The latest articles on DEV Community by Clark Kent (@clark_kent_84cba7a15c99bb). https://dev.to/clark_kent_84cba7a15c99bb https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4131377%2F590f5828-b5b0-430f-a647-6438499d8344.png https://dev.to/clark_kent_84cba7a15c99bb en Clark Kent Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:59:22 +0000 https://dev.to/clark_kent_84cba7a15c99bb/tfm-modern-mouse-first-terminal-file-manager-for-linux-bjm https://dev.to/clark_kent_84cba7a15c99bb/tfm-modern-mouse-first-terminal-file-manager-for-linux-bjm <p>I made an opensource terminal file manager on linux. </p> <p>Its fast, intuitive, and super customizable, its now on beta:<br> </p> <div class="ltag-github-readme-tag"> <div class="readme-overview"> <h2> <img src="https://assets.dev.to/assets/github-logo-5a155e1f9a670af7944dd5e12375bc76ed542ea80224905ecaf878b9157cdefc.svg" alt="GitHub logo"> <a href="https://github.com/clarkarch" rel="noopener noreferrer"> clarkarch </a> / <a href="https://github.com/clarkarch/tfm-tui" rel="noopener noreferrer"> tfm-tui </a> </h2> <h3> Modern mouse-first terminal file manager </h3> </div> <div class="ltag-github-body"> <div id="readme" class="md"><div class="markdown-heading"> <h1 class="heading-element">tfm (terminal file manager)</h1> </div> <p>A modern, mouse-first file manager with places sidebar, grid view, drag &amp; drop, image thumbnails and more, right inside your terminal.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/082b425492dbf50c8b5c72b97436d58c537749fca7435cd719c87a2c975a584e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f7374617475732d626574612d79656c6c6f77"><img src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/082b425492dbf50c8b5c72b97436d58c537749fca7435cd719c87a2c975a584e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f7374617475732d626574612d79656c6c6f77" alt="beta"></a> <a href="https://clarkarch.github.io/tfm-tui/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0864ab4b644a1b1034c8a84f72f738b18dbb2f0ce893bd769a80abe091f2a52f/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f776562736974652d74666d2d2d7475692d626c75653f6c6f676f3d6769746875627061676573266c6f676f436f6c6f723d7768697465" alt="website"></a></p> <div class="markdown-alert markdown-alert-warning"> <p class="markdown-alert-title">Warning</p> <p>Beta software, usable daily, but still back up anything irreplaceable first before performing a files op.</p> </div> <div class="markdown-alert markdown-alert-important"> <p class="markdown-alert-title">Important</p> <p>This is still a terminal UI running inside your terminal, expect some visual/behavioral anomalies.</p> </div> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/clarkarch/tfm-tui/screenshot.png"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fclarkarch%2Ftfm-tui%2FHEAD%2Fscreenshot.png" alt="tfm"></a></p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h2 class="heading-element">Features</h2> </div> <ul> <li>Click, rubber-band select, right-click menus, inline rename.</li> <li>Drag files between folders (ctrl+drag), out to other apps, or in from outside Cross-app drag is kitty-only.</li> <li>Places sidebar, GTK bookmarks, recent files, XDG trash with restore, clipboard.</li> <li>Dual pane: two independent file panes side by side, each with its own top bar (path, sort, search) and its own tabs. <code>Tab</code> switches the focused side, <code>F5</code> copies the selection to the other pane, <code>F6</code> moves it.</li> <li>Network locations: <code>sftp://</code>, <code>smb://</code>, WebDAV, FTP… via gvfs (sidebar → Connect to Server…), credentials prompted in-app.</li> <li>Embedded…</li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="gh-btn-container"><a class="gh-btn" href="https://github.com/clarkarch/tfm-tui" rel="noopener noreferrer">View on GitHub</a></div> </div> linux opensource tools typescript