Of all the software I use on my machines, a file manager is by far the most frequently used and one of the most critical. Like many other Mac users, I find Apple’s Finder to be lacking in many ways. But I also grew up using dual pane file managers on the Amiga and DOS, and I find dual pane file management to be much more streamlined (the broad number of dual-pane managers on every OS suggests I ain’t alone). It is on sale over the next 6 days, at $19.95
Forklift is a dual-pane file manager that is fast and sleek with a whole stack of critical features and has been around for a good many years. It also has what many people think is the fastest s/FTP remote files engine on macOS. Forklift 3 has just been released and it is a stellar upgrade. The upgrade highlights are good support for Git status, integration with Dropbox, better two-way folder Sync, a return of the fast Preview pane (which even enables editing for simple files!!!). And as a fan of dark mode apps, FL3 has a very nice implementation (it also has a normal light mode too, you can switch instantly):
