See the Mac App Store for the list of changed in newer 2.x.x versions.
What's new in 2.0 (2021-05-11)
the name changed to MaxCommander (on Apple request)
support for running file operations in background
support for running file operations in multiple threads (excluding archive updates)
support for connecting to FTPS and FTPES
support for resuming FTP/SFTP downloads and uploads
searching for files can now be done on FTP/SFTP servers and in archives
'Share' menu added (like in Finder)
multiple archives can now be unpacked at once
support for editing files on FTP/SFTP files and in archives
support for selecting character encoding for file names in archives
archive compression details can now be displayed in the browser table and on the item info panel
Help Book added
German translation added
integration with the Notification Center
improved handling of file tags (color labels)
Back/Forward buttons added to the toolbar
volumes can not be unmounted by clicking a button (like FTP/SFTP connection)
'apply to all' for errors end download/upload resume prompts
folder listing can now be cancelled
icons on the toolbar modernized
better overwrite dialog (showing more information)
added support for ungziping 'adz' files
sandbxing enabled
(LIMITATION) 'Rerun in admin mode' option removed (it violates sandboxing)
(LIMITATION) Dropping support for macOS version: 10.9 (Mavericks), 10.10 (Yosemite), 10.11 (El Capitan) and 10.12 (Sierra)
(BUGFIX) IPv6 addresses with zone_id do not work
(BUGFIX) copying to a dir with many files (10K) is extremely slow
(BUGFIX) preview (QuickLook) of more than one FTP/SFTP item hangs
(BUGFIX) changing previewing FTP/SFTP or arch item hangs
(BUGFIX) dragging a file into archive adds it with no compression
(BUGFIX) entering an incorrect password when listing archive fails, but then you can enter it and it is empty
(BUGFIX) listing a broken archive fails, but then you can enter it and it is empty
(BUGFIX) overwrite dialog when unpacking from tar shows incorrect in-arch path
(BUGFIX) when writing to tar fails, there is no error message shown
(BUGFIX) when packing to a file name that exists as a dir, the operation fails on missing selector
(BUGFIX) directories with „.zip” extension in name show up as archives
(BUGFIX) reading volumes (for Cmd+1) is sometimes very slow
What's new in 1.17 (2020-12-03)
support for macOS 11 (Big Sur)
support for Apple Silicon
support for making/modifying Wim archives
(BUGFIX) the window title gets broken when showing a sub-folder of an archive
(BUGFIX) the progress dialog does not show file names when removing local file system items without using the trash
(BUGFIX) packing to an existing archive do not show a warning
(BUGFIX) unpacking to a folder that is not writable fails silently
(BUGFIX) cannot unpack a file from an archive by drag & drop to another panel
(BUGFIX) delating a file from a search results always fails
What's new in 1.16 (2020-10-12)
better overwrite dialog (showing more data)
a public key is no longer need for SFTP password-less authentication
added support for keyfiles in OpenSSL format
add support for a single challenge/response keyboard-interactive SFTP authentication
(BUGFIX) ‘Open with / Other’ does not seem to work (does not even ask for an app)
(BUGFIX) the log file can grow infinitely
What's new in 1.15 (2020-06-30)
minor improvements in GUI (the panels alignment when the tab bar is off, no vertical grid in the file browsers)
add an option for the user to show file extension in ‘Name’ column
content of a FTP/SFTP directory containing lot of symbolic links is loaded much faster
use of anonymous FTP services is simplified
allow re-trying failed FTP/SFTP operation (when “Continue?” dialog is shown)
the user can now go to an enclosed folder of a found file from the search results panel
(BUGFIX) the app does not ask for permission for accessing protected folders (like Desktop) which results in no-access
(BUGFIX) the app should not allow for AppNap when it is performing a user requested operation
(BUGFIX) a FTP symlink is always recognized as broken when its target has a space in the name
(BUGFIX) when uploading, the calculated size does not take into account the symlinks handling strategy
(BUGFIX) synchronizing patches between the panels when there is a SFTP opened may lead to multiplying connections
(BUGFIX) when the app was closed with ftp/sftp dir shown, it will always show the tab bar next time it is started
(BUGFIX) unable to close the progress dialog when an operation completes while the app is minimized or hidden
(BUGFIX) counting directory size for FTP/SFTP makes progress dialog appear and disappear sometimes
What's new in 1.14.1 (2020-03-09)
(BUGFIX) when there are items in zip with names starting with "./" they are seen as if they were in a hidden dir "."
