Worker is a file manager for the X Window System on UNIX.

Worker is a file manager for the X Window System on UNIX.

The directories and files are shown in two independent panels (similar to Midnight Commander). Worker is free software released under the GNU General Public License V2 or later.

Features:

low requirements (basically only the X11 libraries)
fast and easy access to archives and remote sites
Browse tar/tgz/tbz, gzip, bzip2, zip, rar, ar (also supporting extfs: lha, zoo, rpm, iso9660, diff, arj, cpio, ...) in any combination (zip files in tar archives, rar archives in CD iso images,...).
Access ftp sites without third party tools.
many built-in functions, such as:
- copy, move, rename, delete files
- create directory
- create/change symlinks
- chmod, chown
- and many more...
text viewer
tabs
file search
flexible file type system with arbitrary file type actions for single file types or groups of types
context menu to access file type actions
bookmarks for frequently used directories
labels can be assigned to entries to make it easier to find important files
volume manager for mounting/unmounting devices (HAL and uDisks supported)
quick access to already visited directories with breadcrumb navigation
filter file view by string pattern or label
assign any external command to buttons, hotkeys or filetypes (e.g. gimp, tar, diff, mount, ...)
UTF8 support
built-in configuration GUI

Download.

Here you can download the sourcecode, precompiled packages, the Worker documentation and additional software

Sourcecode: Installation instructions are in the file "INSTALL" inside the archive or here in the documentation.

stable versions:
Worker 2.19.6 - Sourcecode	gzipped tarball (1714 kB) (signature) bzip2 tarball (1163 kB) (signature)

To use the virtual file system you should download and install the latest AVFS version. After installation the configuration script of Worker should find and use AVFS.

AVFS 1.0.1

avfs-1.0.1.tar.bz2 (662 kB) (signature)

Screenshots.

Worker 2.11.0	alternative Worker design (Thanks to Sascha Hunold for the Screenshot)	Worker running in Windows under cygwin (Thanks to Conor Boyd for the Screenshot)
Worker 2.11.0 with vertical buttons	Worker 2.11.0 with vertical buttons and listviews	Worker 2.11.0 with vertical listviews
Worker 2.11.0 copying some files	the "show image mode"	File search
File search	File search	File search
Additional search options	Search results	Bookmarks
Tabs	Text view mode	Volume manager

Worker Configuration.

Language selection	Palette configuration	User interface colors
Font configuration	Mouse button configuration	Button configuration
Path configuration	File type configuration	Hotkey configuration
List view configuration	Column configuration	Date and time configuration
Initial directories	Terminal configuration	Directory buffers
Clock bar configuration	Main window layout configuration	Configuration import and export