Sally is a fast, keyboard-first dual-panel file manager for Windows power users. It keeps the classic Open Salamander workflow alive and moves it forward for current machines: Unicode and long paths, dark mode, Windows Terminal integration, native ARM64, modern viewing, active plugin packaging, Wine compatibility, built-in languages, and a real release pipeline.

Why Sally

Open Salamander became loved because it made serious file work feel direct: two panels, fast keyboard commands, rich viewers, archive handling, plugins, and a compact Win32 UI that stays out of the way. Sally preserves that muscle memory while removing the places where the original codebase was showing its age.

• Built for real file names: Unicode and Windows long paths work through copy, move, delete, rename, drag/drop, panel state, directory history, Find, viewers, editors, startup paths, and network/UNC navigation.
• Classic workflow, current polish: the dense dual-panel interface remains, now with Light, Dark, and System theme modes across the core UI and first-party plugins.
• Small project, fast movement: user reports have turned into fixes for ARM64 FTP, Unicode context menus, viewer edge cases, Windows 11 automation changes, network long paths, release packaging, and translations.
• Open and actively shipped: runtime zips, symbols, and x64/x86/ARM64 builds are published through GitHub Releases.
• AI-assisted development velocity: AI helps grind through modernization work, tests, translations, and release plumbing while the project stays open source and user-driven.