Far2l
Far2l is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Plug-ins that are currently working: ADB (the external adb binary is required to work, see: README), Advanced compare, align, arclite (now as experimental version which partially more effective than. It has 2,230 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license.
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About Far2l
Plug-ins that are currently working: ADB (the external adb binary is required to work, see: README), Advanced compare, align, arclite (now as experimental version which partially more effective than multiarc; arclite disabled by default, to enable manually turn on F9->Options->Plugins configuration->ArcLite->[x] Enable Arclite plugin), autowrap, Calculator, colorer, drawline, editcase, editorcomp, edsort, filecase, gitgutter, hexitor, ImageViewer, incsrch, inside, jumpword (see: README), memo (see: README), MTP (see: README), multiarc, NetRocks…
Install Far2l
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Is Far2l free and open source?
Yes. Far2l's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Far2l?
Homebrew: brew install --cask far2l. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v_2.9.1).
Is Far2l still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 27, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.