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Add to SafariWhen comparing pcmanfm-qt vs Deepin File Manager, the Slant community recommends Deepin File Manager for most people. In the question“What are the best file managers for UNIX-like systems?” Deepin File Manager is ranked 14th while pcmanfm-qt is ranked 36th.
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Pros
Pro Can open folder as root
PCManFM can open different folders as root, this way you don't have to use the terminal to move around files for which you need root permission.
Pro Simple
PCManFM is a very lightweight and simple file manager.
Pro Has a lot of features
... that only Dolphin, Krusader, Nemo & Nautilus has onboard -
but this one is a small footprint reliable friend.
Pro Send files and folders to external drives just from the right click menu
Pro Supports natural sorting of file names
The only other file manager that supports this is Dolphin.
Pro Beautiful UI
Pro Written in Qt
Pro Responsive
Pro Has dark theme support
Cons
Con Some operations are slow
Because it tries to be as lightweight as possible and tries to use very little RAM. This can unfortunately lead to it being slow sometimes.
Con Distro-specific
Kind of in between nautilus and pcmanfm.
Con Extensions not supported
Currently it does not support script extensions. It would be more useful having plugin to integrate with Dropbox and git.
Con Lack of compact view mode
No compact view with small icons, labels to the right, and multiple dynamically sized columns. This is a standard UI idiom. What is their rationale to not support it?
