Forklift Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• macOS Finder is still bad at network file copies

  Forklift (https://binarynights.com/) and Path Finder (https://www.cocoatech.io/) are the two big ones I think. - Source: Hacker News / 24 days ago

• Double Commander – Changes in version 1.1.0

  If you're on Mac, you might also want to try Forklift – by coincidence, they just release major version 4 yesterday. https://binarynights.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

• Total Commander

  There are couple which will have two panels by default, but in my opinion, ForkLift is very native macOS commander-like app -- https://binarynights.com. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

• Finder alternatives for performance?

  Forklift is what I use though never with that many files in a single directory. I know I have used it for ones that had 1000+ files with no slowness. It has a free trial so give it a try. Source: 11 months ago

• DESKTOP2 – A Graphical User Interface for DOS

  Heh, I've been there as well a decade ago when switching from windows to macos. Far manager was also the first program I'd also install on any box. I can assure you, this will eventually pass :) To be fair, far is also not a match to modern file browsers like https://binarynights.com (forklift), especially if you need s3 integration etc. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• Software Developer Mac Apps

  `cask "forklift"` [link][paid] for any time I need work with remote / local files or folders. Source: 12 months ago

• Mountpoint – file client for S3 written in Rust, from AWS

  ForkLift also lets you mount S3 as a drive. https://binarynights.com. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Boomer Wants to Learn Mac

  I switched from Windows to Mac, back in 2011, and haven't looked back since! Windows Vista was the absolute worst and Windows 7 wasn't much better. They turned me off Windows forever. One of the annoying things for me when I first switched was the way the macOS Finder worked, especially when it comes to merging files/folders from one location to another existing location. For most file operations now, I use an... Source: about 1 year ago

• No longer know how to use Windows

  Two things recently installed that are mind blowing: Lasso App and Forklift App. Source: about 1 year ago

• Finder functionality lacking?

  Otherwise the advice was fine. I used PathFinder until version 7 when it got quite buggy (and then went subscription). I now use ForklLift and QSpace. Source: about 1 year ago

• App to auto-copy files to cloud storage like quicksand?

  But even though I love Hazel, I suspect you might be more interested in something like Forklift while this does support cloud storage out of the box and is able to sync all by itself. Source: over 1 year ago

• How do I, once and for all, SET ALL of Finders folders and subfolders to the same view and sort order?

  Forklift (link) is a Finder replacement. It will do everything you're asking, and more, to remember sorting and viewing options on a per-directory basis. Source: over 1 year ago

• KDE beats macOS hands down

  I use forklift as my main file manager, it has a lot of power user features, and a button to open terminal in the current folder is one of them – https://binarynights.com/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Double Commander

  I've been happily using Forklift for years. https://binarynights.com/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Must Have Apps, Free or Paid -

  Transmit: Upload, download, and manage files on tons of servers (I also use Forklift as backup). Source: almost 2 years ago

• Need a Rename Utility

  If you’re coming from Windows you might like the TotalCommander »clone« called ForkLift. It has powerful bulk renaming with RegEx support built-in. Source: almost 2 years ago

• What are your favorite hidden gem Mac apps?

  ForkLift 3 ($19.95 for 1 year updates) - Dual pane file manager with FTP and batch rename. Source: almost 2 years ago

• App for connecting to S3 with config

  I don't know about importing a config, but you can use Forklift to mount an S3 Bucket as a share - https://binarynights.com/. Source: about 2 years ago

• Best OFM for MacOs?

  I'm using ForkLift, it even offers (optionally) all the old Norton-/Total-Commander shortcuts. Source: about 2 years ago

• Recommendation for productivity and programming apps for MacBook Pro?

  TickTick - for tasks and [basic] project management, great tool - https://ticktick.com/ Miro - for diagrams, mind maps, collaboration, presentations - miro.com/ ReadKit - for latest news and stay informed - https://readkit.app/#macos Bartender - to arrange icons in the menubar, not free, but worth it - https://www.macbartender.com/ Syncthing - to auto sync files between any devices, most happy with this one! -... Source: about 2 years ago

• The Macbook Air experience

  Try ForkLift - https://binarynights.com as a replacement for Finder. Source: about 2 years ago