Install Omanta

Omanta guide

Omanta is a file manager for Omarchy, in the window called Files. Each part of it is explained below, with a short film showing it in use.

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Installing Omanta

The install steps and the latest release are on GitHub. Nothing else on your desktop changes.

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The window

The sidebar, the path bar, the buttons along the top and the status bar.

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Moving around

Open folders, go back and forward, jump along the path or type where you want to go.

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Views and sorting

Icons or a list, bigger or smaller, sorted however you like.

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Tabs and split view

Several folders in one window, or two side by side.

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Copy, move and paste

Select, copy, paste and drag files, and make new folders.

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Renaming

Rename one file, or a whole batch with a pattern.

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Trash and undo

Delete to the Trash, bring things back, and empty the Trash when you're sure.

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Places and bookmarks

Recent, Starred, bookmarks and drives: the sidebar, and how to make it yours.

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Search

Find files by name or by what's inside them, filtered by date and type.

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Compress and extract

Make zip, tar.xz and 7z archives, with or without a password, and unpack them.

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Properties

Sizes, dates, permissions, and the app that opens a file.

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Network

Connect to shares and servers over SMB, SFTP, FTP, WebDAV and NFS.

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Your own menu items

Add any command to the right-click menu with a small text file.

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Preferences

Clicks, thumbnails, captions, dates and window translucency.

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Make it your file manager

Try Omanta alongside Nautilus, and switch the whole desktop over when you're ready.

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Getting help

Tooltips, every keyboard shortcut, and the version you have.