Last Updated on September 1, 2020
Summary
Shallot is a respectable file manager but frankly it’s not ready for production use.
It certainly falls short of the best file managers. But there’s lots to like about it, and with further development, it will warrant a further examination.
Website: pseudopolis.eu/wiki/pino/projs/shallot
Support: Documentation
Developer: Josef Hahn
License: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Shallot is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
If you’re not looking for a Qt file manager, check out our Gtk File Managers Roundup, and our graphical non-Qt, non-Gtk File Managers Roundup.
And if you’re looking to manage your files from a shell, there’s our Console Based File Managers. You’re never short of alternatives with Linux.
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Installation
Page 2 – Features
Page 3 – Usability
Page 4 – Searching
Page 5 – Extensibility
Page 6 – Protocols
Page 7 – Summary
Re why you don’t like flatpak – I notice the screenshot indicates it’s pulling in an enormous chunk of KDE.
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