Nemo is a file manager for the Cinnamon desktop environment. The Cinnamon project was formed as a reimplementation of GNOME 2 using the components of GNOME 3.
Nemo is based on the GNOME 2 version of Nautilus (now GNOME Files). The project was started when Files 3.6 removed some functionality including type ahead find and split pane view.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Familiar look and feel to GNOME Files.
- Search function
- Editable URI bars
- Full path in window title
- Single or double click
- Double-click to rename
- Plugin support – invoke actions, scripts, and extensions.
- Open each folder in a new window
Website: github.com/linuxmint/nemo
Support:
Developer: nemo authors
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Nemo is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| GTK File Managers | |
|---|---|
| Double Commander | File manager with two panels side by side |
| Files | File browser designed for elementary OS; loose fork of GNOME Files |
| GNOME Files | Simple file manager for GNOME |
| GNOME Commander | Two-panel graphical file manager |
| 4Pane | Multi-pane, detailed-list file manager |
| PCManFM | Slim and useful, but not to have any feature bloat |
| Sunflower | Small and highly customizable twin-panel file manager |
| Thunar | xfce’s file manager |
| Flux | Multi-threaded Linux file manager |
| Tux Commander | Windowed file manager with two panels side by side |
| Portfolio | Minimalist, touch-friendly file manager |
| A couple of GNOME Files forks are also worth mentioning. | |
| Nemo | File manager for the Cinnamon desktop environment |
| Caja | File manager for the MATE desktop |
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