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-Thunar is a gtk file manager originally made for xfce
+[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/start Thunar] is a GTK file manager originally made for [[Xfce]].
 == Installation ==
-=== NixOS ===
+Thunar will automatically be installed by [[Xfce#Enabling | enabling Xfce]].
+If you want to install Thunar standalone, add to your <code>configuration.nix</code>:
 <syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
-environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ xfce.thunar xfce.xfconf xfce.tumbler xfce.exo ]
+programs.thunar.enable = true;
 </syntaxhighlight>
-xfconf is needed to save settings
+== Configuration ==
+If xfce is not used as desktop and therefore <code>xfconf</code> is not enabled, preference changes are discarded.
+In that case enable the <code>xfconf</code> program manually to be able to save preferences:
+<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
+programs.xfconf.enable = true;
+</syntaxhighlight>
-tumbler is needed for thumbnails
+=== Plugins ===
-exo is needed for <code>open terminal here</code> to function
+You can add plugins by including them in <code>programs.thunar.plugins</code> to your <code>configuration.nix</code>. For example:
-=== Home Manager ===
+<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
+programs.thunar.plugins = with pkgs.xfce; [
+  thunar-archive-plugin # Requires an Archive manager like file-roller, ark, etc
+  thunar-volman
+];
+</syntaxhighlight>
+=== Other functionalities ===
+You can extend Thunar's functionalities by adding to your <code>configuration.nix</code>:
+<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
+services.gvfs.enable = true; # Mount, trash, and other functionalities
+services.tumbler.enable = true; # Thumbnail support for images
+</syntaxhighlight>
-Same as above but replace <code>environment.systemPackages</code> with <code>home.packages</code>
+{{Tip|You must logout and login again, after enabling gvfs, for the plugin to be active in Thunar}}
-=== Non-NixOS ===
+You can extend Tumbler's support to other file formats by adding more packages to <code>environment.systemPackages</code>. See [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/File_manager_functionality#Thumbnail_previews here] for a list (the names may not match 1:1).
-[https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#sec-declarative-package-management declarative package management on non-nixos]
+== See also ==
+* [[PCManFM]]
 [[Category:Applications]]
+[[Category:File Manager]]