TheFile.Ninja

Faster than you can let go of the key. And everything can be undone.

A dual-pane file manager for Windows. Archives, servers, phones and WSL open in the same panes, with the same keys.

Windows 10 and 11 · no administrator rights · no account · no card

TheFile.Ninja RS: a folder tree, a pane of photos, a pane with a project and its Git status, and a preview of the selected photo. A bar at the bottom says three files were copied and offers Undo.
to open a folder of 100,000 files
0.2 s
to list 510,000 files in a flat view
1.1 s
of undo history, kept through a crash
30 days
to install: 42 MB, no administrator
3 s

How we measured: a release build on our development computer, the folder already in Windows' file cache, the flat view with Everything's index. Your disks decide your numbers.

For people who live in their files all day

The pace of the classic dual-pane managers in a program built today, where a slip never costs you anything.

No waiting

Folders and searches answer while you type, and a slow network place never freezes the window.

Painted from a cache at once, checked behind your back

Nothing is lost

Copy, move, delete and rename hundreds of files without hesitating: Ctrl+Z puts them back.

Every operation journaled, and cleaned up after a crash

One place for everything

Zip archives, SFTP servers, your phone, WSL and cloud folders behave like ordinary folders.

The same keys everywhere

And what you otherwise keep five programs for

See it without opening it

PDF, Office documents, video, pictures and source code in colour show beside the list. No program starts.

Find it by describing it

Search answers as you type, inside archives and on servers too. Or say what you are after in plain words and let the AI write the search.

Commit where the files are

Branch and status in the panes, the diff in the preview; stage, commit, pull and push without changing window.

A terminal that is already there

PowerShell, cmd, Git Bash or WSL under the list, in the folder you are in, with an assistant that writes the command.

Yesterday's version, as a folder

Versioned backups on a schedule, with a copy in the cloud if you like. Browse any run and restore what you need.

Shape it to your hands

Lua scripts, a command palette, every key rebindable, toolbars and workspaces of your own.

All features →

Try everything. Keep what you need.

Every new computer gets a month of every feature. Register for free for two more months. After that the free Core edition keeps working — or buy Pro once.

Core

Free
for good
  • Dual panes, tabs, search and previews
  • File operations you can undo
  • Archives, phones, WSL, network and cloud folders
  • Tags, collections, the viewer and file compare
  • Browse and restore backups
Download

Pro

$49
once · a year of updates
  • Everything in Core, and every Pro feature
  • The features you have are yours for good
  • On up to 10 of your computers
Another year of updates: $29
Buy Pro

Lifetime Founders’ price until April 9, 2027

$119$179
once · every update, for good
  • Everything in Pro
  • Every future feature, never a renewal
  • On up to 10 of your computers
Have Pro? Upgrade for $130
Buy Lifetime

Business

$98
per seat · a year of updates
  • Pro for everyone on your team
  • Seats handed out with seat codes, moved when you like
  • Invoices with your company’s details; EU reverse charge with a VAT ID
Another year: $59 per seat
Buy for a team

Prices in US dollars. Pro, Lifetime and the upgrade include VAT or sales tax where it applies; Business adds it.

The trial asks for no card and no account, so there is nothing to cancel.

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