--- title: Install Split Dual Commander on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Split Dual Commander for on elementary OS - Tabbed dual-pane file commander with horizontal/vertical split & folder sync url: https://snapcraft.io/install/split-dual-commander/elementary --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Split Dual Commander on **elementary OS** # Split Dual Commander [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)") * [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)") * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/split-dual-commander/elementary#install) #### Tabbed dual-pane file commander with horizontal/vertical split & folder sync A lightweight Linux open-source alternative to FreeCommander for dual-pane tabbed file management, directory synchronization, and archive handling. Independent open-source project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Marek Jasinski. DUAL-PANE TABBED WORKSPACE • Left and Right tabbed panels with + New Tab, Close Tab, Swap Panes, and instant Horizontal vs Vertical Split orientation toggle. • Live Quick Filter box per pane (substring & glob patterns) and Flat / Plain Branch View (Ctrl+B) flattening all subfolders into one sortable table. • Optional toggleable Left Directory Tree sidebar and Quick Viewer panel (Ctrl+Q) rendering images with EXIF, extracted PDF/DOCX/XLSX/text, archive contents, and 16-byte Hex dumps. • Real mount capacity bar reading /proc/mounts and os.statvfs, plus real F3 View, F4 Hash, F5 Copy, F6 Move, F7 MkDir, F8 Delete, and Alt+F5 Pack. FOLDER COMPARE & SYNCHRONIZE • Recursively compare Left vs Right folders by Size, Modified Time, or streaming SHA-256 hash into Only Left, Different, Match, and Only Right. • Selectively copy or mirror differences across folders with real progress. ARCHIVE WORKSPACE & FAVORITE FOLDERS • Browse, verify, extract, and create .7z, .zip, .tar.gz, .tar.xz, .tar.zst, and .rar archives, plus editable JSON Favorite Folders bookmarks. SUPPORT & DONATE • Created by Thanh Nguyen — ### Package name * split-dual-commander --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * Today - latest/stable --- ### Websites * [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b") --- ### Contact * [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/split-dual-commander/elementary#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about split-dual-commander ›](https://snapcraft.io/split-dual-commander) ## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Split Dual Commander Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Split Dual Commander To install Split Dual Commander, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install split-dual-commander ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/split-dual-commander/elementary) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. 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