Brum - Multi-Pane Web Environment

filename.txt

/path/to/file

0755

Class	Read (r - 4)	Write (w - 2)	Execute (x - 1)
Owner (User)
Group
Others (Public)

1-Click Presets:

Owner (User):

Group:

Apply recursively to all subdirectories & files (-R)



File Folder

Location:	/home/user
Size:	0 B (0 bytes)
Contains:	-
Created:	-
Modified:	-
Permissions:	-

Unix POSIX Permissions & Ownership 0755

Class	Read (r)	Write (w)	Execute (x)
Owner (u)
Group (g)
Others (o)

Owner User:

Group:

Apply recursively to subfolders

File Checksums & Integrity

SHA-256 Checksum:

MD5 Checksum:

SHA-1 Checksum:

Color Label:

✕

Customize Folder / File Icon & Emote:

Quick Presets (Click to apply):

Custom icon is saved specifically for this path and displayed across tables, compact, grid, and tree views.

Custom Tags:

Type	Name / Shared Path	Expires	Downloads	Dropbox	Actions
Loading active shares...

Layout & Viewport Defaults

Configure default multi-panel arrangements and touchscreen panel limits.

Default Desktop Layout:

Phone & Tablet Maximum Panels:

Drag-and-Drop Panel Rearrangement

Allow dragging the panel number badge (1, 2, 3, 4) in the header to swap and reorder panels.

Bottom Function Key Bar (F1..F10)

Display classic orthodox commander function key shortcuts at the bottom.

File Operations & Transfers

Configure copy engine defaults, background job notifications, and drag-and-drop actions.

Default Copy (F5) Engine:

Choose which transfer engine is highlighted and default on F5.

Transfer Manager Display Detail:

Choose between rich per-file streams or compact progress.

Default Drag-and-Drop Action:

Keyboard modifiers: Shift = Move, Alt/Ctrl = Copy.

Drag-and-Drop Confirmation:

Direct execution performs action immediately upon mouse drop.

Paranoid Mode Prompt on Drag-and-Drop

Show confirmation dialog before initiating paranoid SHA-256 verification transfers.

Floating Transfer Window

Automatically open floating transfer manager when background jobs start.

NoteDog Notes Directory

Configure where NoteDog ChewToy and TUI store notebooks, markdown notes, and sections.

Also synchronized with config.toml ([notedog] notes_folder) and NoteDog TUI (~/.config/notedog/notedog.toml).

Cross-Device Workspace Sync (Server Mode)

Cloud Sync Active

Your pane custom names, colors, active layout, and start directories persist across your phones, tablets, laptops, and desktop browsers.

Desktop, Windowing & System Tray

Desktop Standalone Only

Configure native window behavior, system tray integration, and global hotkeys for Linux (Hyprland, X11, Wayland), macOS, and Windows.

Minimize to System Tray on Close

Closing the window keeps Brum running in the background system tray.

Start Minimized

Launch directly to system tray on system boot / autostart.

Native Window Frame & Decorations

Uncheck for a clean frameless window that tiles seamlessly without header waste in Hyprland. Launch with brum --no-decorations.

Global Summon / Toggle Hotkey:

Default: Super+C

Pressing this keybind anywhere in your operating system brings Brum to the foreground instantly.

External Programs & Desktop Handlers

Configure external text editors, media viewers, and terminal emulators for standalone desktop mode.

Desktop Standalone Only

External Text & Code Editor (F4):

Quick Presets:

Override F4 (Edit): Launch external editor when pressing F4 or clicking Edit (instead of built-in EditorDog)

External Document & Media Viewer (F3):

Quick Presets:

Override F3 (Quick View): Launch external viewer when pressing F3 or clicking Quick View

External Terminal Emulator:

Quick Presets:

Dynamic Command Tokens:

%1 or {file} Target file/directory path {dir} Parent directory path {selection} All selected file paths {target_pane} Opposing pane path

Open With & External Application Handlers

Map file extensions to external desktop applications and custom launchers.

Context Menu Customizer & Shell Actions

Toggle built-in context actions and create custom scripts with parameter tokens.

Built-in Context Menu Items Visibility:

Quick View (F3) Edit in EditorDog (F4) Open With Submenu Download / Batch Zip Share Link / Guest Dropbox Compare / Diff (F9)

User-Defined Shell Actions ({file}, {dir}, {selection}, {target_pane}):

File & Document Templates

Create new files with boilerplate headers, dynamic dates, and variable replacement anywhere via right-click.

Dynamic Template Variables:

{{TITLE}} Title {{FILENAME}} Filename {{NAME}} Base Name {{DATE}} YYYY-MM-DD {{TIME}} HH:MM:SS {{USER}} Username {{ISO_DATE}} ISO8601 {{YEAR}} Year

Tools & ChewToys Launchpad Customizer

Rearrange tool order, toggle menu visibility, or reset the Tools & Utilities launchpad dropdown.

