DuoPane
Two-pane file manager for Mac that opens 5 GB logs instantly
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Keyboard-first, Total Commander-style file manager for macOS: F3 viewer that opens multi-gigabyte logs instantly, F4 editor, SFTP/FTPS and iCloud Drive as ordinary panels, archives browsed like folders, a built-in REST client and iCloud sync of settings. Native Swift/AppKit, Apple Silicon + Intel, notarized, no Electron, no tracking. 14 days free, then a free tier; Personal $19/year or $59 lifetime.
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PH · launched Oct 20, 2026 · 2 upvotes (top 23%)
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Partial Dual-pane UI, SFTP, and archive browsing are doable, but a native AppKit app that stays instant on multi-gigabyte files and polishes all of the protocol and file handling needs deep macOS expertise.
What it would actually take: Build a native Swift/AppKit app with memory-mapped or chunked file readers for the viewer, libssh2-based SFTP/FTPS clients, and archive libraries exposed as virtual folders. Add iCloud sync via CloudKit or document containers. The hard parts are performance on huge files and polished, reliable macOS-native behavior, which require experienced Mac developers.
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Attention rank: #89 of 371 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 350 days after the earliest competitor.
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