Marta
Marta is a native dual-pane file manager for macOS that helps you browse, organize, copy, and inspect files with keyboard-friendly controls.
What is Marta?
Marta is a file manager for macOS built for people who want faster, more flexible file handling than the standard Finder workflow. It uses a dual-pane layout that makes it easier to move, compare, and organize files between folders, external drives, and archive contents. The app is designed for keyboard-focused use, but it also supports regular mouse-driven navigation, tabs, windows, file previews, and quick search. Marta includes built-in support for working with many archive formats as if they were folders, which is useful for inspection, extraction, and everyday file management tasks. It also offers customization through themes, configuration files, and plugins, making it especially appealing to power users, developers, and anyone who spends a lot of time managing files on a Mac. The app is published by Yan Zhulanow.
Key features
- Browse and manage files in a dual-pane layout
- Copy, move, and organize items between folders quickly
- Open and inspect many archive formats like regular folders
- Search file lists instantly with substring or regular-expression matching
- Use tabs and multiple windows for parallel file work
- Preview files with the Space key in a Finder-like workflow
- Customize behavior, themes, and shortcuts to fit your workflow
- Extend the app with plugins and terminal integration
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Marta is a normal desktop file manager, so it can view, copy, move, rename, and delete files you choose to work with. That level of access is expected for its purpose, but it also means mistakes in file operations can affect important documents if you act too quickly. If you use plugins or deep customization, review changes carefully and keep backups of important data before large file moves or deletes.
Recommendation: Keep Marta if you use it for file management, archive browsing, or keyboard-driven workflows on your Mac. If you do not use it, removing it is usually optional and should only affect your ability to open the app and its custom settings or plugins.
Common paths
/Applications/Marta.app
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/org.yanex.marta
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