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.[citation needed] Released under the GNU General Public License, PCManFM is free software. PCManFM is the standard file manager in LXDE, which is also developed by the same author in conjunction with other developers.
PCMan File Manager | |
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![]() PCMan File Manager | |
Developer(s) | Hong Jen Yee |
Stable release | |
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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 and drop
- Desktop - Icons[clarification needed]
- Tabs
- Internet bookmarks
- It is multilingual.
- Inotify support (experimental)
- Multithreading to load large directories quickly
PCManFM's look and feel can be modified to be like Windows Explorer.[citation needed] Therefore it is useful for people transitioning from Microsoft Windows to Linux.