Lizaveta

Graphical X11 file manager with VIM bindings, written in C.

• Drag and drop support.
• Mounted device navigation.
• Embedded preview processes.
  • Built-in image feh & text st+vim preview.
• Supports --filechooser protocol.
• DBUS integration out of the box.
• Optional icon support via nanosvg.
  • Configure with xmake f --icons=y
• Optional archive support via libarchive.
  • Configure with xmake f --archives=y
• Vim input mode (on by default); disable for the non-vim type-to-search mode.
  • Configure with xmake f --vimmode=n
• Minimal and launches very quickly.

Configuration

This project is configured via header files, user.h should contain your local configuration.
Create a copy of config/example_user.h to edit with examples.

cp config/example_user.h config/user.h

If Lizaveta was built previously without config/user.h in its dependency tree,
you have to run xmake clean before recompiling for the changes to propegate.

xmake clean && xmake

Themes

Lizaveta ships with support for multiple built-in themes.
See the theme gallery for a preview of every theme.

Screenshots

Image preview embedded in Lizaveta via feh.
Runs as a seperate process, embedded using Xlib.

Text preview & device management Text preview embedded in Lizaveta via st + vim.
Runs as a seperate process, embedded using Xlib.

Navigational keybindings

Key	Action
h	Directory up
l	Enter directory
j	Cursor down
k	Cursor up
n	Next found item
N	Previous found item
Shift + h	Navigate to home directory
Ctrl + d	Scroll half page down
Ctrl + u	Scroll half page up
Ctrl + o	Jump history back
Ctrl + i	Jump history forward

Mode keybindings

Key	Action
v	Visual mode
:	Command mode
/	Search mode
Esc	Normal mode
Shift + v	Visual line mode

Filesystem keybindings

Key	Action
DEL	Delete
d	Delete selection
dd	Delete at cursor
r	Rename
o	Create directory

Interface keybindings

Key	Action
p	Preview file
t	Open current directory in terminal
Ctrl + c	Copy
Ctrl + v	Paste
Ctrl + x	Cut
Ctrl + p	Toggle side panel
Ctrl + h	Toggle hidden files
Ctrl + l	Focus on nav
Ctrl + Enter	Save as
Shift + t	Open directory at cursor in terminal
Ctrl + Alt + d	Quit

Non-vim mode keybindings

These are the default bindings when the non-vim input mode is selected.

Search

Key	Action
letters/digits/typing	Incremental search; selection jumps to the first match
Enter	Open the matched file/folder
BackSpace	Remove the last character of the query
Esc	Clear the search

Filesystem

Key	Action
Delete	Delete selection
F2	Rename
Ctrl + n	Create folder
Ctrl + d	Scroll half page down
Ctrl + u	Scroll half page up
Ctrl + o	Jump history back
Ctrl + i	Jump history forward

Interface

Key	Action
Ctrl + c	Copy
Ctrl + x	Cut
Ctrl + v	Paste
Ctrl + p	Preview file
Ctrl + t	Open current directory in terminal
Ctrl + Shift + t	Open directory at cursor in terminal
Alt + Home	Navigate to home directory
Ctrl + h	Toggle hidden files
Ctrl + b	Sidebar
Ctrl + l	Focus on nav
Esc	Close preview
Ctrl + Alt + d	Quit

Commands

Command	Action
:noh	Clear search highlight
:q	Quit
:o <command> %s	Open file with

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Why? I like Thunar, but it lacks Vim integration and feels sluggish. Pure terminal Vim file managers support neither drag-and-drop nor reliable image previews without specific terminal features. Few also integrate with D-Bus. With Lizaveta I want to address these common shortcomings, and create something that just works.