See what's new in Captain's Deck
Saved connections (SFTP, FTP, S3, WebDAV, SMB, AFP, NFS, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Rackspace) now appear in the sidebar Connections section with type-specific icons. Click to connect, right-click to remove.
Fixed undercounting disk usage by ~150GB.
Press Space to open Quick Look, then navigate with arrows or hjkl and the preview updates to follow the cursor, just like Finder.
Preview panel visibility is now remembered across app launches.
Overwrite confirmation now shows exact byte counts (e.g., "21,233,664 bytes (20.2 MB)") so you can distinguish files with very similar sizes.
Fixed file panes showing empty content after leaving the app idle or after system sleep. The withObservationTracking chain could break when macOS suspended background Tasks, preventing the table view from updating.
Added a "Refresh" option to the right-click context menu to manually reload the current directory.
New terminal font picker in Settings > Appearance with popular Nerd Fonts presets (JetBrainsMono, Hack, FiraCode, MesloLGS) and custom font support via font panel. Terminal font size slider (8-24pt) also added.
Fixed font setting in Settings > Appearance resetting to "System" after app relaunch when a custom font was selected via the font panel.
Fixed text overlap issue in the Tip of the Day dialog.
Added security-scoped bookmarks for improved sandbox compliance.
Fixed license validation reliability issues.
Fixed volume selector choosing the wrong disk when multiple volumes are mounted.
New visual disk space analyzer (Tools > Disk Usage Analyzer). Shows folder sizes with visual bars sorted by size, volume selector dropdown to analyze any mounted disk or Home folder, and double-click to drill down into subfolders.
Sidebar now shows eject buttons for removable and external volumes. Click the eject icon to safely unmount drives. (Direct Download only)
Deep Search and Content Search now use fast Rust-based tools (fd and ripgrep) when installed via Homebrew. Falls back to standard search if not installed. (Direct Download only)
Vim-style visual selection with Shift+V. Enter visual mode to select files by navigating with hjkl/arrows. Press Shift+V again or Escape to exit. Works with all file operations (copy, move, delete).
Fixed delete failing on SMB, NFS, and AFP mounted volumes. Network volumes don't have a Trash folder, so files are now permanently deleted with a warning dialog.
The website link in the About panel is now clickable.
Improved reliability of license activation and validation.
Fixed copying directories from local to SMB/AFP/NFS shares (was failing with "file not found").
Added recursive directory copy support for S3, WebDAV, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, and Rackspace.
Fixed "Overwrite" button not working in conflict dialog (only "Overwrite All" was working).
Progress panel now shows accurate file count and bytes when copying directories.
Removed R key shortcut for rename, now only F2 triggers rename (avoids accidental renames when typing).
Fixed mount-based providers showing wrong directory contents after connecting. Navigating into subdirectories now works correctly.
Server field now accepts full URLs (e.g., smb://server.local) and automatically strips the protocol prefix.
Fixed copy dialog showing no progress and being non-cancellable when copying to mounted SMB/AFP/NFS shares.
Fixed missing selection/cursor background highlight in Norton Commander theme list view.
Window size and position now persist across app launches.
Fixed inability to exit RAR archives when pressing backspace at archive root.
Preview panel is now embedded in the main window instead of floating, so it works correctly in full screen mode.
Directory listings now show a [..] parent directory entry at the top, just like classic Norton Commander. Cursor automatically starts on [..] when entering a folder.
New optional setting (Settings > General) to activate panes by clicking in them, in addition to Tab key.
New View > View Mode submenu with List (Ctrl+Cmd+1), Icon (Ctrl+Cmd+2), and Column (Ctrl+Cmd+3) options. Provides a way to change view modes when toolbar is hidden.
Fixed misalignment of file names and folder icons when using smaller font sizes. Icons and text are now properly centered vertically at all font sizes.
Progress bar now updates correctly during file uploads and downloads for both SFTP and FTP connections.
Files on remote servers now display the correct year (was showing year 2000 for recent files).
