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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:37:37 +0000What is recommended file manager for i3wm?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which * fits well into the i3wm philosophy * lightweight * with no or very few dependencies * possibly fully-featured * easily or exclusively operated with keyboard * preferably graphical For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications.Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:52:51 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/Answer by matma6 for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=1687#post-id-1687I use doublecmdMon, 22 Apr 2013 19:01:20 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=1687#post-id-1687Answer by MeanEYE for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=147#post-id-147I am using my own [file manager](http://code.google.com/p/sunflower-fm/). Give it a shot. You might like it. :p ![image description](http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/3218/sunflowerpreview.png)Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:56:21 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=147#post-id-147Comment by mloskot for I am using my own <a href="http://code.google.com/p/sunflower-fm/">file manager</a>. Give it a shot. You might like it. :p <img alt="image description" src="http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/3218/sunflowerpreview.png"/> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=157#comment-157Thanks! Despite I'm a bit sceptical about Python, your project looks very interesting. I'm going to give it a try. EDIT: After 5 minutes with Sunflower, it leaped to the first place on my list of the GUI twin panel file managers. Great work!Sun, 24 Jun 2012 12:57:37 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=157#comment-157Comment by MeanEYE for I am using my own <a href="http://code.google.com/p/sunflower-fm/">file manager</a>. Give it a shot. You might like it. :p <img alt="image description" src="http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/3218/sunflowerpreview.png"/> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=163#comment-163@mloskot Thanks, glad you like it. It's still a work in progress and features are still missing, but it's being worked on. If you need a feature, just make a new enhancement request on our issues list and have patience. :DMon, 25 Jun 2012 17:39:56 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=163#comment-163Comment by TheRaven for I am using my own <a href="http://code.google.com/p/sunflower-fm/">file manager</a>. Give it a shot. You might like it. :p <img alt="image description" src="http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/3218/sunflowerpreview.png"/> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=5378#comment-5378Wow! Missing features like doing dishes and walking the dog right? That thing looks fast, nicely laid out and incredibly intuitive. Nice work!Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:14:03 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=5378#comment-5378Answer by bruno.braga for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=99#post-id-99People might criticize me here, but if you need all that (full-featured), why don't just stick with nautilus? At least for personal use (thumbnails of files, images and videos, etc), it has everything I need. But I agree that the i3wm philosophy might be more toward the terminal-ish styles people shared here (at work I also rely on old ls/cp/rm/mv commands too).Sat, 09 Jun 2012 06:06:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=99#post-id-99Comment by mloskot for People might criticize me here, but if you need all that (full-featured), why don't just stick with nautilus? At least for personal use (thumbnails of files, images and videos, etc), it has everything I need. But I agree that the i3wm philosophy might be more toward the terminal-ish styles people shared here (at work I also rely on old ls/cp/rm/mv commands too). https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=105#comment-105I prefer using keyboard than mouse, thus I indicated the i3wm philosophy. Nautilus is fully-featured, but it is not even close to what I consider as file management ergonomy. Ideal combination of GUI with keyboard and features is Total Commander, but it's Windows-only. MC is close, but misses GUI.Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:56:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=105#comment-105Comment by bruno.braga for People might criticize me here, but if you need all that (full-featured), why don't just stick with nautilus? At least for personal use (thumbnails of files, images and videos, etc), it has everything I need. But I agree that the i3wm philosophy might be more toward the terminal-ish styles people shared here (at work I also rely on old ls/cp/rm/mv commands too). https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=109#comment-109Might sound odd, but I almost never use mouse, even under nautilus...Sun, 10 Jun 2012 09:37:31 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=109#comment-109Comment by BroX for People might criticize me here, but if you need all that (full-featured), why don't just stick with nautilus? At least for personal use (thumbnails of files, images and videos, etc), it has everything I need. But I agree that the i3wm philosophy might be more toward the terminal-ish styles people shared here (at work I also rely on old ls/cp/rm/mv commands too). https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=305#comment-305If nautilus doesn't cut it, you could give krusader a try.Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:16:17 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=305#comment-305Answer by berg for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=6554#post-id-6554Until now, I like [Xfe](http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/) most.Tue, 08 Sep 2015 17:48:22 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=6554#post-id-6554Answer by miguel for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=96#post-id-96[Ranger](http://nongnu.org/ranger/) is a curses-based file manager with vi key bindings that has many features and performs most common tasks very quickly.Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:07:34 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=96#post-id-96Comment by SpicyCat for <a href="http://nongnu.org/ranger/">Ranger</a> is a curses-based file manager with vi key bindings that has many features and performs most common tasks very quickly. