AB Commander
The facts below are what the maker publishes about AB Commander, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From AB Commander's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| AB Commander license | — | License for continued use |
| Home | $39.97, paid once | Up to 2 computers · Home, personal use only · 1 year of support and updates · Perpetual license; no annual renewal |
| Professional | $79.97, paid once | Up to 3 computers · Business or home · 1 year of support and updates · Perpetual license; no annual renewal |
| Office | $199.97, paid once | Up to 10 computers · Business or home · 1 year of support and updates · Perpetual license; no annual renewal |
The facts
Each one read from AB Commander's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Archive support
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Batch rename
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Built-in tools
- The product includes an image viewer with slideshow, a full-featured text editor, a built-in command line, and tools to filter, compare, and synchronize folders.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dual-pane view
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Enterprise deployment
- A corporate build avoids internet license validation; the Administrator's Kit includes EXE and MSI installers and a Group Policy template.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File operations
- It supports copying, moving, renaming, and deleting files, as well as splitting large files and merging them back together.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker says AB Commander can integrate with DiffMerge, Universal Viewer, and Notepad++, and supports third-party shell extensions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License validation
- Standard license validation sends the licensed-to name, license key, computer count, product and Windows version information, and a unique request and computer identifier to the validation server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Portable version
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Product
- AB Commander is a dual-panel file manager and Windows Explorer replacement for working with two folders side by side.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Storage support
- It can manage files on media recognized by the computer, including network and removable drives.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support and updates
- Purchases include one full year of online technical and customer support and free minor and major updates; after one year, upgrades are optional and offered at a 50% discount.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Synchronization
- Its folder synchronizer updates newer files and skips files that have not changed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tabbed interface
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Trial
- A fully functional 30-day trial is available without a credit card or license key.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Trial limitation
- After the first 30 days, continued use requires purchasing a license or uninstalling the software.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- WinAbility describes itself as a small company specializing in Windows utilities and security software; its first product was released in August 1993.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- windowschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Windows support
- The maker lists Windows 7 through Windows 11 and says at least one edition supports 32-bit, 64-bit, and ARM64.checked 11 Oct 2026
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