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{{Short description|File manager}}

{{ infoboxInfobox software

| name = PCMan File Manager

| screenshot name = [[Image:PCMan File Manager.png|250px]]

| screenshot = Screenshot of PCManFM 1.2.4 in Russian.png

| caption = PCMan File Manager 1.2.4 in Russian

| developer = Hong Jen Yee

| developer = Hong Jen Yee (PCMan), Andriy Grytsenko (LStranger)

| latest_release_version = 0.3.5.10

| latest release version = 2.1.0 ([[Qt (software)|Qt]])

| latest_release_date = [[14 February]] [[2008]]

| latest_release_date = {{Release date and age|2024|11|05}}

| operating_system = [[Unix-like]]

| genre = [[File Manager]]

| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]] ([[GTK]]), [[C++]] ([[Qt (framework)|Qt]])

| license = [[GNU General Public License]]

| operating_system = [[Unix-like]]

| website = http://pcmanfm.sourceforge.net/

| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]

| website = https://github.com/lxqt/pcmanfm-qt

}}

'''PCMan File Manager''' ('''PCManFM''') is a [[file manager]] application, developed by Hong Jen Yee ({{zh|t=洪任諭|p=Hóng Rènyù}}) from [[Taiwan]], which is meant to be a replacement for [[GNOME Files]], [[Dolphin (file manager)|Dolphin]] and [[Thunar]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Craciun|first=Dan|title=PCMan File Manager 0.4.5 Review|url=http://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2008071702135RVSW|publisher=Linux Today|access-date=20 February 2013|archive-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630074608/https://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2008071702135RVSW|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Georgiadis|first=Panos|title=PCMan – An Alternative File Manager|url=http://www.unixmen.com/pcman-an-alternative-file-manager/|publisher=Unixmen|access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref> PCManFM was the standard file manager in [[LXDE]] until it was discontinued, and it remains the standard file manager for [[LXQt]]. Since 2010, PCManFM has undergone a complete rewrite from scratch; build instructions, setup and configuration have changed in the process.

Released under the [[GNU General Public License]], PCManFM is indendedfree tosoftware. It followfollows the specifications given by [[Freedesktop.org]] for [[interoperability]] in free software.

'''PCMan File Manager''' (PCManFM) is a [[file manager]] application developed by Hong Jen Yee which is meant to be a replacement for [[Nautilus (file manager)|Nautilus]], [[Konqueror]] and [[Thunar]]. Released under the [[GNU General Public License]], PCManFM is [[free software]].

Dissatisfied with [[GTK|GTK3]], Hong Jen Yee experimented with [[Qt (framework)|Qt]] in early 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=966 |title=LXDE - PCManFM file manager is ported to Qt? |publisher=Blog.lxde.org |date=1999-02-22 |access-date=2013-04-27}}</ref> and released the first version of a Qt-based PCManFM on {{dts|2013|03|26}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=990 |title=LXDE - PCManFM Qt 0.1.0 released |publisher=Blog.lxde.org |date=2013-03-27 |access-date=2013-04-27}}</ref> The new PCManFM-Qt has since replaced the original version and is a core component of the LXQt [[desktop environment]].

PCManFM is indended to follow the specifications given by [[Freedesktop.org]] for [[interoperability]] in free software.

== Features ==

PCManFM's features include:

* Full [[GVfs]] support with seamless access to remote file systems (able to handle <nowiki>sftp://, dav://, smb://</nowiki>, etc. when related back-ends of gvfs are installed.)

* Twin panel

* [[Thumbnail]]sThumbnails for pictures

* Desktop management - shows wallpaper and desktop icons

* Bookmarks

* Multilingual

* Tabbed browsing (similar to a [[web browser]])

* Volume management (mount/unmount/eject, requires gvfs)

* Drag & drop support

* Files can be dragged among tabs

* File association (Default application)

* Provides the following views: icon, compact, detailed list, thumbnail, and tree on the left sidebar

== See also ==

* [[Thumbnail]]s for pictures

{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}

* [[Drag & Drop]]

* [[Comparison of file managers]]

* [[Desktop (computer)|Desktop]] - [[Icon (computer)|Icons]]

* [[Tab (GUI)|TabsLXDE]]

* [[LXQt]]

* [[Bookmarks (Internet)|Bookmarks]]

* [[MultilingualnessThunar]]

* [[SpaceFM]]

* [[Inotify]] - support (experimental)

* [[Multithreading]] to load large directories quickly

== References ==

PCManFM's [[look and feel]] can be modified to be like [[Windows Explorer]]. Therefore it is useful for people transitioning from [[Microsoft Windows]] to [[Linux]].

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

{{Commons category|PCManFM}}

* {{sourceforge|pcmanfm}}

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* http://pcmanfm.sourceforge.net/

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