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Filex

A GTK3 file manager for Linux inspired by Ubuntu's Nautilus circa 2012, built with Go.

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Features

  • Classic Ambiance theme — faithful recreation of the Ubuntu ~2012 look and feel
  • Tabbed browsing — open multiple directories in tabs, each with independent history
  • Dual view modes — switch between detailed list view and icon grid view
  • Breadcrumb navigation — click path segments to jump directly, or toggle to a text entry for manual paths
  • Places sidebar — quick access to Home, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, and other common directories
  • Bookmark support — pin your own folders to the sidebar, persisted across sessions
  • Trash management — move files to trash and restore them, following the freedesktop.org spec
  • File operations — copy, cut, paste, rename, delete, and create new folders
  • Search — filter files in the current directory
  • Keyboard shortcuts — navigate and manage files without leaving the keyboard
  • Status bar — item count and free disk space at a glance

Install

Ubuntu (PPA)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:liamzebedee/filex
sudo apt update
sudo apt install filex

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/liamzebedee/filex.git
cd filex
make build
sudo make install

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Old school Ubuntu 2010 file explorer / Nautilus

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