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SpaceFM

 28 likes

Multi-panel tabbed file and desktop manager with built-in VFS, udev- or HAL-based device manager, customisable menu system, and bash integration.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application type

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Linux
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Discontinued

Last update was in 2018.

5 / 5 Avg rating (2)
28likes
3comments
41alternatives
0news articles

Features

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Properties

  1.  Customizable

Features

  1.  No registration required
  2.  Works Offline
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  Multi panel
  5.  Gtk

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Recent activities

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    POX added SpaceFM as alternative to Tokie
    about 1 month ago
  • K0RR updated SpaceFM
    5 months ago
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    POX added SpaceFM as alternative to Nemo Documents
    5 months ago
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    K0RR added SpaceFM as alternative to Liri Files
    6 months ago
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    mopsbublic added SpaceFM as alternative to Phone Drive
    10 months ago
  • FONZACUS reviewed SpaceFM  
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    11 months ago

    easy to use, but customizable if you really wanted it. i love qdir for win, and am surprised there arent many quad pane managers out there. sure we can use any and set em up in their little corners, or use multiplexers etc, but just having a simple quad mode is good enough for me

  • FONZACUS and forcemajore liked SpaceFM
    11 months ago
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SpaceFM information

  • Developed by

    US flagIgnorantGuru

  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 5

  • Alternatives

    41 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Category

File Management

GitHub repository

  •  72 Stars
  •  9 Forks
  •  8 Open Issues
  •   Updated Apr 17, 2025 
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Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about SpaceFM, and it has gotten 28 likes

SpaceFM was added to AlternativeTo by elmodos on Jul 23, 2012 and this page was last updated Dec 23, 2024.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
tuqueque
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Mar 5, 2019
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The only File Manager that can be configured to be "Quad Panel" in Linux!

FONZ
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Jun 20, 2024
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easy to use, but customizable if you really wanted it. i love qdir for win, and am surprised there arent many quad pane managers out there. sure we can use any and set em up in their little corners, or use multiplexers etc, but just having a simple quad mode is good enough for me

C.A.
Aug 4, 2022
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light-weight and has up to four viewports

What is SpaceFM?

SpaceFM is a multi-panel tabbed file and desktop manager for Linux with built-in VFS, udev- or HAL-based device manager, customisable menu system, and bash integration. SpaceFM aims to provide a stable, capable file manager with significant customisation capabilities.

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