File managers
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This article provides a list of file managers available in Gentoo.
A file manager is a computer program that allows for the manipulation of files and directories on a computer's filesystem.
Available software
Graphical
Typically, graphical file managers are opened and configured from the desktop environment.
| Name | Package | Homepage | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | kde-apps/dolphin | https://apps.kde.org/dolphin/ | Plasma filemanager focusing on usability. |
| Nautilus (Files) | gnome-base/nautilus | website | Default file manager for the GNOME desktop. |
| Konqueror | kde-apps/konqueror | Web browser and file manager based on KDE Frameworks. | |
| Krusader | kde-misc/krusader | Advanced twin-panel (commander-style) file-manager with many extras. | |
| Nemo | gnome-extra/nemo | https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo | Fork of GNOME's Nautilus file manager for Cinnamon. |
| PCManFM | x11-misc/pcmanfm | https://wiki.lxde.org/en/PCManFM | Powerful yet lightweight file manager from LXDE. |
| PCManFM-Qt | x11-misc/pcmanfm-qt | https://github.com/lxqt/pcmanfm-qt | Qt GUI File manager, default file manager of LXQt. |
| spacefm | x11-misc/spacefm | http://ignorantguru.github.io/spacefm/ | A multi-panel tabbed file manager. |
| Thunar | xfce-base/thunar | https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/start | Xfce file manager. |
| X File Explorer | x11-misc/xfe | http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/ | MS-Explorer-like minimalist file manager for X. |
Command line
Command line file managers are usually run in a terminal emulator, and often configured through configuration files. They can generally run remotely over SSH.
| Name | Package | Homepage | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNU Midnight Commander | app-misc/mc | https://midnight-commander.org/ | Free cross-platform orthodox file manager, started in 1994 as a clone of Norton Commander. |
| nnn (n³) | app-misc/nnn | https://github.com/jarun/nnn | Full-featured terminal file manager, tiny, nearly 0-config, and incredibly fast. |
| ranger | app-misc/ranger | https://ranger.github.io/ | Console file manager with VI key bindings, a minimalistic, friendly curses interface, with a view on the directory hierarchy. |
| Vifm | app-misc/vifm | https://vifm.info/ | Console file manager with vi(m)-like keybindings. Offers familiar navigation for vim junkies. |
See also
- Desktop environment — provides a list of desktop environments available in Gentoo.
- Recommended applications — applications recommended for use in a graphical environment (X11, Wayland)
- Recommended tools — lists system-administration related tools recommended for use in a shell environment (terminal/console)