This is the project of the Files app, a file browser for GNOME, internally known by its historical name nautilus.

Only the latest version of Files as provided upstream is supported. Try out the Flatpak nightly installation before filling issues to ensure the installation is reproducible and doesn't have downstream changes on it. In case you cannot reproduce in the nightly installation, don't hesitate to file an issue in your distribution. This is to ensure the issue is well triaged and reaches the proper people.

• Bubblewrap installed. Used for security reasons.
• LocalSearch properly set up and with all features enabled. Used for fast search and metadata extraction, starred files and batch renaming.
• xdg-user-dirs-gtk installed. Used to create the default bookmarks and update localization.

For more informal discussion we use GNOME Discourse in the Applications category with the nautilus tag. Feel free to open a topic there.

Documentation for the libnautilus-extension API is available here. Also, if you are interested in developing a Nautilus extension in Python you should refer to the nautilus-python documentation.

Report issues to the GNOME issue tracking system.

Files is a core compoment of the GNOME desktop experience. As such, any changes in behavior or appearance only happen in accordance with the GNOME design team.

For major changes, it is best to start a discussion on discourse and reach out on the #gnome-design matrix room, and only involve the issue tracker once agreement has been reached.

In particular mockups must be approved by the design team to be considered for implementation.

For enhancements that are limited in scope and well-defined, it is acceptable to directly open an issue using the shortcoming template.