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title: "Dual-pane file manager for Mac servers"
description: "Each tab holds one or two panes, and each pane shows This Mac or any server. Swap them, zoom one, open the same folder in the other."
url: https://anybucket.app/features/dual-panes
lang: en
---

# Two panes, any two places

Put This Mac beside an SFTP server, an S3 bucket beside a WebDAV share, or two servers side by side. Each tab holds one or two panes, and you open as many tabs as you like.

[Open the full demo](https://anybucket.app/try?mode=dual-panes)

- **Any place in either pane:** Each pane shows **This Mac** or any server you've added. Pick it from the pane's source menu.
- **Tabs that say what they hold:** Tab titles read **Staging ⇄ Assets**, with a badge for each protocol, and for S3 one per provider.
- **Swap, zoom, mirror:** ⇧⌘\ swaps the panes, ⌘E zooms one, and ⌘= opens the same folder in the other pane.
- **Closed by mistake?:** ⇧⌘T reopens the tab you just closed.

## The keys

| | |
| --- | --- |
| `⌘\` | One pane or two |
| `⇧⌘\` | Swap the panes |
| `⌘E` | Zoom the pane |
| `⌘=` | Open the same folder in the other pane |
| `⇥` | Switch to the other pane |
| `⌘T` | New tab |
| `⇧⌘T` | Reopen the closed tab |
| `⌘1–9` | Go to tab 1 to 9 |

[All keyboard shortcuts](https://anybucket.app/shortcuts)

## Questions, answered

### Can both panes show servers?

Yes. Each pane shows This Mac or any server, so you can put two servers side by side and copy between them with F5.

### Can I work with one pane?

Yes. ⌘\ switches a tab between one pane and two, and ⌘E zooms the active pane when you need the room.

### Does it have a light and a dark appearance?

Both. AnyBucket follows your Mac's appearance.

## Guides and help

- [Dual-pane file managers on a Mac](https://anybucket.app/guides/dual-pane-file-manager-mac): What a two-pane commander does, why it's faster, and how to work with your servers that way on a Mac.
- [Copy files between servers](https://anybucket.app/guides/copy-files-between-servers-mac): Move files from one server to another without downloading and re-uploading them by hand.
- [Getting started](https://anybucket.app/support/getting-started): From buying to your first copy with F5: install, license, connect a server, open a second pane.
- [AnyBucket vs Commander One](https://anybucket.app/compare/commander-one): Two commanders for the Mac: one for files on your disk, one for every server you use.

## Keep exploring

- [Server to server](https://anybucket.app/features/server-to-server)
- [Keyboard-first](https://anybucket.app/features/keyboard)
- [⌘K palette](https://anybucket.app/features/command-palette)
- [Workspaces](https://anybucket.app/features/workspaces)
- [All features](https://anybucket.app/features)

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AnyBucket is independent software by [Clever Mechanisms](https://clevermechanisms.dev). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Apple Inc. or any storage provider. Independent software in the spirit of Cyberduck and the classic two-pane commanders. Not affiliated with iterate GmbH (Cyberduck). Apple, Mac, macOS, Finder and Quick Look are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. Amazon S3 is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. Other product names are trademarks of their owners. Email support: support@clevermechanisms.dev