Unifyl

The AI-powered dual-pane file manager for macOS.
Total Commander's depth. ForkLift's polish. Intelligence built in.

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Features

📁 Dual-Pane File Management

• Single, dual, triple, and free-split pane layouts
• Tabbed browsing with tab groups and persistent workspaces
• Drag-and-drop with spring-loaded folders
• Queue manager with pause, resume, and speed throttling
• Inline terminal per pane

🔍 Search & Filter

• Real-time filtering as you type
• Regex and wildcard pattern matching
• Spotlight integration for instant system-wide search
• Content search across file bodies
• Advanced filters by size, date, kind, and tags

🤖 AI-Powered Tools

• Semantic search -- find files by meaning, not just name (local embeddings + vector DB)
• AI rename -- suggest filenames from image recognition or document content
• Smart tagging -- auto-classify files using on-device NLP
• Duplicate intelligence -- perceptual hashing to surface near-duplicates
• Natural language commands -- tell the command palette what you want in plain English
• All AI processing runs locally on Apple Neural Engine. Your files never leave your Mac.

🌐 Remote & Cloud

• FTP, FTPS, SFTP (PPK, FIDO2, 2FA), WebDAV, SMB, AFP, NFS
• Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob
• Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud Drive
• Docker container and Kubernetes pod browsing
• iOS/Android device connectivity

🔧 75+ Professional Tools

• File → PDF conversion (images, text, Office docs via LibreOffice; HWP / HWPX with Hancom-app fallback when LibreOffice's filter rejects the file)
• Multi-rename with regex, numbering, EXIF data, AI suggestions, and undo
• Text diff, binary hex compare, image overlay, recursive directory diff
• 3-way file merge with per-conflict Accept Left/Right/Both
• Bidirectional directory sync (local and remote)
• Archives as virtual folders: browse, copy, move, delete inside ZIP, 7z, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, ZSTD, RAR
• Encrypted archives: ZIP and 7z password support
• Smart filename decoding for legacy CJK ZIPs — Chinese (CP936/GBK), Japanese (Shift-JIS), Korean (CP949) detected by Hangul/Kana/Hanja distribution, not by guess
• Overwrite confirmation dialogue when extracting or copying out of archives (Skip / Rename / Overwrite, with "Apply to all")
• Entry mtimes preserved on extract — no more "extracted file is 9 hours off" on KST machines
• Inline hex editor with pattern search and edit/save
• EXIF/metadata bulk editor: batch edit date, GPS, author, copyright
• Incremental backup with delta analysis (new, modified, unchanged)
• Real-time log viewer with keyword highlighting and filter
• File operation undo/redo (copy, move, delete reversible)
• Macro recorder: record file operations, save, replay with variables
• Multi-panel workspace layouts: save and restore tab arrangements
• File operation scheduler with cron-based automation
• Checksums: CRC32, MD5, SHA-1/256/512, SHA-3, BLAKE3
• App uninstaller with leftover cleanup
• Automation engine: Shell, AppleScript, JavaScript (JXA)

💻 Developer Tools

• Git integration panel: status, stage/unstage, commit, push/pull, inline diff
• SSH tunnel manager: save port forwarding profiles, start/stop tunnels
• Docker container file editing with auto-sync
• Process map, port viewer, environment manager, REST API explorer

🎨 Customizable Themes

• Light and dark mode with system auto-switching
• 12 built-in presets: Classic Navy, Midnight, Nord, Solarized, and more
• Full theme editor with 20+ color tokens
• Export and share .ultratheme files
• Per-filetype color coding

⌨️ Keyboard-First Design

Every action is reachable from the keyboard. Command palette (Cmd+Shift+P), Vim-style navigation, and full shortcut customization. Remap any of 120+ commands across 12 categories in Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts, with conflict detection and one-click reassignment.

🌎 15 Languages

English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Vietnamese.

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Installation

Download

Get the latest release from unifyl.app/download.

1. Open the .dmg file
2. Drag Unifyl to your Applications folder
3. Launch and grant file access when prompted

Homebrew (planned)

brew install --cask unifyl

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Pricing

	Free	Pro -- $39.99
Pane layouts	Single & Dual	Single, Dual, Triple, Free-split
Tabs & workspaces	5 tabs	Unlimited
Search	Basic + Spotlight	Full regex + content search
AI tools	--	All AI features
Remote connections	FTP, SFTP	All protocols + cloud storage
Archives	ZIP	ZIP, 7z, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, ZSTD, RAR
Multi-rename	Basic	Full (regex, EXIF, AI, presets)
Compare & sync	--	Text, binary, image, directory
Themes	Light & Dark	12 presets + custom editor
Plugins	--	All 6 plugin types

One-time purchase. No subscription. Free updates for life via built-in Sparkle auto-updater.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Cmd + Shift + P	Command palette
Tab	Switch active pane
Return	Open file / Enter folder (cursor item only)
Shift + Return	Rename selected file
Space	Quick Look preview
Cmd + Delete	Move to Trash
Cmd + Z	Undo last file operation
Cmd + Shift + N	New folder
Cmd + F	Find / filter
Cmd + Shift + F	Advanced search
Cmd + Opt + F	Content search
Cmd + Opt + S	AI Semantic search
Ctrl + F7	Advanced search panel
Insert	Toggle select + move down
Shift + ↓/↑	Toggle select range
Ctrl + S	Add to Smart Folder
Cmd + T	New tab
Cmd + W	Close tab
Cmd + 1	Single pane layout
Cmd + 2	Dual pane layout
Cmd + K	Open terminal
Cmd + Opt + C	Compare files
Cmd + Opt + G	Git panel
Cmd + I	Get Info

All shortcuts are customizable in Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts.

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Building from Source

Requirements

• macOS 14 Sonoma or later
• Xcode 16.0+
• Swift 6.0+

Steps

git clone https://github.com/niceguy61/unifyl.git
cd unifyl

# Verify your toolchain (xcodegen / swift / dmgbuild / 7zz / notarytool …)
make doctor

# Generate Xcode project
make gen

# Build all packages — sequentially with clean log per package
make build

# Or in parallel (8.0s → 0.5s no-op rebuild, ~3s cold)
make build-fast

# Run tests
make test

# Lint + check that user docs / in-app help / KeyBindingManager don't drift
make lint

See the Makefile for all available targets.

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Plugin Development

Extend Unifyl with .unifylplugin bundles. Six plugin types are supported: Viewer, Packer, Content, FileSystem, Action, and AI.

import UnifylPluginSDK

public class MyViewerPlugin: ViewerPlugin {
    public var manifest: PluginManifest { ... }
    public func canView(_ url: URL) -> Bool { ... }
    public func makeView(for url: URL) -> AnyView { ... }
}

Install plugins to ~/Library/Application Support/Unifyl/Plugins/. SDK documentation coming soon.

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Contributing

Unifyl is proprietary software. We welcome:

• Bug reports -- open an issue with reproduction steps
• Feature requests -- describe your workflow and what you need
• Translations -- help us reach more languages
• Plugins -- build on the plugin SDK

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License

Proprietary. Copyright 2024-2026 Unifyl. All rights reserved. See LICENSE for details.

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