Altap Salamander is a small and fast two-pane file manager with an open plugin architecture.

The ability to view content of files (html, text, over 40 picture formats, mp3), support for archives (rar, zip, tar/gzip, arj, cab, etc.)and intuitive user interface that is easier to learn and use, makes it widely popular substitute for Windows Explorer.

Key features

# Altap Salamander is fast, intuitive, customizable, and user-friendly.
# Two independent panels with directory listings.
# Hotkeys for all functions. Mouse shortcuts.
# Fast files and directories search.
# Prepared for language localizations, English, Czech, and German language included.
# Internal support for 7-Zip, ZIP, RAR, CAB, ARJ, ISO, and TAR/DEB/GZIP/BZ archives.
# Most popular network protocols such as FTP, FTPS, SCP, or SFTP are supported.
# Support for icon overlay shell extensions is useful for Tortoise SVN or CVS users.
# Option to protect your sensitive files with strong encryption algorithms.
# Integrated Password Manager protected by 256-bit AES.
# Support for creating self-extracting archives.
# The ability to view content of files (text, html, over 40 picture formats, mp3, etc.).
# Internal viewer with text and hex modes, supporting unlimited file sizes.
# Command line for executing arbitrary commands through the system shell.
# Support for long filenames, file type associations, and compression on NTFS volumes.
# Support for changing case of filenames or stripping diacritic.
# Open plugin architecture, freely available SDK.
# Tasks automation using Windows Script Host languages such as JScript or VBScript.
# File Comparator with support for Unicode files.
# Undelete plugin for deleted files recovery on NTFS and FAT volumes.
# Powerful Batch Renamer with regular expressions support.
# You can split or combine your files with the Split & Combine plugin.
# Files integrity verification with Checksum plugin using CRC, MD5, or SHA1 hashes.
# Copy or move keys in Registry using Windows Registry plugin.
# Display disk space utilizations with new Diskmap plugin.
# User menu for all selected files and directories.