Other shells in the embedded terminal is part of Pro. PowerShell, Git Bash and WSL in the terminal under the list.
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. | — | ✓ |
| 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. | — | ✓ |
| Lua scripts and automation Lua actions, autostart scripts, script columns and previews, the Action Studio and fn mount. | — | ✓ |
| 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. | Your own pictures | ✓ |
| Other shells in the embedded terminal PowerShell, Git Bash and WSL in the terminal under the list. | cmd | ✓ |
| Git in the panes Status in the list, diffs, staging, commits, branches, pull and push. | The branch chip | ✓ |
| New backups and cloud copies Scheduled, versioned backups and their copies in the cloud. | Browse and restore | ✓ |
| The whole tree in the Space view What is inside every folder in the Space view, all the way down. | 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.