Krusader

Infobox_Software
name = Krusader



caption = Krusader twin panel file manager
developer = Krusader Krew
latest_release_version = 2.0.0-beta1 "Phoenix Egg" for KDE4
latest_release_date = July 6, 2008
latest_preview_version = daily snapshots from CVS/SVN
latest_preview_date =
operating_system = Unix-like operating systems, experimental support for Windows
genre = File browser
license = GPL
website = [http://www.krusader.org/ www.krusader.org]

Krusader is an advanced orthodox file manager for KDE and other desktops in the *nix world, similar to GNOME Commander or Midnight Commander (Linux), or Total Commander (Windows). It supports extensive archive handling, mounted filesystem support, FTP, advanced search, viewer/editor, directory synchronisation, file content comparisons, batch renaming, etc.

It supports the following archive formats: tar, ZIP, bzip2, gzip, RAR, ace, ARJ, LHA, 7-zip and RPM and can handle other KIO Slaves such as smb or fish.

Krusader is published under GNU General Public License.

User interface

Krusader's user interface is based on the orthodox file manager (OFM) principle, also known as Commander-like file managers, are the family of file managers based on the old Norton Commander interface. The orthodox file manager has two windows called panels where one is active and the other inactive. The idea is to manipulate files from active to inactive panel or within active panel. Only the keyboard is required to do this, which makes the process much faster. Using the mouse is still an option. Krusader's deep integration into KDE (e.g. KParts, KIO) allows it to provide several additional services.

File viewer-editor

One of the many tools that Krusader provides is the viewer-editor Using the KParts object model, Krusader executes components that are capable of viewing (and sometimes editing) specific filetypes and embeds their client area directly into a new Krusader window. This makes it possible to, for example, view a KOffice document directly from within Krusader. Any application that implements the KParts model correctly can be embedded in this fashion.

Platforms

Krusader is primarily developed for the Linux platform, but it is available for some other platforms. These include BSD and Apple Mac OS X.

See also

*Comparison of file managers

External links

* [http://krusader.org/ Krusader homepage]
* [http://lwn.net/Articles/134111/ lwn.net Krusader-1.60.0]
* [http://linuxtoday.com/developer/2005060900426NWCYSW linuxtoday.com Krusader-1.60.0]
* [http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2004-12-01-003-26-RV-KE-SW linuxtoday.com]
* [http://www.itworld.com/nl/lnx_desktop/05242001/ itworld.com]
* [http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/54329/index.html Krusader 1.70.0]