Altap Salamander 2.54

Altap Salamander is a Windows file manager that provides a two-pane view and plugin support for one of the largest lineup of features in this particular software category.

With a very simple interface that relies on the two-pane architecture, Altap Salamander has all the features you need when working with Windows files, including internal support for ZIP, RAR, ARJ, TAR, CAB and ACE, FTP client, registry editor, multimedia viewer, renamer and file comparison tools.

While right-clicking a file or folder opens the same context menu as in Windows, Altap Salamander has a rich “Commands” menu that lets you create or change a folder, compare directories, calculate folder size and occupied space, see drive information, list opened files, go to shortcut target or find files and folders.

The “Commands” menu can be fully configured depending on user experience, so in case you're a beginner, Altap Salamander can only display the most basic options, while a more advanced one has the option to see basically all tools.

The configuration screen is gigantic and comes with settings for basically every single side of the application, including appearance, confirmations, drives, views, user menu, security, viewers and editors and archivers.

Just as expected, the powerful “Plugins Manager” not only lets you configure the existing plugins, but it also gives you the power to add new ones or remove some of those installed, with separate features for testing them on the go.

Of course, since the offering is so rich, Altap Salamander wants to make sure that beginners are able to deal with all the features in the right way, so a help file is included in the pack to provide assistance at any moment.

All things considered, this is undoubtedly one of the best file managers on the market, not only thanks to the straightforward interface it provides, but also to one of the most impressive feature lineups on the market.