AI features is part of Pro. Search by description, tag and mark files with AI, rename in plain words, and the assistants in the terminal and the Action Studio.
Pricing
Every new computer gets a month of every feature. Register for free and get two more. After that the free Core edition keeps working — or buy Pro once.
Core
- 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
Pro
- Everything in Core, and every Pro feature
- The features you have are yours for good
- On up to 10 of your computers
Lifetime Founders’ price until April 9, 2027
- Everything in Pro
- Every future feature, never a renewal
- On up to 10 of your computers
Business
- 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
Prices in US dollars. Pro, Lifetime and the upgrade include VAT or sales tax where it applies; Business adds it.
What Pro adds
| Feature | Core | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| FTP and SFTP servers Browse, copy to and from, and edit files on FTP, FTPS and SFTP servers. ▶ Watch it in the demo · 2 min | — | ✓ |
| AI features Search by description, tag and mark files with AI, rename in plain words, and the assistants in the terminal and the Action Studio. ▶ Watch it in the demo · 3 min | — | ✓ |
| Lua scripts and automation Lua actions, autostart scripts, script columns and previews, the Action Studio and fn mount. ▶ Watch it in the demo · 3 min | — | ✓ |
| Images+ (HEIC, camera RAW, PSD, JPEG XL) HEIC and HEIF photos, camera RAW, Photoshop PSD and PSB, and JPEG XL in previews and thumbnails. | Formats Windows reads | ✓ |
| Saving workspaces Save your panes, tabs and layout under a name. | Open saved ones | ✓ |
| Synchronize folders Compare two folders and bring them in line, one way or both. | — | ✓ |
| Covers from the internet Box art, album sleeves and posters fetched for the Showcase. ▶ Watch it in the demo · 1 min | Your own pictures | ✓ |
| Other shells in the embedded terminal PowerShell, Git Bash and WSL in the terminal under the list. ▶ Watch it in the demo · 2 min | cmd | ✓ |
| Git in the panes Status in the list, diffs, staging, commits, branches, pull and push. ▶ Watch it in the demo · 1 min | The branch chip | ✓ |
| New backups and cloud copies Scheduled, versioned backups and their copies in the cloud. ▶ Watch it in the demo · 1 min | Browse and restore | ✓ |
| The whole tree in the Space view What is inside every folder in the Space view, all the way down. ▶ Watch it in the demo · 2 min | The first level | ✓ |
| Saving searches and sync profiles Searches and sync profiles kept to run again. | Run saved ones | ✓ |
Questions
What happens when the trial ends?
TheFile.Ninja keeps working as Core. Pro features show a lock; nothing you made is lost: saved searches still run, saved workspaces still open, backups can still be browsed and restored.
What does “a year of updates” mean?
A Pro license never runs out. It covers every Pro feature that came out up to a year after you bought it. Features that come later need another year of updates — or Lifetime.
On how many computers?
Pro and Lifetime: up to 10 of your own computers, moved in your account whenever you like. Business: one seat per computer.
Does it need the internet?
Now and then the license checks in with the license server. A paid license keeps working for 180 days without a connection (30 days during its first month on a computer).
How do I put my license on a computer?
In TheFile.Ninja, choose Help › License… › I have a license. The app shows a code, the browser opens this site, and the computer gets the license by itself.