emelFM2

Spec sheet

Purpose

emelFM2 is a file manager for UNIX-like operating systems.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Supported platforms

Linux and other UNIX-like systemsRead 24 Sep 2026 · emelfm2.net

Free plan

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · emelfm2.net

Support

The project directs users to report bugs through its ticket system and also provides a mailing list.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Archive limits

The unpack plugin supports listed archive formats including tar.gz, tar.bz2, tar, zip, 7z, rar, arj, and zoo; compressed single files are not supported by that plugin.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Archive support

The unpack plugin supports .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar, .zip, .7z, .rar, .arj, and .zoo archives.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Batch rename

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · emelfm2.net

Command execution

Commands can be started from the built-in command line, toolbar buttons, or assigned keys.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Commands

Commands can be started from a built-in command line, toolbar buttons, or assigned keys.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Configuration

The user guide says most of the interface can be changed and configuration is saved between sessions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Customization

The user guide says most aspects of the interface can be changed through the configuration dialog.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Dependencies

The listed requirements include Gtk+ 2.6 or later and the shell commands grep and sed; compiling also requires libmagic development files and GCC 3.2 or later.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Dual-pane view

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · emelfm2.net

File finding

A find plugin can search for items across locations and by multiple attributes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Interface

Its window has two directory panes and a third pane that displays command output; panes can be resized or hidden.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Latest listed source release

The homepage lists emelfm2-0.9.1.tar.bz2, dated 2014-02-18, as the latest source-code release.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Platform requirements

The site says emelFM2 should run on UNIX-like systems that support Gtk+2 or Gtk+3, subject to optional dependencies.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Plugins

The user guide describes optional plugins, including tools for access-control lists, finding files, comparing directories, and packing or unpacking archives.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Release

The site lists emelfm2-0.9.1.tar.bz2 as the latest source release, dated 2014-02-18.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Security-related limit

The user guide says the crypt plugin requires each file to fit in available memory, and compression roughly doubles the memory requirement, so it is unsuitable for large files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Supported systems

The site lists FreeBSD, NetBSD, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Gentoo, Slackware, Arch Linux, and other systems as known to run emelFM2.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Tabbed interface

NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · emelfm2.net

Text tools

The user guide describes an included basic text editor with find, replace, cut, copy, paste, undo, save, and save-as functions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Text viewer

The application includes a text-file viewer that handles several line-ending formats and attempts character-encoding conversion.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Three-pane interface

Its window has two panes for filesystem directories and a third pane for command output; panes can be resized or hidden.Read 11 Oct 2026 · emelfm2.net

Where Specifiction places it

• File Manager Software#96 of 1007.0