# tablacus/TablacusExplorer

A tabbed file manager with Add-on support

Repository: https://github.com/tablacus/TablacusExplorer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tablacusexplorer
Homepage: https://tablacus.github.io/explorer_en.html
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-03T14:11:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 88, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4777, "days_push": 61, "days_rel": 83, "gap_med": 6, "n_releases_24m": 42}
- flags: no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1237, forks 120 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:05.392506+00:00)

## What it is
Tablacus Explorer is a lightweight, portable tabbed file manager for Windows written in C++. It is highly customizable through an add-on system, supporting multiple languages, custom menus, keyboard shortcuts, and mouse gestures.

## Use cases
- replace Windows File Explorer with a tabbed file manager
- manage files from a portable USB drive without installing anything
- customize file manager menus, keys, and mouse gestures
- browse FTP sites and network locations in a file manager
- use a lightweight 32-bit or 64-bit file manager on old Windows versions

## When to choose
- you want a free, portable, no-install file manager on Windows
- you need deep customization via add-ons, aliases, and gestures
- you must support very old Windows versions like XP or Vista

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform file manager for macOS or Linux
- you prefer a modern UI with cloud storage integrations built in
- you want a file manager with built-in preview and search features out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, file-system, plugin-system
- domain: files, developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows
- tags: file-manager, tabbed-interface, portable, add-ons, mouse-gestures, unicode, desktop

## Member repositories
- tablacus/TablacusExplorer (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.392506+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 2026-08-30T08:21:54.780403+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://tablacus.github.io/explorer_en.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:21:05.257420+00:00, sha 9a1fb616da14)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.