https://github.com/elementary/files

File browser designed for elementary OS
https://github.com/elementary/files

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File browser designed for elementary OS

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/elementary/files
• Owner: elementary
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2017-06-18T15:25:35.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-30T11:55:36.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-31T19:08:16.436Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: gtk, gtk3, hacktoberfest, meson, vala
• Language: Vala
• Homepage: https://elementary.io
• Size: 191 MB
• Stars: 337
• Watchers: 27
• Forks: 80
• Open Issues: 411
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: COPYING
  • Authors: AUTHORS

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# Files

[![Packaging status](https://repology.org/badge/tiny-repos/elementary-files.svg)](https://repology.org/metapackage/pantheon-files)

[![Translation status](https://l10n.elementary.io/widgets/files/-/svg-badge.svg)](https://l10n.elementary.io/projects/files/?utm_source=widget)

![Files Screenshot](data/screenshot-grid.png?raw=true)

## Building, Testing, and Installation

You'll need the following dependencies:

* meson

* valac

* libcanberra-dev

* libcloudproviders-dev >= 0.3.0

* libdbus-glib-1-dev

* libgee-0.8-dev

* libgit2-glib-1.0-dev

* libglib2.0-dev

* libgranite-dev >= 6.1.0

* libgtk-3-dev

* libhandy-1-dev >= 1.2.0

* libpango1.0-dev

* libportal-dev

* libportal-gtk3-dev

* libsqlite3-dev

* libunity-dev

* libzeitgeist-2.0-dev

Run `meson build` to configure the build environment. Change to the build directory and run `ninja` to build

```bash

meson build --prefix=/usr

cd build

ninja

```

To install, use `ninja install`, then execute with `io.elementary.files`

```bash

sudo ninja install

io.elementary.files

```