Introduction

Overview / Layout

Panels

FileSystem

File Operations

Extensions

Tools

Customization and Configuration

Configuring the Layout

User Commands and Scripting

Other

API

Troubleshooting

FAQ (pages to follow)

Index

Main Application Layout

Main Overview

  1. Title Bar
  2. Menu Bar
  3. Toolbar Area
  4. Command Line Field
  5. Quick Launch Bar
  6. Presentation Area
  7. Tab Area
  8. Button Panel / Log Panel
  9. Status Bar

1. Title Bar

The topmost line of the Multi Commander window is the Title Bar, which displays the version number and build number of the software.

You can add custom text to the Title Bar using the -T command line parameter when launching MultiCommander.exe.

Hint
MultiCommander.exe -T=DEV

Title Bar Custom Text

The second line (if visible) is the Menu Bar, which includes the default menus: File, Edit, View, Configuration, Extensions, Tools, and Help. You can create and customize additional menus and entries for user-defined commands. Follow the instructions in the User Defined Commands documentation to learn more.
Clicking on a menu displays submenus, as detailed here.

Hint

Toggle the visibility of the Menu Bar by pressing Ctrl+M.

3. Toolbar Area

The Toolbar Area provides buttons for frequently used commands from the menu and includes buttons for opening drives in the Explorer Panel. It also contains the Command Line Bar and the Quick Launch Bar.

Learn more about:
Command Line Bar
Quick Launch Bar
Drive Bar
File Command Bar

4. Command Line Field

The Command Line Field allows you to execute various commands directly from within Multi Commander.

5. Quick Launch Bar

The Quick Launch Bar enables you to launch frequently used applications or commands with a single click.

6. Presentation Area

The Presentation Area displays the main GUI elements controlled by extensions and plug-ins, such as the Explorer Panel or File Search tools.

7. Tab Area

The Tab Area allows you to open multiple views within the application. Tabs can be dragged and dropped to different sides, and right-clicking on a tab provides additional options like closing, duplicating, or saving tabs.
Read more about Panel Tabs.

8. Button Panel / Log Panel

Beneath the Presentation Area is the Button Panel, which can be toggled on or off with Ctrl+B. You can also toggle the Log Panel using Ctrl+L, although it is not visible by default.

Read more about the Button Panel.

Hint

Toggle the Button Panel with Ctrl+B and the Log Panel with Ctrl+L.

9. Status Bar

The Status Bar shows information such as file operations progress (e.g., when copying files).