Marta
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Marta, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Marta's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Marta | Free | Beta; macOS 11.0 or later |
The facts
Each one read from Marta's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Archives
- Marta opens and writes ZIP archives, opens formats including RAR, 7Z, TAR, ISO, CAB, and LZH, and supports browsing and editing nested archives.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Archive support
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Audience
- Marta describes itself as designed for power users.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Availability
- Marta is currently in beta and the download page requires macOS 11.0 or later.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Marta offers a configuration DSL and five included themes, and users can create their own themes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dual-pane view
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- File operations
- The task queue lets users control ongoing file operations and pause or resume them.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Marta can connect to external tools through configurable gadgets that launch applications or command-line executables.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Keyboard use
- Marta supports keyboard and mouse use, and its key bindings are configurable.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- Marta provides a Lua API for writing plugins, with API reference and tutorials on its site.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says Marta does not collect or sell user data and has no hidden functionality or backdoors.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Marta is a native macOS dual-pane file manager written in Swift.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search
- Quick Search finds files by substring or regular expression, while Look Up uses macOS indices for system-global file search.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users to email or Twitter for questions and to the issue tracker for bugs and feature requests.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tabbed interface
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Terminal
- Marta includes a terminal that synchronizes its working directory with a file pane in both directions.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- License plans
- The maker says that after beta Marta is expected to require a license, while archived current versions will remain downloadable and usable for free; patrons contributing $15 or more in total receive a perpetual license.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- Marta's author identifies himself as Yan Zhulanow and says he lives in Japan.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- macoschecked 20 Sep 2026
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