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4Pane is a multi-pane, detailed-list file manager for Linux. It is designed to be fully-featured without bloat, and aims for speed rather than visual effects. In addition to standard file manager things, it offers multiple undo and redo of most operations (including deletions), archive management including 'virtual browsing' inside archives, multiple renaming/duplication of files, a terminal emulator and user-defined tools.


As you can see from the
Screenshots its display is split into a left directory tree-view, and a right detailed-list view which by default shows both files and directories. There are normally two of these twin panes displayed (thus the name) but this, and almost everything else, can be configured to suit your needs.


It has been built and tested on all the main Linux distros, using both current and older versions. Though it has a gtk-style appearance, it's not tied to any particular desktop.


4Pane comes with a built-in manual, which can also be viewed online. The online version has added images.


4Pane is hosted by SourceForge. Bug-reports are very welcome: please report them to the SourceForge bug tracker.


News


27.11.23

OpenMandriva 5.0 has been released. The current Mandriva 4.3 4Pane package also installs and runs on this version.


28.08.23

Mageia 9 has been released. The 4Pane Mageia 8 package also installs and works on this version.


17.11.22

4Pane 8.0 is now released. This release is mostly to fix compilaton against the latest version, 3.2, of the wxWidgets toolkit. However there are also improvements to the context menu for the Terminal Emulator and CommandLine, and fixes for Terminal Emulator display glitches.
Packages for the latest versions of the major distros are available from sourceforge and here.



10.02.22

There is a new release-version of Slackware, 15.0. A 4Pane package is available for it, both from here and SourceForge.

Also, OpenMandriva 4.3 has been released. The current Mandriva 4.1 4Pane package also installs and works on 4.2 and 4.3.


01.03.21

Mageia 8 has been released. There is a 4Pane package available for it both from here and SourceForge.
Note that this Mageia release no longer supports wxWidgets GTK+2 builds, so the Mageia 7 4Pane rpm will not install.

06.12.20

4Pane 7.0 is now released. Apart from the usual bug-fixes, the main changes are:
  • Support for GIO mounts.
    Recent distro versions use GIO to mount some usb devices inside /run/user/<id>/gvfs/.
    4Pane now looks there for automounted DVDs, cameras and smart devices e.g. android phones,
    and adds a toolbar button for each, just as would happen for a usb flash drive.

  • Improvements to the QuickFind dialog.


Packages for the latest versions of the major distros are available from sourceforge and here.



20.12.19

4Pane 6.0 is now released. Apart from the usual bug-fixes, the main changes are:
  • Support extracting/verifying 'rar' archives if 'unrar' is installed, but not 'rar' creation.
    'unrar' is freely available (though with a licence restriction) but the 'rar' licence is too restrictive.

  • When moving or pasting files, optionally retain their previous modification date.

  • Previewing images now supports svg files too.

Packages for the latest versions of the major distros are available from sourceforge and here.
Note that, starting with 4Pane 6.0, I am building only x86_64 packages. i386 packages are still available for previous releases.



01.07.19

Mageia 7 has been released. There is a 4Pane package available for it both from here and SourceForge.

25.06.19

OpenMandriva 4.0 has been released. There is a 4Pane package available for it both from here and SourceForge.

25.05.18

openSUSE 15 (leap) has been released, and comes with an official 4Pane 5.0 package. So, like recent fedora and ubuntu releases, there is no need for unofficial ones.

19.10.17

There is new distro release: ubuntu 17.10, artful. I'm delighted to say that it contains official 4pane 5.0 packages, so there is no longer a need for unofficial ones.

28.07.17

openSUSE 42.3 (leap) has been released. There is a 4Pane package available for it both from here and SourceForge.


16.07.17

4Pane 5.0 is now released. Apart from the usual bug-fixes, the main changes are:
  • There is a simpler 'Find' dialog for everyday use.
    Just as the QuickGrep dialog is good enough for most greps, a simple one-page QuickFind that sets just the path, pattern and search-type will be sufficient for most searches.

  • When large files are being moved or pasted, their progress is now displayed in the statusbar.

  • It is now possible to make a particular fileview order its files in a decimal-aware way.