What's new in 1.14 (2020-02-27)
when showing directory in Finder, selected items in MacCommander are made selected in Finder
‘Show Log Folder’ item added in the main menu ("Settings\Log Level\Show Log Folder")
establishing SFTP connection is now faster
MacCommander does not ask for an app when running FTP/SFTP files
improved FTP error messages
(LIMITATION) due to security reason, MacCommander will no longer use (call) external rar command - the implication of this decision is that it is no longer possible to create of modify rar files (it is still possible to browsed or unpacked them)
(BUGFIX) when there are items in zip with names starting with "./" they are seen as if they were in a hidden dir "."
(BUGFIX) using URLs with unsupported protocol in 'Go To' dialog crashes the app
(BUGFIX) files attributes are not preserved during FTP/SFTP download and upload
(BUGFIX) FTP/FTPS symlinks size counting gives incorrect directory size when ‘follow symbolic links’ option is enabled
(BUGFIX) Links cycles not detected when downloading from FTP/SFTP in 'follow symbolic links' mode
(BUGFIX) If reread operation fails for FTP/SFTP directory, entire 'reread' function will not work any more (even for non FTP/SFTP)
(BUGFIX) Broken symbolic links should be skipped during FTP/SFTP upload/download operation instead of triggering an error message
(BUGFIX) it is not possible to cancel FTP/SFTP list operation while it is resolving symbolic links
(BUGFIX) when during FTP/SFTP upload/download operation an item is skipped because it exists, its size is not included in the progress of the operation
(BUGFIX) ‘Counting’ marker stays set for FTP/SFTP directories after changing a dir and going back, even if the counting is no longer being performed
(BUGFIX) “Operation canceled by the user” message (displayed while FTP/SFTP upload is canceled) is not translated
(BUGFIX) “Move operation is not supported with this target” message is not translated
What's new in 1.13 (2019-12-16)
the user can now create empty directories in archives
a new native SFTP client replacing FUSE/SSHFS
password-less authentication for SFTP is now possible
better handling links on FTP/SFTP - there are now options in menu to state what to do
a new column with name 'Link Target' added to the browser table
(BUG FIX) all the attached dialogs (progress dialog, toolbar edit dialog and more) are incorrectly places starting from macOS 10.15.1
(BUG FIX) updating 7z/zip archive with a small file may cause directory change to parent
(BUG FIX) when after creating a new dir it is required to scroll a table view, an error about "refreshing UI not in the main thread) may be displayed
(BUG FIX) 'Open' and 'Open with' operations requested from the righ-button menu for FTP or arch items may not show a progress dialog
What's new in 1.12 (2019-10-13)
support for macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
the program now asks for confirmation when adding items to an archive that exist in it
(BUG FIX) cannot add to existing subdirectory of tar file - items always go to root
(BUG FIX) when dragging a file that is not selected, the one that is selected is copied (may be different than dragged)
(BUG FIX) when appending the same file to tar, both are shown and it is not possible to extract it
(BUG FIX) calendar on File Info panel is not readable due to incorrect background color selection
(BUG FIX) terminal icon is incorrect in macOS 10.15
What's new in 1.11 (2019-09-13)
using system service in order to handle 'Show in Terminal' and 'Show in Finder' function (works much better especially for Terminal)
adding 'Show in MacCommander' system service, that can be used for instance in Finder
system services can now be called for table items (files/directories) in MacCommander - use right button menu or "MacCommander\Service" from the main menu
add support for copy/paste files and directories (i.e. from/to Finder)
What's new in 1.10 (2019-08-19)
MacCommander is now signed using Developer ID and notarization by Apple
'Open with' menu now shows supported applications to use (like in Finder)
simplified progress dialog with option to expand to current (rich) version
(LIMITATION) removed support for Mountain Lion (10.8) [related to app notarization]
(BUG FIX) Spotlight search does not stop - it continues even when search panel is closed
What's new in 1.9.4 (2018-11-02)
(BUG FIX): when using macOS Light mode or before Mojave, file name is not visible during rename (white text on white background)
What's new in 1.9.3 (2018-10-16)
support for Dark Mode of macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
What's new in 1.9.2 (2018-09-07)
added support for Touch Bar present in MacBooks Pro
Buttons bar can now be show/hide independently from the Toolbar
(BUG FIX) cannot view on unpack a tar archive with "./" item in it
What's new in 1.9.1 (2017-12-07)
(BUG FIX) on pristine installation, window position and size is not preserved between restarts (never!)
