PCManFM
A lightweight, tabbed GTK file manager from the LXDE desktop project for Linux.
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About PCManFM
PCManFM is the file manager of the LXDE desktop. It aims to be fast and light on resources, which makes it a common choice on older hardware and in minimal Linux desktops.
It is written in C and built with the usual configure and make process, though most people install it from their distribution's packages. It suits Linux users who want a simple graphical file manager that starts quickly.
Strengths
- Very low resource use
- Suits minimal desktops and older hardware
- Widely packaged by Linux distributions
Limitations
- Linux only
- Fewer advanced features than larger file managers
- Development activity is slow
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Developer
- The LXDE contributors
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Lightweight Linux desktops and older machines
- Categories
- File managers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to PCManFM
Compare allSoftware that can replace PCManFM for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
PCManFM-Qt
A Qt-based file manager and desktop icon manager, the default file manager of the LXQt desktop.
PCManFM-Qt is the Qt-based counterpart used by LXQt, also handling desktop icons, with a more active repository than the GTK version.
Thunar
The lightweight default file manager of the Xfce desktop environment for Linux.
Thunar is Xfce's lightweight manager with fast startup, a built-in bulk renamer, custom actions and plugins for archives and shares.
Xfe
A fast, lightweight file manager for X on Linux and Unix with Explorer- and Commander-style layouts.
Xfe stays lightweight but adds four layouts including dual-pane, an editor, image viewer, archive tool and connections to Windows shares and SSH.
Caja
The file manager of the MATE desktop, used to browse files and manage the desktop on Linux.
Caja is MATE's actively maintained file manager with an extension interface, best integrated with the MATE desktop.
Nemo
Cinnamon's file manager, a Nautilus fork with more built-in options.
Nemo is Cinnamon's Nautilus fork with dual panes and an extension system, but it pulls in extra dependencies on other desktops.
COSMIC Files
The Rust-based file manager of System76's COSMIC desktop environment for Linux.
COSMIC Files is a Rust-based manager built for System76's COSMIC desktop and is less suited to minimal desktops like LXDE.
Krusader
A twin-panel commander-style file manager for KDE Plasma and other Linux and Unix desktops.
Krusader is a feature-rich KDE twin-panel manager with synchronisation and SFTP, adding KDE dependencies that are heavier than PCManFM.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Double Commander
A free dual-pane file manager in the Total Commander tradition, running on Linux and macOS too.
nnn
A terminal file manager of about 150 KB that starts instantly, uses under 4 MB of memory and needs almost no configuration.
Midnight Commander
Two-panel file manager for the terminal, with an editor and remote access.