Packages for the latest versions of the major distros are available from sourceforge and here. Please first read the important note about the new public key.



16.04.17

Ubuntu 17.04 (zesty) has been released. There are 4Pane packages available for it both from here and SourceForge.

If you wish to install a package from the 4Pane repository, please first read the important note about the new public key.

25.11.16

There are two new distro releases: openSUSE 42.2 (leap) and Fedora 25. I've uploaded 4Pane packages for openSUSE 42.2 to the usual places, here and SourceForge. I haven't needed to creat fedora packages this time as the official fedora 4Pane now work correctly again.

14.10.16

Ubuntu 16.10 (yakkety) has been released. There are 4Pane packages available for it both from here and SourceForge.

20.08.16

OpenMandriva 3.0 has been released, and has official 4Pane packages (called 4pane). However they are only version 2.0; I have therefore built 4.0 packages too, which are available both from here and SourceForge.

22.07.16

There are new distro releases of Mint, 18, and Slackware, 14.2.

The 4Pane xenial package work on Mint 18 too. However Mint has started to use new names for some default programs e.g. 'Xed' for the editor. I've therefore updated the xenial packages to support this.

The 4Pane slackware 14.1 packages also work well on slackware 14.2.

24.06.16

Fedora 24 has been released, and supplies official 4Pane packages. However these are built against gtk+3.20, which is causing several display glitches. I've therefore built packages using gtk+2, which work normally. As ever you can download them both from here and SourceForge.

26.04.16

Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) has been released. There are 4Pane packages available for it both from here and SourceForge.

5.04.16

4Pane 4.0 is now released. Apart from the usual bug-fixes, the main changes are:
  • Moving or pasting files now uses threads.
    This allows 4Pane to be responsive even during pastes of very large files, and also makes it possible to cancel such pastes.

  • A better method of detecting the system mime-type of a file is now used.

  • 4Pane can now be built with clang as well as with g++.

Packages for the latest versions of the major distros are available from sourceforge and here.



7.11.15

There are new distro releases of Fedora, 23, and openSUSE, 42.1 (leap).

Fedora 23 again includes official 4Pane packages, and this time they work.

openSUSE 42.1 is only available as a 64 bit distro, so there's only that 4Pane package; you can find it in the usual places, here and SourceForge.

23.10.15

There are now packages available for ubuntu 15.10 (wily), both from here and SourceForge.

27.05.15

Fedora 22 is now out, and I'm delighted to be able to report that it includes official 4Pane 3.0 packages. I'm less delighted that they currently don't run. This seems to be due to a bug that affects some or all packages that require the wxWidgets libs. I've therefore rebuilt the official rpms, and these do run. I've uploaded them to the usual places, here and SourceForge.

26.04.15

There are now packages available for ubuntu 15.04 (vivid) and debian 8 (jessie), both from here and SourceForge.

10.12.14

Fedora 21 packages are now available, both from here and SourceForge.

7.11.14

There are now packages available for openSUSE 13.2, both from here and SourceForge.

24.10.14

Ubuntu 14.10 (utopic) packages are now available, both from here and SourceForge.

29.09.14

4Pane 3.0 is now released. Apart from the usual bug-fixes, the main changes are:
  • There is now a Preview feature: optionally, hovering over an image or a text file will show its contents in a 'tooltip'.
    This can be turned on and off from the 'View' menu, the toolbar or a keyboard shortcut. The sizes of the tooltips, and the delay before they fire, can be set from Options > Configure > Display:Misc.

  • Double-clicking on a file now consults the system's mime-type settings to help decide which application to use to open that file.
    4Pane's original built-in method is still available, and used as a back-up by default; but this can be configured from Options > Configure > Miscellaneous > Other.

Packages for the latest versions of the major distros are available from sourceforge and here.



2.05.14

There are now packages available for Mandriva 2014.0, both from here and SourceForge.

19.04.14

Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) packages are now available, both from here and SourceForge.

4.02.14

There are now packages available for Mageia 4, both from here and SourceForge.

18.12.13

Fedora 20 packages are now available, both from here and SourceForge.




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