What makes Mutka different
Mutka keeps a tiny core and ships everything else as modules. Here's a closer look at the ideas that follow from that - each one its own deep dive.
Modular architecture
Read article →Even copy-paste and navigation are modules. The core is just infrastructure.
Free forever
Read article →No pro tier, no license key, no subscription. Donations welcome, never required.
Compare
Read article →Open source and free forever, with a modular architecture no other file manager has.
Safety
Read article →A module only ever gets the access it declared - everything else is denied at the gateway.
Extension manager
Read article →Browse, review permissions, and install community modules live - no restart.
AI-built modules
Read article →One file, zero imports, explicit permissions - the perfect shape for an LLM to generate.
Declarative UI
Read article →Modules paint native panels, forms and status items from pure JSON - no React, no JSX, no markup.
Virtual file systems
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