When comparing Nimble Commander Pro vs ForkLift 3, the Slant community recommends ForkLift 3 for most people. In the question“What are the best alternatives to Mac Finder?” ForkLift 3 is ranked 2nd while Nimble Commander Pro is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose ForkLift 3 is:
It's just a perfectly crafted app, try and enjoy
Specs
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Pros
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
Pro Best UX/UI'd file manager on the market
It's just a perfectly crafted app, try and enjoy
Pro Rewritten in Swift
Forklift 3 is a significant update from FL2, having been rewritten entirely in Swift.
Pro Optional dark UI
In addition to the default Mac gray UI, Forklift 3 offers an alternate "Dark Mode" featuring light text elements against dark backgrounds.
Pro Connect to and mount lots of storage options
FTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Google Drive, Rackspace CloudFiles, SMB, AFP, NFS, VNC, etc.
Pro Easily toggle hidden files
Pro Built-in application remover
Cons
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.