Alternatives to Deepin File Manager
The default file manager of the Deepin desktop environment for Linux. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Deepin File Manager
The default file manager of the Deepin desktop environment for Linux.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Deepin File Manager.
GNOME Files
The default GNOME desktop file manager, also called Nautilus, for browsing local and network files.
GNOME Files is the default GNOME file manager, deliberately simple with network browsing and plugins, and it is designed around the GNOME desktop instead of Deepin.
Nemo
Cinnamon's file manager, a Nautilus fork with more built-in options.
Nemo is Cinnamon's GPL-2.0 file manager, a Nautilus fork that keeps dual panes, a type-ahead path bar and an extension system for actions and scripts.
Thunar
The lightweight default file manager of the Xfce desktop environment for Linux.
Thunar is the lightweight Xfce file manager with fast startup, a built-in bulk renamer and custom actions, extended through plugins for archives and shares.
Caja
The file manager of the MATE desktop, used to browse files and manage the desktop on Linux.
Caja is the MATE desktop file manager with an extension interface, best integrated with MATE rather than the Deepin desktop.
PCManFM-Qt
A Qt-based file manager and desktop icon manager, the default file manager of the LXQt desktop.
PCManFM-Qt is a light Qt file manager and desktop icon manager from LXQt that also works on its own on other Linux desktops.
COSMIC Files
The Rust-based file manager of System76's COSMIC desktop environment for Linux.
COSMIC Files is a Rust-based file manager built for System76's COSMIC desktop, with its own thumbnailer and applet.
Pantheon Files
The file manager designed for elementary OS and its Pantheon desktop.
Pantheon Files is the minimal file manager of elementary OS, with plugin support, Git status integration and a file chooser portal for other apps.
PCManFM
A lightweight, tabbed GTK file manager from the LXDE desktop project for Linux.
PCManFM is a lightweight tabbed GTK file manager from LXDE with very low resource use, suited to older hardware, though development is slow.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Krusader
A twin-panel commander-style file manager for KDE Plasma and other Linux and Unix desktops.
Xfe
A fast, lightweight file manager for X on Linux and Unix with Explorer- and Commander-style layouts.
Index
A multi-platform file manager from KDE's Maui project for Linux desktops and mobile devices.
Konqueror
KDE's combined web browser and file manager, using Qt WebEngine for pages.
Double Commander
A free dual-pane file manager in the Total Commander tradition, running on Linux and macOS too.
Spacedrive
Cross-device file explorer built on a distributed virtual filesystem.
