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GNOME FilesPCManFM-Qt
Free

Free software from the GNOME project, funded by donations to the GNOME Foundation.

 Free

Free and open source, developed by the LXQt project.

Linux Linux
  • Tight integration with the GNOME desktop
  • Browses network locations as well as local files
  • Light Qt file manager that also handles desktop icons
  • Usable on its own outside the LXQt desktop
  • Deliberately simple, with no dual-pane mode
  • Linux only and designed around GNOME
  • Linux only
  • Research does not document advanced features such as dual panes
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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