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Free and Pro
PaneShift is free for everyday file management. PaneShift Pro adds the power tools for repeated work: Multi-Rename, synchronization, servers, automation and more. Every copy starts with a 14-day Pro trial; after it, the free edition keeps working.
PaneShift Pro
$9.99 $14.99Introductory price for a limited time
One-time purchase · a year of updates · 14-day free trial
Buying opens with the first release.
What each one includes§
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Two panels, tabs, views, columns, sorting, hotlist, history, command line | Yes | Yes |
| Copy, move, delete, the queue, conflicts, Undo, APFS clones, verified copies | Yes | Yes |
| Lister, Quick View, Quick Look, editing | Yes | Yes |
| Find Files by name, size, date and Spotlight | Yes | Yes |
| Find Files by content and text in pictures, Feed to Panel | — | Yes |
| Archives: browse and unpack every format, pack ZIP and tar, mount disk images | Yes | Yes |
| Archives: pack 7z, passwords, volumes, test, create disk images | — | Yes |
| Compare Folders (Shift+F2), checksums, Get Info | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-Rename Tool | Preview | Yes |
| Synchronize Folders, Compare by Content | Comparison by name, size and date | Yes |
| SMB shares, web server folder listings | Yes | Yes |
| SFTP, SCP, FTP, FTPS, WebDAV and S3 servers, editing files on them | — | Yes |
| Folder rules | One rule | Any number, also with scripts |
| Space analysis | Top level | Every folder |
| Split and combine, images, PDFs, text in images, code signatures | — | Yes |
| Apple Intelligence: name suggestions, summaries, search by description | — | Yes |
| Scripts, Shortcuts and AppleScript | — | Yes |
| Process Viewer, Git status column (Direct edition) | — | Yes |
| Tags, iCloud, Share, AirDrop, Services, global shortcut, colors, keys, languages | Yes | Yes |
In the free edition, Pro features stay in the menus with a Pro badge. Dialogs such as Multi-Rename and Synchronize open and show their preview; the button that does the work tells you about Pro.
The trial§
For the first 14 days, every feature works. The toolbar shows how many days are left; click it to open Settings › License. When the trial ends, nothing you made is lost: rules beyond the first wait, and server connections stay saved for when you have Pro.
Your license§
- One-time purchase, no subscription. It includes the updates released within a year; the versions you have keep working forever.
- Direct edition: you receive a license key by email. Paste it into Settings › License. The key works offline and on all your Macs.
- Mac App Store edition: Pro will be an in-app purchase, restored on all your Macs with your Apple Account.
- Bought in the App Store, want the Direct edition too? No second purchase: the Direct edition finds the App Store edition on the same Mac, checks the purchase Apple signed, and unlocks Pro by itself, without a key. Keep the App Store edition installed on that Mac.
- The other way round isn't possible: App Store rules let the App Store edition unlock Pro only through its own in-app purchase, so a key from this website doesn't unlock it.