nemo-smpl is an enhanced fork of Nemo, the file manager for the Cinnamon desktop environment. This fork is maintained for smplOS and ships features that upstream considers out-of-scope.
| Feature | Stock Nemo | nemo-smpl |
|---|---|---|
| F3 Quick Preview (text/image/media/hex/dir) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Camera RAW preview (DNG, ARW, CR2, NEF…) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Wayland video preview (sidebar + F3) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Timecode display (hh:mm:ss:ff) in F3 preview | ❌ | ✅ |
| Frame-by-frame stepping (< >) in F3 preview | ❌ | ✅ |
| Media keyboard shortcuts (play/mute) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Verify after copy (SHA-256) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Preview Pane (Alt+F3) with GPS map | ❌ | ✅ |
| Disk Usage Overview (Pareto charts) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Archive browsing (ZIP/7z/TAR as folders) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Configurable keyboard shortcuts | ❌ | ✅ |
| Substring search | ❌ | ✅ |
| MTP device support (hardened) | ✅ | |
| smplOS live theming | ❌ | ✅ |
| Cover art directory icons | ❌ | ✅ |
| Per-pane location labels | ❌ | ✅ |
See FEATURES.md for full details and release notes.
sudo pacman -S nemo-smplDownload the .deb from GitHub Releases:
sudo dpkg -i nemo_*.deb
sudo apt-get install -fgit clone https://github.com/KonTy/nemo.git
cd nemo
meson setup build --prefix=/usr -Dtracker=false
ninja -C build
sudo ninja -C build installSee INSTALLATION.md for detailed instructions, build dependencies, and MTP setup.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F3 | Quick Preview (instant file viewer) |
| Alt+F3 | Toggle Preview Pane |
| Ctrl+F3 | Toggle Split View |
| Shift+Alt+F3 | Toggle Preview Pane details |
| Ctrl+Shift+K | Edit keyboard shortcuts |
| F5 | Copy dialog |
| F6 | Move dialog |
| Ctrl+H | Show/hide hidden files |
| Ctrl+[ / Ctrl+] | Shrink / grow Preview Pane |
| Ctrl+M | Mute / unmute preview audio |
| Ctrl+Space | Play / pause preview pane audio/video |
| In F3 Quick Preview dialog: | |
| Space | Play / pause |
| M | Mute / unmute |
| < (comma) | Step back one frame |
| > (period) | Step forward one frame |
| F | Toggle fullscreen |
| ← / → | Previous / next file |
| Esc | Dismiss |
We actively track upstream linuxmint/nemo and cherry-pick fixes in both directions. The fork is currently 0 commits behind upstream master.
Open PRs to upstream:
- Bug reports / feature requests: GitHub Issues
- Development: See INSTALLATION.md for build instructions
- PRs: Target the
releasebranch
nemo-smpl is free software released under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later.
nemo-smpl is maintained with ❤️ for the smplOS community. Upstream Nemo is maintained by the Linux Mint team.