PCManFM-Qt
A Qt-based file manager and desktop icon manager, the default file manager of the LXQt desktop.
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About PCManFM-Qt
PCManFM-Qt started as the Qt port of PCManFM, the file manager of LXDE, and is built on a Qt port of libfm. It uses GLib for the file management work underneath.
LXQt uses it both to browse files and to draw the desktop and its icons. It can also be installed and used on its own, outside LXQt, by anyone who wants a light Qt file manager on a Linux desktop.
Strengths
- Light Qt file manager that also handles desktop icons
- Usable on its own outside the LXQt desktop
- Long-running project with an active repository
Limitations
- Linux only
- Research does not document advanced features such as dual panes
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source, developed by the LXQt project.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The LXQt contributors
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- A light Qt file manager on LXQt or another Linux desktop
- 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-Qt
Compare allSoftware that can replace PCManFM-Qt for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
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Nemo
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Caja
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Index
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PCManFM-Qt as an alternative
Listings that name PCManFM-Qt as an alternative.
COSMIC Files
The Rust-based file manager of System76's COSMIC desktop environment for Linux.
PCManFM-Qt is a light Qt file manager from LXQt that also works on its own outside that desktop.
Deepin File Manager
The default file manager of the Deepin desktop environment for Linux.
PCManFM-Qt is a light Qt file manager and desktop icon manager from LXQt that also works on its own on other Linux desktops.
Pantheon Files
The file manager designed for elementary OS and its Pantheon desktop.
PCManFM-Qt is a light Qt file manager from LXQt that also manages desktop icons and works on other Linux desktops.
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Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Konqueror
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Double Commander
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nnn
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