💡 Tip: Drag items up/down or use arrow buttons to reorder. Uncheck boxes to hide tools from the menu. 16 / 16 Visible

Brum Theme & Visual Palette

Choose your active color theme across Brum panels, editor, and tools.

Active Theme:

Visual Theme Swatches (Click to Apply):

Supports built-in themes and custom external themes from ~/.config/brum/themes/.

Interface & Text Scaling

13px

Adjust text size smoothly across file tables, breadcrumbs, panes, and dialogs.

Panel Border & Focus Highlight

Fine-tune panel border thickness and active focused panel highlight intensity.

Panel Border Width:

Active Focus Highlight Style:

Panel Identification Colors

Define custom identification border and badge accent colors for each panel for instant visual orientation.

Pane 1 Color:

Pane 2 Color:

Pane 3 Color:

Pane 4 Color:

Hostname & Environment Badge

Live Preview: localhost

Display and style a custom environment/host badge next to the logo in the top header (e.g. NAS-PROD, HOMELAB, DEV-BOX).

Show Hostname Badge in Header

Display host status badge next to the Brum logo.

Custom Environment / Hostname Label (Optional):

Customize the label shown in the header badge (e.g. NAS-PROD, HOMELAB-01, DEV-BOX).

Badge Color:

Visual Style:

Badge Icon:

Badge Size:

Saved Bookmarks & Favorite Paths

Name	Protocol	Target Path / URL	Action
Home Directory	LOCAL	`/home/bolt`
Root Filesystem	LOCAL	`/`

Key	Action
`Tab / Shift+Tab`	Switch Active Focused Pane
`F1`	Quick Help
`F2`	Rename Selected File / Directory
`F3`	Quick View / File Preview
`F4`	Dual-Pane Editor / Code Viewer
`F5`	Copy Selected Items to Target Pane
`F6`	Move Selected Items to Target Pane
`F7`	Create New Folder (Mkdir)
`F8 / Delete`	Delete / Move to Trash
`F9 / Ctrl+D`	Folder & File Comparison (Diff)
`F10`	User Settings & Preferences
`Ctrl + F`	Editor Search / Global Search
`Ctrl + H`	Editor Search & Replace
`Alt + 1..4`	Direct Focus to Pane 1, 2, 3, or 4
`Insert / Space`	Toggle Selection & Step Down
`Ctrl + A`	Select All in Current Pane
`Ctrl + P`	Toggle Paranoid File Handling Mode
`Ctrl + Q`	Quit / Clean Close Brum

Global Icon Theme:

Choose between classic graphical icons, developer Nerd Fonts, or rich colorful emojis across all panels.

Global Default Folder Icon / Emote:

Default ( Nerd Glyph) 📁 Yellow Folder 📂 Open Folder 🗂️ Card Dividers  Nerd Font Dir  Nerd Font Folder 📦 Box Package 🚀 Rocket Project

Per-Filetype & Extension Custom Icons:

Map specific file extensions (e.g. rs, py, md, iso) to any custom emoji, emote, or Nerd Font glyph.

Ext:

Icon/Emote:

Extension / Type	Icon / Glyph	Preview	Action

Brum

Multi-Pane Web Environment (File Commander/Manager) — By Woofson

v0.8.3 (Desktop & Web) Rust 2021 + Axum 0.7 MIT Open Source

Brum brings the speed, keyboard ergonomics, and multi-pane productivity of classic orthodox commanders (Midnight Commander, Total Commander, Norton Commander) directly to the modern web browser and Linux/Hyprland desktop — powered by a lightweight Rust backend, multi-cloud storage drivers, real-time background transfer queues, and paranoid cryptographic data verification.

System & Runtime Architecture

Creator & Lab: Bolt J Woofson @ Woofsons Lab (www.arf.ac)

Contact: bolt@boop.no

Backend Core: Rust 2021 (Axum 0.7 + Tokio)

Operating System: Linux

Execution Mode: Desktop & Web

Terminal Engine: Native PTY (portable-pty) + Nerd Font

Auth & Permissions: Linux PAM + SQLite RBAC

Frontend Stack: Vanilla JS + Prism + Lucide

Repository: github.com/Woofson/brum

License: MIT Open Source License

Power Features & ChewToys

🗂️ 1-to-4 Dynamic Panes

Single, Dual, Triple & Quad grid layouts

🌐 Multi-Cloud & Mounts

SMB/CIFS, NFS, S3, SFTP, WebDAV, Proton

⚡ DeltaCopy & TeraCopy

CRC32 / SHA-256 integrity verification

🔄 ConvertX Converter

Universal Image, Audio, Video & Doc conversions

User Accounts & Granular Service Permissions

Manage internal and PAM accounts, assign Admin privileges, and grant or restrict service access per user.

API Keys & Fleet Service Tokens

Create and manage cryptographically signed long-lived Bearer tokens for Commander Fleet nodes, backup daemons, and automated scripts.

