Editing Altap Salamander

{{Infobox Software
| logo = ServantSalamanderLogo.png
| name = Altap Salamander
| screenshot = 
| caption = Screenshot of Altap Salamander 2.5
| developer = [[ALTAP]]
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3509597|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q3509597|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3509597|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q3509597|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]]
| genre = [[Orthodox file manager]]
| license = [[GPL-2.0]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://github.com/OpenSalamander/salamander/blob/main/LICENSE |title=LICENSE |work=OpenSalamander/salamander repo |via=[[GitHub]] |publisher=Altap |date=4 December 2024}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://www.altap.cz}}
| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/OpenSalamander/salamander}}
}}
'''Altap Salamander''' (formerly known as ''Servant Salamander'') is a [[freeware]] [[orthodox file manager]] for [[Microsoft Windows]], originally inspired by [[Norton Commander]]. In contrast to several other file managers, it has a ''context aware'' user interface hiding complexity – for instance, the bottom function list changes on press of modifier keys, just showing the currently available hotkey function set.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hoffman|first1=J. K.|title=Altap Salamander|url=http://www.ryumaou.com/hoffman/netgeek/2014/05/altap-salamander/|website=Diary of a network geek|accessdate=21 January 2017|date=6 May 2014|quote=You can also use the context-sensitive menu to rename and delete files or directories, create directories, edit files or use the built-in viewer to preview files, all with the touch of a function key.}}</ref>

== Release history ==

''Servant Salamander 1.0'' development was started in 1996 as a hobby project by Petr Šolín (from [[Czech Republic]]) during his studies at university and released as [[freeware]] in 1997. It was originally written in [[Watcom]] C++, later in [[Visual C++]] 6.0.

''Altap Salamander 2.0'' the first [[shareware]] version was released in 2001 by a newly established company Altap. Salamander 2.0 included support for viewer and archiver [[Plug-in (computing)|plugins]]. During the development of 2.5 version the plugin architecture was expanded to support [[file system]] plugins to support [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] and other protocols.

''Altap Salamander 2.5'' plugin SDK allows plugin developers to create new viewer plugins (for file previews), archiver plugins (for browsing, unpacking, or packing [[archive file]]s), file system plugins (for custom directory listing) and tools (like multi-rename or file compare). Custom column plugins known from [[Total Commander]] are not supported, neither yet non-latin alphabets of the [[Unicode]].

''Altap Salamander 3.x'' version series newly supports the [[Windows 7]] and higher, two binaries are available, for users' choice: 32-bit and 64-bit.

''Altap Salamander 4.0'' was released are freeware in 2019 in the aftermath of Altap's acquisition by Fine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altap.cz/news/fine-acquired-altap/|title=Altap Salamander is now a freeware|website=www.altap.cz|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref> however active development has been indefinitely suspended as of July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.altap.cz/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=37006&start=45#p68135|title=Is Salamander dead? - Page 4 - Altap Salamander Support Forums|website=forum.altap.cz|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref>

''Open Salamander 5.0.'' as open source code was released on December 4, 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.altap.cz/viewtopic.php?p=73473#p73473|title=Open Salamander is now released and we look forward to its further development on GitHub|website=forum.altap.cz}}</ref> under the [[GPL-2.0]] license, no packages "releases" are yet published.<ref name="GitHub/oSalamander">{{cite web |title=OpenSalamander/salamander: Open Salamander |url=https://github.com/OpenSalamander/salamander |website=GitHub |access-date=8 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919190440/https://github.com/OpenSalamander/salamander |archive-date=19 September 2024}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[comparison of file managers]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.altap.cz}}
* [https://www.altap.cz/salamander/changelogs/ Release Notes]

{{File managers}}
[[Category:C++ software]]
[[Category:FTP clients]]
[[Category:Orthodox file managers]]
[[Category:Windows-only shareware]]


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