(BUG FIX) fixes default sizes of columns and sort order
(BUG FIX) tar/tgz unpack is very slow when there is lot of files to unpack (should take seconds, takes minutes)
(BUG FIX) internal FTP client to use direct FTP upload (no RNFR/RNTO)
(BUG FIX) unable to unpack to ftp when using internal FTP client
(BUG FIX) Unpack/Pack buttons should not be enabled when search is enable in second panel
(BUG FIX) incorrect progress updates when uploading to FTP using internal client
What's new in 1.9 (2017-09-29)
file/directory rename to have its own keyboad shortcut: alt+r
support for unpacking archives created using RAR5 compression (bundling unrar 5.5)
all archives except rar can now be unpacked directly to target directory (previously it was to tmp first and then moved to target)
(BUG FIX) the program may start infinite loop when the user tries to open zip with an item with blank name
(BUG FIX) cannot extract a file (or view/edit it) from .tar/.tgz/.cpio that is packs with "./" in front of its name
(BUG FIX) dialog on missing 'rar' command has no "OK" button
(BUG FIX) dialog on missing 'sshfs' command has no "OK" button
(BUG FIX) sometimes sizes of columns in table header do not match the rest of table
What's new in 1.8.1 (2016-12-07)
(BUG FIX) MC crashes on start when 'Date Added', 'Last Opened', 'Kind' or 'Version' column is set to be displayed
What's new in 1.8 (2016-12-06)
password protection can be set for entire 7z archive
major performance improvement for packing and unpacking 7z archives on multicore systems
performance improvement for creating and extracting from tar archives
size of directories in archives is now computed automatically
better look & feel for progress dialog
keyboard shortcut added for FTP disconnect (only when using internal FTP client) - Cmd+E
add read-only support for the following files: Z, xar, chm, msi, wim, sfs, vdi, vmdk, vhd, img, fat, hfs, hfsx
toolbar can be shown/hidden using menu or Alt+Cmd+T shortcut
(INTERNAL) 7z, zip and tar are no longer called as external commands - libarchive and m7z framework used instead
(INTERNAL) 7z support is based on p7zip 16.02
(INTERNAL) lot of internal changes - code upgraded to Modern Objective-C with ARC
(LIMITATION) OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7 are no longer supported
(BUG FIX) fixed issue with alert dialogs that blocks each other on error during file operation
(BUG FIX) unable to copy entire directory (with content) to FTP using internal FTP client
(BUG FIX) unable to mount SFTP volume on macOS Sierra (10.12)
(BUG FIX) with internal FTP client it is not possible to delete a directory that has symbolic links to other directories
(BUG FIX) cannot delete FTP directory using internal client if that directory has hidden files
(BUG FIX) cannot delete FTP directory using internal client if FTP server reports '.' and '..' in LIST command
What's new in 1.7 (2014-07-22)
new option in File menu allowing comparing files using MD5 check sum
"." key may be used to go to parent directory
improved size counting for uncompress operation
(BUG FIX) admin mode does not start with the same dirs as non-admin
(BUG FIX) drag-n-drop a file to MacCommander could trigger move operation when copy was expected
(BUG FIX) cannot copy/move a file with : character in the name
(BUG FIX) on Maverics setting a color label does not refresh the view
(BUG FIX) search using "find" does not work when base did is a symbolic link
(BUG FIX) prefix for WebDAV should be http:// or https:// and not webdav://
(BUG FIX) file operation may hang showing overlapping dialogs when a file need to be unlocked
(BUG FIX) unable to move locked files
(BUG FIX) the program may hang after unsuccessful sftp connection
(BUG FIX) unable to re-enter incorrect password when connecting to sftp
What's new in 1.6 (2013-10-07)
multiple file browsing windows can now be opened
(BUG FIX) updating FTP password in Key Ring does not update it
(BUG FIX) FTP operation may show doubled files size
(BUG FIX) slow list operation for huge archives
(BUG FIX) move/copy/delete operation may hang when lot of files have to be handled
