Published release of the file manager Strata 1.0, developed specifically for the distribution kit Omarchy Linux, to support the development of which we managed to collect about 23 million dollars. Moreover, the project is not tied to Omarchy Linux and can work in any other distributions. The graphical interface is generated using the GTK4 library and is designed to work in Wayland-based environments. Particular attention during development is paid to ease of control using the keyboard, security and high performance. The code is written in Rust and is distributed under the MIT license.
It provides three file system navigation modes: Miller Columns, Icon Grid, and Sorted List. In columns mode
MillerAs you move through the FS hierarchy, each new nesting level opens in a new vertical column to the right of the current one. For simultaneous work with different parts of the FS, tabs are provided and the ability to divide the panel into parts.
A preview area is displayed on the right side of the interface, allowing you to view code, pictures, videos, HTML pages and documents, and listen to sound files without opening a new window. Handlers called during preview are executed in a separate process, isolated using
Bubblewrap layers (no network access, limited resources and only read access is possible). When displaying video, hardware acceleration is used using the GPU.
Seamless navigation through the contents of archives and the ability to access network resources (smb, ftp, sftp, WebDAV) as virtual files are available. Supports themes, localization into different languages, context menus and decorations specific to different file types, navigation history, output filtering, recursive and indexed search for file names, and deleting files in batch mode. The interface does not block when performing lengthy operations, for example, you can cancel downloads while waiting for the contents of very large directories to be displayed. It is possible to connect your own scripts to call additional actions with files and directories from context menus.
When testing work with a very large number of files, Strata demonstrated the lowest consumption of CPU resources. Test results when navigating through 100 thousand files:
