In the next article we are going to take a look at JumpFm. This is a minimalist file manager. Nowadays I imagine that no one escapes that a file manager is something very useful. It helps us users to view, edit, delete and copy files in the directories. What highly configurable file manager, JumpFm will allow us to perform all these tasks, in addition to many other important processes. This is why many users consider it a good minimalist file manager for Gnu / Linux.
JumpFm is a cross-platform file manager, based on Electron and written with TypeScript. It emphasizes directory browsing, extensibility thanks to the NPM base, and automatic bookmarks.
JumpFm is an administrator of minimalist dual pane files that we can use Gnu / Linux users. This will allow users to navigate our file system very efficiently. Is highly configurable and extensible and it comes with some really cool stuff built in.
JumpFm General Features
- This program is developed for Mac, Windows and Gnu / Linux.
- Includes a very simple typographic design.
- Will allow us browse and archive, if it is what we want. No need for manual markers, JumpFm will learn where you want to go.
- Includes the base plugin system NPM.
- We will have a flat mode available. This will provide us with a list with all files included in directory and subdirectory.
- You can use the Instant Gist process, within the file manager. You just have to press Ctrl + g.
- Through the process of easy filtering we will be able to find a particular file or folder instantly. There is only more to press f so you can quickly find the files you are looking for.
- Just by pressing j it will be enough to jump directly to the files and folders that interest us.
- We will be able to make all the files disappear just by pressing the key r. If we press it again, we will recover them on the screen.
- We will find the Night Mode and dark theme availables.
- The keyboard shortcuts They will help us a lot when working with this file manager.
- We will have the possibility to extend this file manager thanks to plugins additional. Plugins control all aspects of JumpFm. They can be enabled / disabled, installed and also written ours. We will find these complements located in ~ / .jumpfm / plugins and are administered with npm / yarn.
Download JumpFm
The easiest way to have this file manager in our Ubuntu system, will be download the .AppImage file. We will be able to download this file from the releases page of the project that we will find in GitHub.
Once the file is downloaded, we will only have give you execute permissions, to «allow to run the file as a program«. This will show us on the screen the option to add the icon to our system. If we select the option "No", we will have to execute the file every time we want to use it.
Perhaps the only black point that we can find in JumpFm is that it will not list more than 100 files and folders. This would not be a problem if you included some form of pagination, but unfortunately this option is not included yet. To make up for this lack, yes we may increase the file limit using the config file from the file manager.
All configuration files are in the directory ~ / .jumpfm. We will be able to edit the configuration files to create our own version adapted to our needs. We can also safely delete the configuration folder and restart JumpFm to restore the default configuration.
Bottom line, if you don't find the limit when listing files to be a problem, JumpFm is a file manager worth trying. If you need more information about this program, about its use or about keyboard shortcuts, with which to move and work, you can consult the project website.