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Add to SafariWhen comparing Path Finder vs Nimble Commander Pro, the Slant community recommends Path Finder for most people. In the question“What are the best alternatives to Mac Finder?” Path Finder is ranked 3rd while Nimble Commander Pro is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Path Finder is:
Path Finder is built around a modular interface with six customizable views. Show only the information you need, when you need it.
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Pros
Pro Heavily customizable
Path Finder is built around a modular interface with six customizable views. Show only the information you need, when you need it.
Pro Dual finder panes allow seeing two folders side-by-side
Pro Tabs
Pro Integrates useful utilities, protocols, viewers and editors
Path Finder can be configured to automatically open and edit word documents, text, and image files. It also has an integrated terminal, hex editor, can archive type files, and can handle file network protocols, such as ftp and afp.
Pro File tagging
Pro Batch renaming support
Pro Powerful file search
Pro Permissions
Pro Drop stack allows temporarily collect files for operations
Pro Git and Subversion
Path Finder has built-in support for Git and Subversion version control systems.
Pro 30-day free trial
A full-featured version of Path Finder can be evaluated for free for 30 days.
Pro Queued Operations
Long running file moves and copies go into a queue and there is zero impact on the UI, it remain responsive and very snappy.
Pro Doesn't Shift Focus like Finder
When you click/context click on a file/folder your display doesn't shift removing the other thing you want to see from view.
Pro Batch Rename UI
Allows numeric re-sequencing, and pattern matching/replace, with a preview so you can see what the new names would be.
Pro Free version available
Don't know what is missing from the Pro version.
Pro Balance between Power and UI similar to Finder
For those unfamiliar with Command One workflows, Nimble Commander Pro is similar enough to finder. For those familiar with Commander One workflows -- Nimble Commander pro provides similar (maybe identical) keyboard shortcuts.
Pro Blazing speed
Cons
Con Buggy
- Heavy load on the system after network drive activity
- Crashes sometimes without warning
Con Expensive
Con Inserted disks or mounted volumes do not show up in the left pane in Path finder
You have to dig into the menu bar to mount a disk in the pathfinder, a royal pain. Disks should just show up when inserted.
Con No Vertical Scrollbar for Panels
When viewing a folder with a lot of items, instead of adding a vertical scrollbar with one list, it uses a mulit-column (within the panel) list and a horizontal scroll bar. This makes it much harder to work through a single list, as clicking on any of the multiple columns cause a focus shift on the scroll bar.
