WebMC

A web-based file manager inspired by Midnight Commander.
Runs on any machine with Node.js — no dependencies, no npm install needed.

Features

• Dual-panel layout — browse two directories side by side
• Keyboard-driven — full F1–F10, arrow keys, and command-line interface
• Built-in Terminal — execute shell commands directly in the browser
• Inline Editor — edit text files with save support (Ctrl+Enter to save)
• File Operations — copy, move, rename, delete, create directories
• Marking — select multiple files for batch operations
• Drag & Drop Upload — drag files from your desktop into the browser
• Download — single files or multi-file archives (.tar.gz)
• Search — find files by glob patterns (e.g. *.txt)
• Context Menu — right-click for quick actions
• PWA Ready — can be installed as a progressive web app
• Docker Support — ready-to-run container image
• i18n — English and German UI (configurable)

Quick Start

node server.js

Then open http://localhost:4500 in your browser.

Usage

node server.js [port] [--left <path>] [--right <path>]

Examples:
  node server.js                    # port 4500, panels: / and /
  node server.js 8080              # port 8080
  node server.js --left /home --right /tmp
  node server.js 8080 --left /etc --right /var/log

Configuration

Edit config.json in the project root:

{
  "port": 4500,
  "leftPanel": "/",
  "rightPanel": "/",
  "language": "en"
}

• port — HTTP server port (default: 4500)
• leftPanel — default left panel path
• rightPanel — default right panel path
• language — UI language: "en" (English) or "de" (German)

Command-line arguments override config.json values.
The language is loaded from config on startup. Changing the value requires a server restart.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Docker

docker build -t webmc .
docker run -p 4500:4500 \
  -v /:/mnt:ro \
  -e CONFIG='{"port":4500,"leftPanel":"/mnt","language":"en"}' \
  webmc

License

MIT — do what you want with it.