PCMan File Manager (PCManFM) is a file manager application developed by Hong Jen Yee from Taiwan which is meant to be a replacement for Nautilus, Konqueror and Thunar. Released under the GNU General Public License, PCManFM is free software. PCManFM is the standard file manager in LXDE which is also developed the same author in conjunction with other developers.
PCMan File Manager | |
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![]() PCMan File Manager | |
Developer(s) | Hong Jen Yee |
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Operating system | Unix-like |
Type | File Manager |
License | GNU General Public License |
Website | http://pcmanfm.sourceforge.net/ |
PCManFM is intended to follow the specifications given by Freedesktop.org for interoperability in free software.
Features
PCManFM's features include:
- Thumbnails for pictures
- Drag & Drop
- Desktop - Icons
- Tabs
- Bookmarks
- Multilingualness
- Inotify - support (experimental)
- Multithreading to load large directories quickly
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.