(BUG FIX) clicking on a directory sometimes causes application selection dialog to be shown
(BUG FIX) mounting discovered FTP from volumes drop down list (F1/F2) always uses MacOS method
(BUG FIX) MacCommander may crash when the user manipulates of dates in File Info dialog
(BUG FIX) admin mode does not run with the same dirs as used in non-admin mode when there is only one tab
(BUG FIX) MacCommander may crash when FTP is disconnected while directory size is being counted
(BUG FIX) MacCommander crashes after error on making a new FTP directory
What's new in 1.5.1 (2013-04-14)
(BUG FIX) program may crash after an error while making a new directory
(BUG FIX) copy/move/delete works very slow when many files are selected
(BUG FIX) no progress is displayed when moving many files
(BUG FIX) when trash is not available and many files are selected for delete the tool will ask to delete for each file
(BUG FIX) going to root mode can sometimes crash MacCommander
(BUG FIX) root mode does not run with the same dirs as used in non-admin mode
(BUG FIX) the system may go to sleep while long running file operations
What's new in 1.5 (2012-11-15)
items can now be selected using Shift + Up/Down Arrow or Shift + mouse click
the user can now select columns to show (type, size, creation/modification/last open date, user, group, permissions, version, comment, kind)
the user can select date format to use including system defined formats (short, medium, long, full)
Item Info dialog is now resizable
item pop-up menu (after right click on an item) now shows options for opening and renaming
(BUG FIX) Bonjour Browser should show only services for local domain
(BUG FIX) program ceashes when searching and then deleting a file from the search results
(BUG FIX) sorting by type incorrectly handles directory extensions
(BUG FIX) 'Show directories first' works only when sorting by name
(BUG FIX) only tabes from active panel can be removed/added using pop-up menu
What's new in 1.4.1 (2012-10-06)
(BUG FIX) file size for copy/move/delete operation is incorrect when multiple single files have been selected
(BUG FIX) browsing archives do not work in admin mode
(BUG FIX) Leopard version does not allow changing program used for viewing text files or comparing files
What's new in 1.4 (2012-07-07)
Finder color label can now be set by the user (right click on item in main view)
sshfs executable is no longer shipped with MacCommander - the user can install sshfs from OSXFUSE or MacFuse
minor GUI changes - no +/- buttons for tabs, tabs bar hides when there is only one tab, other small changes
(BUG FIX) Ctrl+Space on regular file does not work
(LIMITATION) Leopard version does not allow changing Finder color label
What's new in 1.3 (2012-06-03)
MacCommander now runs on Leopard ! (OSX 10.5)
performance improvement for directory size counting operation
delete operation can now move to trash
size can now be shown in bytes (instead of automatic conversion to KB, MB and GB)
support for huge zip archives (>2GB)
File Info dialog shows number of items for directories and long paths in new dialogs
File Info dialog autosaves changes
(BUG FIX) directories with . in name are incorrectly renamed
(BUG FIX) move of symbolic link moves content (it should only move the link)
(BUG FIX) string index out of range error shown during unpack operation
(BUG FIX) Spotlight search result may show truncated paths
(LIMITATION) Leopard version does not allow viewing files with Quick Look (F3)
(LIMITATION) Leopard version does not show Finder color labels
(LIMITATION) Leopard version does not allow creating OSX aliases (F9)
What's new in 1.2 (2012-05-07)
the user can create symbolic and hard links as well as aliases
file lists now show Finder color labels
multiple copies of MacCommander can be started
(BUG FIX) copy/move operation sometimes crashes MacCommander
(BUG FIX) symbolic links do not show arrow badge on icons
(BUG FIX) file list may not refresh after copy/move/delete operation
(BUG FIX) directory content change made of other app is not recognized when directory path contains symbolic links
(BUG FIX) it is not possible to pack items from root directory
