,"by":125,"text":126},[208,213,218,225,232],{"value":209,"source":117,"evidence":210},"Midnight Commander",[211,212],{"id":124,"by":125,"text":126},{"id":77,"by":78,"text":79},{"value":214,"source":117,"evidence":215},"Far Manager",[216,217],{"id":140,"by":141,"text":142},{"id":77,"by":78,"text":79},{"value":219,"source":56,"evidence":220},"Total Commander",[221,222],{"id":91,"by":11,"text":92},{"id":223,"by":11,"text":224},"13773559","Thank you for the suggestions. Implementation of fman's features is prioritised by the number of votes they receive on a public Trello board [1]. - Relative folders in GoTo in…",{"value":226,"source":117,"evidence":227},"DoubleCommander",[228],{"id":229,"by":230,"text":231},"13777442","unixhero","DoubleCommamder is a really good clone of Total Commander. Recommended!",{"value":233,"source":117,"evidence":234},"Finder \u002F Windows Explorer",[235,239],{"id":236,"by":237,"text":238},"13778423","Razengan","Can people even explain why they hate Finder, or is it just a fashionable bandwagon to jump on? While I do prefer Path Finder [1] for file-heavy workflows, Finder is perfectly…",{"id":62,"by":11,"text":63},{"comments":241,"answered":242,"key":243},69,35,[244,247,250],{"id":245,"text":246},"13781423","It's a technical problem. On Mac, that's how it works [1]. On Windows, it uses Google Omaha, the same technology that is also used by Chrome [2]. This technology simply works…",{"id":248,"text":249},"13781429","As mentioned in the parent, this is documented on the home page [1]. [1]: https:\u002F\u002Ffman.io\u002Fdocs\u002Fobtaining-updates",{"id":251,"text":252},"13781403","This behaviour is described on the home page [1]. 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