FM/2
The facts below are what the maker publishes about FM/2, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From FM/2's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| FM/2 | Free | GNU GPL licensed software · OS/2 GUI file manager |
The facts
Each one read from FM/2's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Archive support
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Current release
- The project page identifies version 3.26 as the current release.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Debugging
- The FAQ recommends building FM/2 with debug files and describes debugging it with the Open Watcom debugger.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The project says releases and betas are uploaded to Netlabs FTP directories and that the current release is usually available from Hobbesarchive and elsewhere.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Issue reporting
- Creating tickets requires logging in with a Netlabs account.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The maintainers release FM/2 under the GNU GPL license.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network drive note
- The FAQ says Netdrive drives may scan slowly and describes configuration changes that can improve scanning, with a tradeoff that reported drive capacity and free space may be inaccurate.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Origin
- FM/2 was originally written by Mark Kimes, who allowed the project to take over its maintenance and support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- FM/2 is described as a GUI file manager and the “Swiss Army Knife” of GUI file managers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Source access
- The project provides source browsing and Subversion checkout instructions for the trunk.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can seek support through the FM/2 user mailing list; a separate developers mailing list is also available.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Troubleshooting
- FM/2 writes popup error messages to stderr, and the FAQ explains how to capture them in a log.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- OS/2checked 24 Sep 2026
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