(BUG FIX) directory size counting is not interruptible
(BUG FIX) disconnecting FTP while directory size is counted crashes MacCommander
(BUG FIX) directory upload over FTP moves instead of copying
What's new in 1.1 (2012-04-10)
support for password protected (encrypted) zip, rar and 7z archives (browsing, creating, modifying)
showing progress dialog for operations on archive files
the user can create tar.gz, tar.Z, tar.bz2, gz, bz2 and xz files
the user can browse iso.Z, iso.bz2 and lzma files
when creating compressed archive file, the user can select compression level
File Info dialog now shows target for symbolic links and aliases
file in archives can be viewed using F4 in read-only mode
redesigned progress dialog - no more showing progress using main window title
(BUG FIX) extracting from password protected archive hangs the MacCommander
(BUG FIX) cannot cancel file operation for archives
(BUG FIX) delete operation does not show progress dialog
(BUG FIX) list operation for archive sometimes can hang in infinite loop with refresh
(BUG FIX) Show In Finder/Terminal toolbar items sometimes stay active for archives and ftps
(BUG FIX) file system stats for archives now shows 0 free space for read only archives
(BUG FIX) File Info dialog does not show the right application for symbolic links and aliases
What's new in 1.0 (2011-12-21)
Tip bar
updated license
minor bugs fixed
What's new in 0.97 (2011-11-16)
new FTP client with read/write support
What's new in 0.96 (2011-08-16)
Lion fixes
removed FTP access with MacFuse due to reliability problems (may be reenabled later)
What's new in 0.95 (2011-07-11)
searching without using Spotlight (that is using find and grep tools)
more search options (search in both file name and content, case sensitive/insensitive search)
directories comparison function
What's new in 0.90 (2011-06-27)
the user can mount SFTP volumes with read-write support (requires MacFuse from http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/)
the user can mount FTP volumes with read-write support (requires MacFuse from http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/)
What's new in 0.85 (2011-02-07)
simple Spotlight search allows searching by name or by content (Cmd+F)
extended attributes shown on the Item Info dialog (Cmd+I)
a new text file can now be created and opened in a text editor (Opt+Cmd+4)
no need to download unrar to browse and copy from rar files (unrar is now bundled with MacCommander)
items selection (+) or unselection (-) using wildcards (like *.png)
items selection inversion (*)
files of directories can now be compared by content (requires external tool like FileMerge or DiffMerge)
new beta license
What's new in 0.80 (2010-11-23)
redesigned GUI with improved toolbar and much better Cocoa look & feel
the user can mount AFP, SMB, FTP and WebDAV services (FTPs are read only) as disks
the user can umount disks
Bonjour Browser allows to discover AFP, SMB, FTP and WebDAV services
the user can add links to directories and URLs to mount in F1/F2 link lists
What's new in 0.76 (2010-10-18)
reduced memory footprint while using Quick Look
What's new in 0.75 (2010-10-11)
browsing with tabs
read only support for tbz files
'Go To Directory' dialog
What's new in 0.70 (2010-10-04)
read/write support for 7-Zip archives (.7z files) - no external tool needed
read only support for the following archives: arj, lha, lzh, rpm, cab, cpio, tar.bz2
improved support for iso image files (still read only)
automatic MacCommander update checker - runs every day or can be invoke from Help menu
the Tools menu can now be used to change function keys replacement keyboard shortcuts (by default Cmd+x = Fx)
fixed Quick Look crash for some types of files (especially html)
fixed issue with operation progress updates while copying/moving large files from pen drives
What's new in 0.60 (2010-09-24)
support for RAR files (rar/unrar from http://www.rarlab.com required)
the Terminal.app can be opened with current directory set as the one currently browsed in MacCommander (Cmd+T)
Admin Mode (Cmd+0) that allows copying files with root authority
Polish locale (in addition to English one)