* SCREENSHOTS
A familiar layout - with retro soul
Anyone who's ever used Norton, Total, or Far Manager will feel at home in the first five seconds.
* RETRO COMMANDER V0.5
A dual-pane file & disk-image manager for the whole C64 hobby. Browse, mount and edit D64, D71, D81 and more like folders, launch PRGs and dig through archives - from the keyboard, the way Norton and Star Commander always were. No special hardware needed.
Hands stay on the keys. Tab switches panes, F5 copies, F6 moves, F1 launches - exactly the muscle memory you already have.
Got an Ultimate? It also becomes a live command center for your Ultimate-64, C64 Ultimate or Ultimate-II+ - find the device, move files over FTP, and launch a PRG straight onto the real machine.
Free 14-day trial - then support the project from € 8. Lite (~3 MB) or Portable (~55 MB) · Windows 10 / 11 x64.
Retro Commander is a fast, keyboard-first file manager built around the thing the C64 hobby is full of: disk images. Browse, mount and edit D64, D71, D81 and a pile of other CBM formats exactly like folders - no extract-repack dance, no separate disk tool, no temp files.
It runs completely standalone - you don't need any special hardware. And if you do own an Ultimate-64, a C64 Ultimate or an Ultimate-II+, Retro Commander turns into a live command center for it: find the device on your network, move files over FTP, and launch a PRG straight onto the real machine.
Tour the features →Local files on the left, another folder or an open disk image on the right. Tab to switch, F-keys to act.
Open a D64 / D71 / D81 inline. Drag files in, F2 to rename entries, F8 to delete. No extract step.
The cherry on top: own an Ultimate? Connect over FTP + REST to push files and launch PRGs live. Optional - the rest works without it.
Drop the .exe on a USB stick. Settings travel with it. Nothing touches the registry.
If you grew up driving Norton Commander on DOS, Star Commander next to your X1541 cable, or Total Commander on Windows, your hands already know this app. Tab to switch panes, type letters to jump, F-keys to act.
Every operation that matters has a key. Hold Shift, Ctrl, or Alt on an F-key to layer in extra behaviour without breaking flow.
* F-KEY BAR
Shift / Ctrl / Alt + F1 select Mount A, Mount B, or Load-only. Standard Ctrl+C/X/V/Z always available.
* WHAT'S INSIDE
Browse, transfer, and run - without leaving the keyboard. Here's the short tour.
Two synchronised panes with drag-and-drop, Explorer integration, and a mirror-layout option.
See a D64's directory in proper PETSCII without opening it. Half / mid / full sizing per pane.
Block writes inside images, on FTP, on local disk, or everywhere. One status-bar click cycles the level.
D64 (incl. 40-track DolphinDOS / SpeedDOS / PrologicDOS), D71, D81, D80, D82, DNP and T64 open as folders. Drag, rename, delete, move between disks. No repack cycle.
Inject for speed, Mount A/B for the full real-drive experience. Modifiers pick the variant on the fly.
A subnet scan finds your Ultimate in 1–2 seconds. No remembering IP addresses.
Three docking presets per pane, plus a custom focus-ring colour and opacity slider.
3 MB lite (needs runtime) or 55 MB self-contained portable. Both feature-identical.
A confirmed email starts the trial - past that, the nag is the only enforcement. The app never locks your files or holds your collection hostage.
* THE CHERRY ON TOP
Retro Commander is already a full file & disk manager on its own. But plug in an Ultimate-64 or Ultimate-II+ (ultimate64.com) or a C64 Ultimate (commodore.net) and it connects straight to the real machine.
Find the device on your network in a second, browse its filesystem right next to your PC, move files over FTP, and launch any PRG onto hardware in a single keypress - the modern speed with the retro feel.
Explore the Ultimate features →* SCREENSHOTS
Anyone who's ever used Norton, Total, or Far Manager will feel at home in the first five seconds.
A free 14-day trial - no card up front. After that, three tiers unlock unlimited use. Otherwise the app keeps working with a friendly periodic donation nag.
For a quick project.
€ 8
One payment · 3 months · 2 devices
The everyday choice.
€ 16
One payment · 12 months · 3 devices
One and done, forever.
€ 32
One payment · forever · 5 devices
If you collect, swap, or tinker with C64 disk images on a Windows PC, this is for you - Ultimate owner or not. Retro Commander keeps your D64s, archives and PRGs in order with a familiar Norton-style workflow, no extract-repack busywork.
And when you do plug in an Ultimate-64, C64 Ultimate or Ultimate-II+, it stops being just a file manager and becomes a live command center for the real machine - the daily round-trip between FileZilla, the device's web UI and File Explorer simply gone.
Built by DaTucker / Rabenauge. Donations keep the lights - and the C64 - on.
Lifetime donors get a permanent listing on the Elite supporters page - handle, group, real name, your choice.
Pick the build that fits your setup. Both flavours are identical in features and run side by side without conflict. Free 14-day trial, no card up front.