Free for personal use
Use Cmdr at home without paying a cent. For work, one payment of $59 and it’s yours.
macOS only · Source-available (BSL 1.1)
Personal
For hobbyists and side projects
- ✓ The whole file manager
- ✓ Cmdr AI, free during the beta
- ✓ Unlimited machines
- ✓ Automatic updates
- ✗ Commercial use
Commercial
For work use
- ✓ All features, Cmdr AI included
- ✓ Commercial use
- ✓ Per user, your own devices
- ✓ One year of updates included
- ✓ Your last version stays yours, forever
Ready for your security review: every line is readable on GitHub, the trust page answers the usual security questions, and the BSL 1.1 license turns into AGPL-3.0 after three years, so a one-person project can’t strand your team.
Enterprise
For larger teams and organizations
- ✓ Everything in Commercial
- ✓ Your IT department deploys it
- ✓ Your security team reviews it
- ✓ One contract, one invoice, your PO
Cmdr AI is free for everyone while Cmdr is in beta. Later it moves to a Pro plan with hosted models included, so you won’t need an API key. The file manager itself stays free for personal use.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as “commercial use”?
Well, you know. If you’re making money (getting a salary, having contracts, etc.) in relation to what you use those files for, that’s commercial use. Can be employment, freelancing, consulting. These cases need a Commercial license, which is $59, paid once. Organizing your family photos, copying files for your hobby projects, doing your open source work or volunteering, these are Personal use and Cmdr is 100% free for these things.
Can I use it on multiple machines?
Yes! Use Cmdr on as many machines as you like with a single Commercial license, as long as you’re the only person using it. You can install it on your laptop, desktop, remote debugging VM thing, whatever you like. The license is per person, not per machine.
What happens after my year of updates runs out?
Nothing breaks. The last version you were entitled to keeps working, for as long as you like, on as many of your machines as you like. If you want to carry on getting new versions, updates are $39 a year. Skip a year and come back later, that’s fine too.
Do I pay extra for Cmdr AI?
Not during the beta: Cmdr AI is free for everyone right now. It runs on an API key you bring from a provider you pick, or fully on-device with a local model. Later, Cmdr AI moves to a Pro plan that includes hosted models, so you won’t need an API key at all. The file manager itself stays free for personal use, and a Commercial license bought today keeps Cmdr AI with your own key or the on-device model for as long as your updates run.
Can I see the source code?
Yes! Cmdr is source-available. You can view the code, learn from it, verify that there are no nasty backdoors or any other weird stuff going on. Just you can’t reuse/republish the code or the app. The BSL 1.1 license converts to AGPL-3.0 after 3 years, meaning that if the dev gets hit by a bus, you won’t end up without updates forever.
What if I regret the purchase?
30-day, no-questions-asked refund. Send an email and you’ll get your money back.
Do you offer team and enterprise licenses?
Yes. For a handful of people, buying Commercial licenses one by one is the quickest route, and each person can use theirs on all of their machines. Once your IT department has to deploy Cmdr, your security team has to sign off on it, or finance wants one invoice against a PO, that’s an enterprise deal: email [email protected] with your headcount and what you need, and you’ll get a quote back.