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=6568#comment-6568@zwl, No, ranger doesn't do mounting. Take a look at udevil, https://ignorantguru.github.io/udevil/Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:37:37 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=6568#comment-6568Comment by lkraav for <a href="http://nongnu.org/ranger/">Ranger</a> is a curses-based file manager with vi key bindings that has many features and performs most common tasks very quickly. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=227#comment-227Ranger is always the recommended answer to anything :)Sun, 08 Jul 2012 20:24:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=227#comment-227Comment by tblups for <a href="http://nongnu.org/ranger/">Ranger</a> is a curses-based file manager with vi key bindings that has many features and performs most common tasks very quickly. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=1636#comment-1636Thanks for the suggestion. Didn't know about it and it's such an amazing file manager.Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:21:32 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=1636#comment-1636Comment by bitozoid for <a href="http://nongnu.org/ranger/">Ranger</a> is a curses-based file manager with vi key bindings that has many features and performs most common tasks very quickly. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=684#comment-684Y like this: tilda + tmux + rangerTue, 23 Oct 2012 11:12:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=684#comment-684Comment by zwl for <a href="http://nongnu.org/ranger/">Ranger</a> is a curses-based file manager with vi key bindings that has many features and performs most common tasks very quickly. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=5572#comment-5572Does Ranger handle mounting flash drives? I use PCManFM and it does that. Thu, 05 Mar 2015 17:58:43 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=5572#comment-5572Comment by triplc for <a href="http://nongnu.org/ranger/">Ranger</a> is a curses-based file manager with vi key bindings that has many features and performs most common tasks very quickly. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=3969#comment-3969I use ranger tooFri, 13 Jun 2014 01:56:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=3969#comment-3969Answer by Atsutane for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=132#post-id-132[ROX](http://roscidus.com/desktop/ROX-Filer) is a lightweight GTK2 Filemanager, I use it on every of my machines.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:57:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=132#post-id-132Comment by Hibou57 for <a href="http://roscidus.com/desktop/ROX-Filer">ROX</a> is a lightweight GTK2 Filemanager, I use it on every of my machines. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=1564#comment-1564I just tried this one tonight and indeed it fits well in a tilling window manager. The pinboard feature is nice to have kind of a desktop on one workplace only. You may have a bar on all workplace and below the i3bar with the panel feature. The overall is indeed light‑weight.Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:28:50 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=1564#comment-1564Answer by sysadamin for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=117#post-id-117i like vifm. http://vifm.sourceforge.net/ console based, nicer-looking than MC, and vim keybindings. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:39:09 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=117#post-id-117Answer by phairland for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=2470#post-id-2470I use double commander as well.Sun, 01 Sep 2013 13:14:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=2470#post-id-2470Answer by polaris202 for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=106#post-id-106Try [gentoo](http://www.obsession.se/gentoo/). It's graphical, lightweight, fully-featured. You can configure your favorite keybord shortcuts and much much more. And you don't need Gnome or some like that installed, just GTK.Sat, 09 Jun 2012 17:53:10 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=106#post-id-106Comment by c1b3rh4ck for Try <a href="http://www.obsession.se/gentoo/">gentoo</a>. It's graphical, lightweight, fully-featured. You can configure your favorite keybord shortcuts and much much more. And you don't need Gnome or some like that installed, just GTK. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=336#comment-336o thanks this is pretty awesome.Sun, 12 Aug 2012 18:36:37 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?comment=336#comment-336Answer by Michael for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=94#post-id-94I know people who are using pcmanfm or thunar or mc on the console. I dislike all file managers I know of, so I just stick with a shell and ls/cd/rm.Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:29:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=94#post-id-94Answer by x3map for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=3903#post-id-3903Total Commander under wine !!!Sun, 01 Jun 2014 16:53:55 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=3903#post-id-3903Answer by joepd for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=93#post-id-93BASH/ZSH ;)Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:31:49 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=93#post-id-93Answer by stsquad for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=1692#post-id-1692Seeing as i3wm is mostly a graphical shell so I can run emacs and my browser alongside each other I mostly use dired-mode inside emacs.Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:48:07 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=1692#post-id-1692Answer by swap38 for I'm looking for suggestions of i3-friendly file manager which <ul> <li>fits well into the i3wm philosophy</li> <li>lightweight</li> <li>with no or very few dependencies</li> <li>possibly fully-featured</li> <li>easily or exclusively operated with keyboard</li> <li>preferably graphical</li> </ul> For console, I consider Midnight Commander superior, but it's always good to learn about alternatives. EDIT: Certainly, console itself is a very capable file manager what has been pointed in answers below. I should have clarified the question is about dedicated file management applications. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=3031#post-id-3031You can try pcmanfm, it's very light, fast with many features (usefull for mount / unmount usb devices) : http://wiki.lxde.org/en/PCManFMWed, 11 Dec 2013 12:18:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/92/what-is-recommended-file-manager-for-i3wm/?answer=3031#post-id-3031