tfm 0.0.3.dev0

A simple and Qt file manager for Linux

tfm

Simple file manager implemented in Qt for Python (Qt5). This project aims to create a simple, desktop agnostic, unix file-manager. The initial version is going to be implemented in Python, though this might change in a later version, if there are performance problems. The project is in a pre alpha stage right now and thus it is not advised to use it at the moment. If you still want to try it, a python package is available in the dist directory of this repository

Features

• basic directory traversal
• window layout with toolbar, statusbar, main table view, fs tree and bookmarks
• open files using xdg-open
• cut, copy, paste (with progress information), renaming
• named bookmarks to directories
• show/hide dotfiles
• throw files and directories in the trash
• drag and drop (always moves)
• cli to open with a path or file url supplied
• show, mount and unmount devices using udevil

How to install

There are experimental python packages in dist/. Install at your own risk using:

pip install ./dist/tfm-0.0.3.dev0.tar.gz

Screenshots

Coming soon.

Roadmap

Before 0.1

infrastructure

• proper error handling and logging
• voidlinux package
• AppImage
• add more tests

Before 0.2

functionality

• implement network mounts, especially SMB shares
• mount ISOs
• auto extract
• open multiple selected files
• statusbar directory information
• differentiate default dropAction by destination
• handle file links

ui

• drag and drop folders as bookmarks in the bookmark view

infrastructure

• port to Qt6

Beyond 0.2

functionality

• fuzzy search in folder
• restore from trash (should be implemented via a custom model/view)
• delete from trash (should be implemented via a custom model/view)
• mount MTP devices

ui

• optional preview pane
• open with dialog
• file previews
• context sensitive views and columns
• make links visually distinguishable
• file property dialog
• user configurable views and columns
• bookmark order configurable in the UI

accessability

• localization

Non-Features

These features are never going to be part of tfm:

• dependencies on specific desktop environments
• window management like tabs, split views or similar
• plugins or script support
• a lot of configuration options