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Worker (file manager)

Worker is an orthodox file manager, with many advanced features and extendable from configuration and Lua scripting designed after Amiga Directory Opus. Dependencies are minimal for X11 on Unix-like operating systems.

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Worker
DeveloperRalf Hoffmann
ReleaseMarch 6, 1999 (1999-03-06)
Stable release
5.4.01 Edit this on Wikidata / 1 March 2026
Written inC++
Operating systemUnix-like
Available inEnglish, German, Czech, Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian, Italian, Polish, Slovak, Dutch, Spanish, French Edit this on Wikidata
TypeFile manager
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Websitewww.boomerangsworld.de/cms/worker/index.html

Worker is an orthodox file manager, with many advanced features and extendable from configuration and Lua (programming language) scripting designed after Amiga Directory Opus. Dependencies are minimal for X11 on Unix-like operating systems.2

Buttons in Worker can be configured to run commands3

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Worker file manager". Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. Günther, Karsten (2021). "Workhorse". Linux Magazine. No. 253. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. Kenlon, Seth (December 6, 2022). "How the Linux Worker file manager can work for you". opensource. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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