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by paulclinger 1047 days ago
I've been using FAR for the last 20+ years on a daily basis and it hasn't crashed a single time for me. I like its minimalist UI, but a quite complex functions are only a click or two away and various plugins extend its functionality in useful ways (for example, Netbox for ftp access). I think it's a fantastically useful and robust tool.
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Are there any plugins that you would recommend?
I recommend Polygon as virtual filesystem for SQLite database files: https://plugring.farmanager.com/plugin.php?l=en&pid=973

PortaDev for accessing MTP mounts (like Android): https://plugring.farmanager.com/plugin.php?l=en&pid=933

DiskMenu for adding custom locations in Alt+F1/F2 menus: https://sourceforge.net/projects/farplugs/files/DiskMenu/

And if you're running Far under ConEmu, copy ConEmu\Plugins\ConEmu folder into Far's Plugins folder. It will do better integration with ConEmu (there will be bunch of new ConEmu related features under F11 menu in Far).

I mostly use arclite, Brackets matching, Netbox (for FTP access), Process list, FarColorer and Temporary panel. I suspect most of them come bundled with Far.