Your layout
Split the workspace horizontally or vertically and keep several folders in view.
Multi-panel file manager for Linux
Mischmasch
The tasty chaos file manager
Arrange folders your way, work with local and remote files, and stay in control with visible progress and undoable operations.
Linux · Qt 6 / MIQT · under active development
Behind the name
Why Mischmasch?
Mish-mash is a Bulgarian dish that brings different ingredients together into something surprisingly delicious. It was clearly only a matter of time before someone named a file manager after a meal.
Like the dish, Mischmasch brings different ingredients together: files, folders, remote locations, and freely combinable file panels. Each has its own purpose, but together they create a flexible workspace.
Mischmasch is a personal, independent project and an exploration of new ways to interact with files. It deliberately looks beyond traditional file-manager conventions to discover workflows that are more flexible, visual, and enjoyable.
Contributions are very welcome. Bug reports, ideas, feedback, documentation, translations, design suggestions, and code contributions can all help make Mischmasch better. If you find a problem or want to explore a new file-management idea, please open an issue or contribute on GitLab.
Mischmasch is dedicated to Galina.
Made for real file work
Turn file chaos into your workspace
Mischmasch combines flexible panels with careful file operations, so complex tasks remain fast, visible, and manageable.
Local and remote
Work with local files, network storage, archives, and portable devices.
Visible operations
Follow long jobs, inspect details, and pause or cancel supported operations.
Find more than filenames
Search recursively by name or content, find duplicate files, and cancel long-running searches.
Your way to interact
Use mouse, keyboard, or joypad through runtime-switchable interaction profiles.
Useful previews
Preview many image, video, and audio formats without leaving the file manager.
Current development builds
Download Mischmasch 0.5
These builds are under active development and are not release-certified yet.
DEB (small)
Version 0.5 · Linux amd64
13.5 MiB · Built
AppImage (small)
Version 0.5 · Linux amd64
45.5 MiB · Built
Flatpak
Version 0.5 · Linux amd64
13.8 MiB · Built
FreeBSD (small)
Version 0.5 · FreeBSD amd64
51.6 MiB · Built
Experimental FreeBSD/amd64 binary. Requires FreeBSD 14.4 and the Qt 6 runtime
(pkg install qt6-base qt6-svg). After downloading, make the file executable
with chmod +x mischmasch-freebsd-amd64-small-YYYY-MM-DD using its actual filename.
A note about development builds
Linux is the primary platform. Mischmasch is under active development and not release-certified, so keep backups of important files and verify package provenance before installing a build.