Xfe
A fast, lightweight file manager for X on Linux and Unix with Explorer- and Commander-style layouts.
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About Xfe
X File Explorer (Xfe) is a graphical file manager for Unix systems that aims to be fast and use little memory. It is based on X Win Commander and offers four layouts: one panel, a directory tree with one panel, two panels, or a tree with two panels.
It comes with a text editor, image viewer, archive extractor and a viewer and installer for RPM and DEB packages. It also supports custom shell scripts, HiDPI monitors, an optional automounter and connections to Windows shares or SSH servers.
Strengths
- Small memory footprint and fast interface
- Four layouts, including dual-pane Commander style
- Includes an editor, image viewer, archive tool and package viewer
- Connects to Windows shares and SSH servers
Limitations
- Linux and Unix only
- Plain interface compared with desktop-environment file managers
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Developer
- Roland Baudin
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Lightweight Linux desktops and older hardware that need a capable file manager
- Categories
- File managers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Xfe
Compare allSoftware that can replace Xfe for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Thunar
The lightweight default file manager of the Xfce desktop environment for Linux.
Thunar is the Xfce default with fast startup and a bulk renamer, but it is single pane without Xfe's dual-pane Commander layout.
PCManFM
A lightweight, tabbed GTK file manager from the LXDE desktop project for Linux.
PCManFM is a lightweight tabbed GTK manager from LXDE for older machines, with fewer advanced features and slow development activity.
Double Commander
A free dual-pane file manager in the Total Commander tradition, running on Linux and macOS too.
Double Commander provides a dual-pane commander workflow with multi-rename, archives and FTP, and also runs on Windows and macOS.
Krusader
A twin-panel commander-style file manager for KDE Plasma and other Linux and Unix desktops.
Krusader is a twin-panel manager with directory sync, archives and SFTP, but depends on KDE libraries, adding weight outside Plasma.
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 that also handles desktop icons, with no documented dual-pane mode.
Nemo
Cinnamon's file manager, a Nautilus fork with more built-in options.
Nemo is Cinnamon's Nautilus fork with dual panes and extensions, fitting best on Cinnamon and pulling extra dependencies elsewhere.
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, integrated with MATE rather than a standalone lightweight tool.
Midnight Commander
Two-panel file manager for the terminal, with an editor and remote access.
Midnight Commander moves to a terminal two-panel interface with an editor and remote filesystem access, usable over a plain SSH session.
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