Nexus is a Linux file explorer with an always-context-aware terminal panel — no more cd hunting between windows.
Every Linux developer knows the friction. It's small, but it adds up to hours.
You navigate deep into a folder in your file manager, then open a terminal and have to cd all the way back there. Every. Single. Time.
Files in one window, terminal in another. You're constantly alt-tabbing, losing your train of thought between visual navigation and command execution.
Nautilus, Thunar, Dolphin — great file managers, zero terminal sync. Tmux splits work, but you lose the visual file tree. It's always a compromise.
Nexus bridges the gap between visual file navigation and terminal power — without sacrificing either.
The terminal panel tracks your current directory in real time. Navigate to a folder in the file tree — your terminal is already there.
Expand, collapse, or pop-out the terminal as a floating window. Your layout adapts to the task — whether you need full screen or a quick command.
Keep the file explorer and terminal side-by-side. Drag the divider to resize. Switch between horizontal and vertical layouts on the fly.
Built with performance-first Rust internals. No Electron, no web wrappers — Nexus feels instant because it actually is.
Find any file instantly with keyboard-driven fuzzy search. Integrated across both the visual tree and terminal history.
Designed from day one to be extensible. Git status overlays, file previews, custom keybindings — a plugin API is on the roadmap.
Nexus handles the synchronization so you never have to think about it.
Launch Nexus from your application menu or a keyboard shortcut. Your home directory loads instantly in the file tree pane.
Browse folders in the file tree exactly like any file manager — click, double-click, keyboard shortcuts. Nexus watches every move.
As soon as you enter a directory, the terminal panel silently syncs its working directory. No commands required.
Run your builds, scripts, and git commands exactly where your files are. Resize, pop-out, or hide the terminal whenever you need to.
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