Global Storage, Network Shares & User Access

Configure network shares and assign which users can access them via their Favorites menu.

Mount Name	Protocol	Target URI / Share Path	Allowed Users	Actions
Loading global network mounts...

Samba / Windows Share (CIFS)

Native client using smbclient with Workgroup, Active Directory Domain, and guest authentication.

Default Workgroup / Domain:

Linux Network File System (NFS)

Automated export discovery via showmount -e and mounts to /run/brum/mounts/nfs/.

NFS Base Mountpoint:

Global Syncthing Daemon Configuration

Configure the cluster Syncthing daemon used for continuous background sync across nodes.

Syncthing Daemon URL:

REST API Key:

Global File Safety, Paranoid Integrity & Auto-Lock

Configure default transaction rules, session timeout, auto-lock on workstation inactivity, and cryptographic validation.

Session Auto-Lock & Inactivity

Locks screen on idle inactivity without interrupting background transfers or closing open files.

Enable Automatic Workstation Lock

Enforces password prompt on idle session timeout.

Auto-Lock Inactivity Timer:

Session Expiration / Max Token Age:

Prevent Lock during Active Transfers

Do not lock while background file transfers/copy tasks are running.

Paranoid Mode & Integrity

Cryptographic validation and atomic file system operations.

Enable Paranoid File Handling Globally

Enforces strict validation on all file copy/move operations.

Integrity Checksum Algorithm:

Files transferred in Paranoid mode have their checksum verified upon completion.

Atomic File Writes

Write to hidden temporary file first, then atomically rename.

Safe Trash Bin

Move deleted items to XDG Trash instead of permanent deletion.

Windows Native Shell & Recycle Bin

Use Windows Shell APIs ($Recycle.Bin, SHFileOperation) across Windows drives instead of POSIX trash.

Windows Process Lock Inspection

Use Windows Restart Manager to report specific locking process names and PIDs on access violations.

Server Custom Trash Directory (Optional):

Master Server Configuration (`config.toml`) ~/.config/brum/config.toml

Directly view and edit server settings, layouts, keybinds, and defaults in TOML format.

Rank	Player	Score	Level	Lines	Time	Date
Loading top scores from database...

Find Text / Regex Pattern:

Replace With:

Match Case Use Regular Expressions (Regex)

Live Rename Preview: 0 items ready

Status	Original Name	➔ New Name

Source (Left)

Destination (Right)

Templates:

⚡ Block-Level Delta (Bvckup 2) 🔒 Verify Checksums

Archive: Keep: days

Left Size	Source File	Action	Destination File	Right Size
Click Compare & Analyze to inspect directory differences.

Job Name	Source ➔ Destination	Mode	Trigger / Schedule	Active	Last Run	Actions
Loading saved backup profiles...

Timestamp	Job / Profile	Status	Copied	Archived	Deleted	Duration	Details
Loading execution history...

Search Directory:

File Type:

Filename Pattern (Glob / Regex):

Containing Text (grep):

Match Case

Modified:

Search Results: 0 items found

Filename & Match Snippet	Size	Modified	Action
No search results yet

📥 Download Speed

0 B/s

📤 Upload Speed

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 Synced Folders

0

👥 Connected Peers

0

 Synchronized Folders

Folder Label / ID	Path	Status	Sync %	Action
Loading Syncthing folders...

👥 Connected Devices / Peers

Device Name / ID	Address	Status	Download (In)	Upload (Out)
Loading connected devices...

Protocol:

Server Host / Endpoint URL:

Port:

Username / Access Key ID:

Password / Secret Access Key:

Remote Path / Prefix (Leave empty or ~ for User Home):

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Layout & Viewport Defaults

File Operations & Transfers

Navigation, Safety & Trash Bin

NoteDog Notes Directory

Columns & File List Display

Cross-Device Workspace Sync (Server Mode)

Desktop, Windowing & System Tray

External Programs & Desktop Handlers

Open With & External Application Handlers

Context Menu Customizer & Shell Actions

File & Document Templates

Tools & ChewToys Launchpad Customizer

Brum Theme & Visual Palette

Interface & Text Scaling

Panel Border & Focus Highlight

Panel Identification Colors

Hostname & Environment Badge

System & Runtime Architecture

Power Features & ChewToys

User Accounts & Granular Service Permissions

API Keys & Fleet Service Tokens

Global Storage, Network Shares & User Access

Samba / Windows Share (CIFS)

Linux Network File System (NFS)

Global Syncthing Daemon Configuration

Global File Safety, Paranoid Integrity & Auto-Lock

Session Auto-Lock & Inactivity

Paranoid Mode & Integrity

Master Server Configuration (config.toml) ~/.config/brum/config.toml

Add New Fleet Node

Brum Hello friend.

Master Server Configuration (`config.toml`) ~/.config/brum/config.toml