4Pane is a free and open source file manager application for Linux. It comes with multi-pane, detailed list, archive management, terminal emulator, virtual archive browsing, bookmark, mount file system and ISO, install DEB easily, find and locate, keyboard shortcuts, multiple…
Ytree is a free and open source command-line terminal based file manager application for Linux, BSD and MacOS. It comes with basic tag, untag, move, copy, edit, delete, copy and rename file features. And you can also view and edit…
Konqueror is a free and open source file manager and web browser for Linux. It is a kde project but you can use it on all other Linux desktops. It also comes with embedded applications to preview files and pictures.…
Krusader is a free and open source file manager for Linux and mainly for KDE but it also works for other desktops. It comes with two split panels, archive management,FTP file transfer, Mounted filesystem, in-build search, file viewer, file editor,…
X File Explorer or XFE is a free and open source file manager for Linux. It is lightweight and easy to use linux file manager based on old X Win Commander. It is released under open source GNU General Public License. The only requirement for XFE is FOX library. It also comes with command-line support. It comes with integrated RPM/DEB package installer, uninstaller, test editor, image viewer and with four file manager modes.
Nemo is a free and open source file manager for Linux system. It is the default file manager for Cinnamon desktop environment and specially designed for the Cinnamon desktop. But you can also install it on any other Linux desktop environment. It is a fork of Nautilus (GNOME Files) file manager. It is released under GNU general Public Version 2 license. Some of the unique features other than Nautilus are dual panel view, type-ahead search, tree view, configurable toolbar, Open as root, Open in terminal and many more. It also supports plugins. using this you can add and enhance nemo features.
Broot is a free and open source tree view command-line interactive directory navigation file manager for Linux, MacOS and Windows. Running broot on your terminal, you can get the tree overview of your system directory. It also comes with fuzzy search filter to easily search and find your files. You can also open files with their default programs. Some other features are panels, add shortcut to a file, find what files or folders take space on your system and check git statuses. You can also navigate and open files with your mouse. It is released under MIT License.
Electerm is a free and open source Terminal, ssh, sftp client for Linux, MacOS and Windows. You can use this as a terminal app, File manager, ssh client and sftp client. It is released under MIT license and it is based on electron framework, ssh2, node-pty, xterm, antd and subx library. It comes with serial port and quick command support. You can edit remote and local files with the build in editor. Some other features are sync support, Zmodem(rz, sz) support and proxy support.
Ranger is a free and open source command-line file manager for Linux. It comes with minimalistic text based user interface and VI key bindings support. The main design goal of this file manager is switch directories and browse files in a quick and easy way. Some of the main features are preview the selected file or directory and automatic determine of file types and run them with correct programs. It supports VIM like hotkeys, UTF-8, multi column display, mouse support, build in Tabs and bookmarks support. it is released under open source GNU General Public License v3.0 license. Some other command line based file managers are nnn and Midnight Commander.
