Marlin – GTK3 file manager

Marlin is a sleek and fast GTK3 file manager which focuses on speed, simplicity and ease of use.

It is an alternative to the Nautilus file manager.

Marlin is written in Vala and C and is in a very early stage of development.

Features include:

• Integration with Ubuntu Unity.
• Tab support.
• Open in Tab feature.
• Color tag each file and folder for identification purposes.
• Nautilus-like location bar.
• Three file view modes: Icon View, List View and Column View.
• Networking support (SSH, FTP, Windows share, HTTP and HTTPS).
• Customizable toolbar, including toolbar icon size.
• Configurable date format: iso, locale, informal.
• Single click/double click to open file.
• Show hidden files.
• Zoom in/out.
• Compress files.
• Preview files with Gloobus-Preview.
• Extensions: Open Terminal, Dropbox and UbuntuOne.

Website: launchpad.net/marlin
Support:
Developer: ammonkey, Lucas Baudin, Mathijs Henquet, Robert Roth, Vadim Rutkovsky, Rico Tzschichholz
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Marlin is written in Vala and C. Learn Vala with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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