# linuxmint/nemo

File browser for Cinnamon

Repository: https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nemo
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-21T14:43:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 74, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5159, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 176.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1551, forks 362 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:02.233471+00:00)

## What it is
Nemo is the official file manager of the Cinnamon desktop environment, forked from GNOME Files (Nautilus 3.4). It also manages the Cinnamon desktop and supports extensions called Actions.

## Use cases
- browse and manage files on Linux
- manage desktop icons in Cinnamon
- connect to remote servers via SSH or FTP from a file manager
- open a terminal or root shell from a file browser
- customize the file manager with extensions

## When to choose
- you use the Cinnamon desktop or Linux Mint
- you want a feature-rich GTK file manager with compact view and desktop icons
- you need built-in SSH, FTP, and MTP support

## When to avoid
- you use a non-GTK desktop like KDE or a tiling window manager
- you need a headless or CLI-only file management tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, gui
- domain: desktop-applications, files, operating-systems
- platform: c
- tags: linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- linuxmint/nemo (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.233471+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:30:16.293292+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.233471+00:00, sha f8cdac50bdf7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.