fman Reviews

Social recommendations and mentions

• Best symbols in folder names to pin an important folder up top?

  Use a file browser that supports jumping to a folder by frecency (examples: z (shell extension) or my-dired-recent-dirs() in my dired or https://fman.io/ for users that prefer graphical UIs). You will find out that you will prefer jumping to navigation when you're familiar with the concept. - Source: Reddit / 11 months ago

• Ask HN: Why aren't there any real alternatives to Electron?

  There are great alternatives. I used Python and Qt to create my file manager [1]. It's a tool that needs to start quickly so Electron was not an option [2]. I open sourced my build system for creating cross-platform desktop apps with it in minutes at https://build-system.fman.io/. 1: https://fman.io 2: https://fman.io/blog/picking-technologies-for-a-desktop-app-in-2016/. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

• Explorer: Move selected files into a new folder (like on MacOS)

  And for the record, I think over the years I learned to like Finder... I guess I like the sheer simplicity (I use fman) and started to love it back in OS 9 and those lovable purple hues :P. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago

• Non-Commercial Licenses Are Non-Free Licenses

  Fman by Matthew Herrmann https://fman.io From what I've gathered, success has been mixed. Duplicacy seems to be doing well based on forum activity and release history. Fman never made much money. If I recall correctly the Fman author was turned off by the number of people who criticized it for being fully open-source and wished he'd stuck with a closed-source full commercial model. I'd like for the open-source... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• State of the Windows, part 2: Did Windows 10 slow down with each feature update?

  Slightly off topic, but I ditched windows explorer for most things years ago. I’ve been using a neat indie app I found called fman. Not affiliated, just a fan https://fman.io/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• What are some ways you use AHK to make life better?

  On a brighter note, I love the simplicity of fman and the plugin system is just Python so is easily extensible. - Source: Reddit / almost 2 years ago

• Loop to create blank text files from A_Loopfield borks.

  Check Double Commander is the closest that I know to Opus (and works in Windows too). I personally use Salamander when in need of a serious commander but y weapon of choice is fman for its fast an minimalist approach. - Source: Reddit / almost 2 years ago