defx.nvim VS xplr

Compare defx.nvim vs xplr and see what are their differences.

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defx.nvim xplr
5 104
1,168 3,943
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4.6 8.3
about 2 months ago 22 days ago
Python Rust
MIT License MIT License
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defx.nvim

Posts with mentions or reviews of defx.nvim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-04-05.
  • Permanent fixed File Explorer in Neovim
    7 projects | /r/neovim | 5 Apr 2022
  • NVIM
    9 projects | dev.to | 18 Mar 2022
    defx.nvim - A file explorer
  • FAVOURITE PLUGINS
    49 projects | /r/neovim | 3 Feb 2022
    defx.nvim https://github.com/Shougo/defx.nvim
  • Vimfiler commands
    2 projects | /r/SpaceVim | 22 May 2021
    Hi! Vimfiler is here https://github.com/Shougo/vimfiler.vim and maybe you can find some documentation there. But as you can see from the README, Vimfiler project is no more actively maintained. You can switch to Defx (https://github.com/Shougo/defx.nvim) that is supported by SpaceVim.
  • Do you use a file tree explorer?
    9 projects | /r/vim | 22 Apr 2021
    Explorers: https://github.com/ranger/ranger (Excellent terminal file explorer) you can integrate it with fasd (or z probably) to quickly find frecent files https://github.com/clvv/fasd https://github.com/rafaqz/ranger.vim (vim integration) Or https://github.com/Shougo/defx.nvim (vim file explorer by the infamous shougo)

xplr

Posts with mentions or reviews of xplr. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-27.
  • Which is Best TUI file manager
    7 projects | /r/commandline | 27 Feb 2023
    I use xplr and like it very much.
  • Midnight Commander is MIA; any command line based twin pane file manager recommendations?
    13 projects | /r/SteamDeck | 19 Feb 2023
    xplr
  • [Projet] PIC 📷
    2 projects | /r/rust | 29 Jan 2023
    PIC stands for Preview Image in CLI, I think this should be explicit enough. I first made it because I needed a way to display images in the terminal (for an xplr plugin), but the more I worked on it, the better it got, as of now I have implemented 4 different ways to preview images (I couldn't find other ones), some can even display GIFs!
  • Telegraph and the Unix Shell
    8 projects | /r/commandline | 31 Dec 2022
    Certain file managers like xplr allow for more advanced terminal UX. Check out the video on https://xplr.dev/ and you can see something like a live/interactive ls that allows toggling arguments (instead of running multiple commands and pushing previous stdout further into the past).
  • xplr v0.20.0 - what's new?
    2 projects | dev.to | 2 Nov 2022
    xplr version 0.20.0 was released last week. If you haven't already, go ahead and install the latest version. This post will try to break down the changelog in the release in an easy-to-digest manner, looking through the perspective of different user groups.
  • ranger-like three pane layout for xplr file explorer written in rust
    2 projects | /r/coolgithubprojects | 14 Oct 2022
    Tool: https://xplr.dev
  • Ask HN: Is it still possible to live in a terminal?
    28 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Oct 2022
    The Vim/Neovim ecosystem has gotten unbelievably better over the last 5-10 years. "Living in the terminal" for core development work is IMO better than pretty much anything else out there; my Neovim setup has a modern plugin manager; an IDE-like experience with fast autocompletion as I type, goto definition, and automated refactor support; and a side-drawer file browser navigable with Vim motions. It feels like an IDE, except that it launches in ~100ms and has ultra-low typing latency. Using it with tmux panes means I can have various drawers and panes with a series of full, incredibly fast terminals wherever I want, with long-running tasks like automated test watching/running while I edit code placed wherever I want around the editor panel. Not to mention the Cambrian explosion of "modern" terminal tooling getting built, like xplr [1], hyperfine [2], httpie [3], etc.

    That being said, I think "living in the terminal" for general purpose computing, like browsing the web or talking to your coworkers, has been in a kind of frozen standstill while the rest of the world has moved on. I think it isn't worth trying to push non-dev work into the terminal currently.

    1: https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr

    2: https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

    3: https://github.com/httpie/httpie

  • LF, NNN or ViFM?
    1 project | /r/vim | 8 Oct 2022
    a terminal file manager built in rust I just heard about
  • xplr released with built-in fuzzy search based on skim v2 algorithm
    1 project | /r/commandline | 6 Oct 2022
  • how to rm -rf ~/Desktop permanently?
    1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 30 Aug 2022
    I tried using nnn but didn't find it easy to adopt, now I'm looking at https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr

What are some alternatives?

When comparing defx.nvim and xplr you can also consider the following projects:

fasd - Command-line productivity booster, offers quick access to files and directories, inspired by autojump, z and v.

nnn - n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager

vimfiler.vim - :file_folder: Powerful file explorer implemented by Vim script

broot - A new way to see and navigate directory trees : https://dystroy.org/broot

nvim-tree.lua - A file explorer tree for neovim written in lua

lf - Terminal file manager

vim-autoimport - A vim plugin for adding import statements (for python and more) without LSP

ranger.vim - Ranger file manager for Vim

vim-clap - :clap: Modern performant fuzzy picker, tree-sitter highlighting, and more, for both Vim and NeoVim

nnn.vim - File manager for vim/neovim powered by n³

vim-vinegar - vinegar.vim: Combine with netrw to create a delicious salad dressing

joshuto - ranger-like terminal file manager written in Rust