The file manager seems to be closed-source[1], does anyone know of any good open-source alternatives ?<p>[1] <a href="https://github.com/marta-file-manager/" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/marta-file-manager/</a>
Perhaps this is a bit off-topic, but I correctly guessed from the domain name and later, the contents of the page, that [1] the author is Russian, and [2] the file manager resembles the layout of FAR, another file manager of Russian origin and seemingly very popular among them.<p>In short, what is it with Russians and this type of file manager? It's a very curious association.
Forklift[0] Does a very good job of being a stable and reliable double pane file manager with connectivity such as SFTP, S3, GoogleDrive and nice built in things like batch rename and file transfer queues.<p>[0] <a href="https://binarynights.com/" rel="nofollow">https://binarynights.com/</a>
>Marta is a dual-pane file manager. Most of the time you work with two directory panes placed side-by-side. This allows you to do the basic file operations such as copying or moving files in a fast and efficient way, because you can see both source and target directories, and you can copy or move files directly, without copy-pasting it.<p>Just in case, it could be categorized as a OFM (Orthodox File Manager):<p><a href="http://www.softpanorama.org/OFM/index.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.softpanorama.org/OFM/index.shtml</a><p>What started it all is the Norton Commander for DOS.
I don't like that file operations are controlled by F1-F8 keys. This UX is unfriendly to macOS environment. Most users' F-row is in media keys mode by default, so you have to hold Fn otherwise. And I'm not even taking into account the Touch Bar.
On a first look, this looks fantastic. Just what I've been waiting for. Time will tell -- I have thought this about a couple of other file managers, but irritations have always eventually surfaced to drive me back to Finder.<p>The ST-style command palette alone makes this worth a decent evaluation.<p>First-run experience was a bit odd - Marta opened up with both panes empty, and all actions unavailable. I had to go to Go->Volumes in each pane and select a volume to show up. That's OK, it's a beta. Seems great so far.
I just tried it and I really liked it. It looks very promising. I applause author's statements about its business model ("The goal for me is to create the best file manager for Mac, not to become rich.").<p>I have tried everything, from Double Commander, to Forklift,Pathfinder and fman.<p>I was fman user for about a year (OSX) but it was slow and the quick look (with plugins) was unresponsive and crashed all the time so I cancelled my subscription about one month ago and I was in search for a minimal but powerful dual panel file manager with keyboard functionality.<p>Thanks for making this, it looks like TotalFinder (which I am a user since the beginning) for power users. Especially the tabs functionality
This is really excellent. I used to use Altap Salamander when I was more of a Windows user, and it became one of my most indispensable tools. I've tried most of the Mac commander-style clones (Forklift, Pathfinder, fman, Nimble Commander) and found them slightly off for various reasons. This one really hits the mark for me in terms of functionality, usability/feel, performance, and predictability. And the Sublime-style command palette makes it even better. Excellent job!
What does this app provide that Finder doesn't? I see something about a background operation queue, which Finder does, archive support, which I have a QuickLook plugin for, and gadgets, which I can accomplish with services.
Looks interesting. I'd love to see more screen shots. Is there a gallery somewhere? I poked around the site a bit but didn't find one. Tthough perhaps I just missed it. Been known to happen.)
Marta looks super nice, but I very hesitant to replace native Finder. I wish Apple would do a complete rewrite of Finder and update it, instead of bolting on these iOS type changes and new applications.
Over a 100 comments from the Show HN a couple of weeks ago:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13921364" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13921364</a>
Marta was inspired by (my) <a href="https://fman.io" rel="nofollow">https://fman.io</a> [1]. Marta's author criticises that fman doesn't feel native enough because it is also available for Windows and Linux. (It's based on PyQt.) What you get in return however are a more vibrant community and plugin ecosystem in Python.<p>[1]: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13921631" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13921631</a>
Nice! I like it and see potential. Was quite disappointed of all the OSX file managers so far and I think I've tried them all.<p>After staying for a bit with pathfinder I'm back to finder. While not super decent it still doesn't get into my way too often.<p>Something more advanced would be welcome though and I would even be willing to pay for it, given it suits my needs. That means though I rather wait for v1.0 because I miss quit a lot of features / ui usability in the current state.<p>Make it the Sublimetext of file managers and you have a customer.
So, I see a plugin API for this, as well as a sample Swift plugin: <a href="https://github.com/marta-file-manager/HelloWorldPlugin" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/marta-file-manager/HelloWorldPlugin</a>. How are you making this work? As far as I know, creating plugins in Swift is a bad idea because trying to load two of them with incompatible runtimes (a likely possibility, since Swift doesn't have a stable ABI) would cause bad things to happen.
The queue thing is something I've always wanted for Windows. Probably for the last 15 years I've wondered why they have't added this and made it a default.
Just downloaded the beta. Saturday morning. The time I opened the app. I realized I have Emacs dired. I don't need this...
Sorry. The UI does look good.
I would like to try to use this as default manager for things like `open .` and `reveal in finder` actions. `defaults write -g NSFileViewer -string org.yanex.marta` did a pretty good job with some things but others still don't work.<p>Is there any way to set it as default?
this is so nice. love the app already!<p>- feature wise, it's not as good as forklift yet but the performance, ui (personal preference) are much better.