Back and forward history lists for directory navigation.
Right mouse click pop-up menu in tree list and file list.
Double click or single click files and directories navigation.
Optional trash can for file delete operations (trash can directory is ~/.xfe/trash’).
Drag and Drop in Xfe and from and to your favorite desktop.
Copy/cut/paste files from and to your favorite desktop (GNOME/KDE/XFCE).
Integrated RPM or DEB packages viewer / installer / uninstaller (X File Package, xfp).
Integrated image viewer (X File Image, xfi).
Integrated text viewer (X File View, xfv).
Integrated text editor (X File Write, xfw).
Commander/Explorer interface with four file manager modes : a) one panel, b) a directory tree and one panel, c) two panels, and d) a directory tree and two panels.
UTF-8 support (through the FOX 1.6 library).
Xfe can also efficiently complete terminal commands. Plus, it can be launched from the command line in a fraction of second. Xfe is small, very fast and only requires the FOX library to be fully functional.
A tool for advanced renaming of files supporting various types of meta-data.
Tools for searching, quick file name search in current dir, symlinking, comparing directories.
Fast file viewer for text, images and image meta data (Exif and IPTC).
Quick device access buttons with automatic mounting and unmounting (“no-mount” option for just quick access to folders or otherwise automounted devices).
Mouse context menu that easily can be extended by entries calling any kind of external application like viewers, editors or custom scripts to work on selected files or directories.
Right click mouse menu with the usual file operations to run, open, open with., delete or rename files and folders, and also to set properties like ownership and permissions.
GNOME mime types (MIME-Type management under development).