Sidebar and Preview Panel now use native macOS vibrancy for a more polished look in the modern theme.
Window titlebar is now transparent for better visual integration.
File selection in modern theme now uses rounded rectangles (4px radius).
Inactive tabs now properly adapt to light/dark mode in modern theme.
Vibrancy is correctly disabled for retro themes (Norton Commander, Midnight Commander) which use solid backgrounds.
Preview Panel now shows hex dump view for binary files (.exe, .dll, .dylib, .bin, etc.) with colorized offset, hex bytes, and ASCII columns. Toggle between Hex and Info views with the new "Hex" button.
New built-in task manager (Tools > Process Viewer) showing all running processes with CPU%, memory, threads, and user. Includes search/filter, sortable columns, and Force Quit capability.
Create shareable links for files stored in Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive. Right-click any file and select "Create Share Link" to copy a public link to your clipboard.
Adjust terminal font size with Cmd+Option++ (increase) and Cmd+Option+- (decrease). Size persists between sessions.
General tab content is no longer cropped; all controls including Function Keys section are now visible.
All columns including the Name column can now be resized by dragging column borders.
View > Flat View shows all files from subdirectories recursively in a single list. "Mixed (No Folders)" shows only files, "Mixed" includes folders too. A new "Location" column shows each file's relative path. Skips inside .app bundles and other packages.
Swipe right with 3 fingers to go back, swipe left to go forward (requires "Swipe between pages" enabled in System Settings > Trackpad > More Gestures).
Turning off flat view instantly cancels the recursive scan.
Press 'g' twice quickly (within 500ms) to jump to the first item.
Home key jumps to top, End key jumps to bottom.
Shows a spinner overlay when opening large ZIP/RAR archives.
Settings and Help panel now show "gg" and all key alternatives.
Keyboard shortcuts system now supports multi-key sequences like "gg".
Cmd+V paste now reliably works in the Go to Path dialog (Cmd+G) using local event monitor to bypass NSAlert key handling.
View now follows cursor when navigating to off-screen columns in Norton Commander style column view.
Snappier cursor movement in column view with reduced animation delays.
App now properly updates appearance when macOS automatically switches between light and dark mode (e.g., at sunset).
Cmd+V now works in the Go to Path dialog (Cmd+G). Also automatically strips single quotes from paths copied from Finder's path bar.
F9 (Diff) and F10 (Quit) now work as keyboard shortcuts, not just as clickable buttons.
Image files now show thumbnail previews instead of generic icons. Supports JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, HEIC, and more.
New sliders in Settings > Appearance to customize file list font size (10-18pt) and row height (18-32px).
Drag columns to reorder them; order persists across restarts.
Hold Option when opening a bookmark to open it in the non-active pane.
Sidebar now shows iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, and Network locations.
New Help menu items: "Submit a Bug..." and "Request a Feature..." link to GitHub.
Replaced terminal with SwiftTerm; now supports colors, vim, htop, nano, and all ANSI escape codes.
Double-clicking .app files now launches them instead of navigating inside.
Right-click menu now works in Icon and Column views, not just List view.
Clicking files in Icon/Column view now updates the preview panel.
Fixed copying files to/from SFTP servers using password authentication.
Changing split orientation in Preferences now applies immediately.
Quick Look now works on folders, not just files.
.app, .pages, .numbers, .key bundles now show their proper icons instead of folder icons.
Size, Date, and Permissions columns now use monospace font for better alignment.
Date column shows "Today", "Yesterday", day names, etc.
Removed distracting zoom animation; preview now appears instantly.
Eliminated flicker when navigating between folders; smoother loading.
Changed from confusing sidebar icon to universal eye icon.
Initial public release featuring dual-pane interface, Vim-style navigation, built-in terminal, Git integration, remote connections (SFTP, FTP, S3, WebDAV, SMB), cloud storage support, archive browsing, retro Norton Commander themes, batch operations, folder sync, bookmarks, Quick Look, and more.