gotop VS ranger_devicons

Compare gotop vs ranger_devicons and see what are their differences.

gotop

A terminal based graphical activity monitor inspired by gtop and vtop (by cjbassi)

ranger_devicons

Ranger plugin that adds file glyphs / icon support to Ranger (by alexanderjeurissen)
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gotop ranger_devicons
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1.7 4.1
over 3 years ago 5 days ago
Go Python
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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gotop

Posts with mentions or reviews of gotop. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-19.

ranger_devicons

Posts with mentions or reviews of ranger_devicons. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-13.
  • My current working setup (see comment)
    1 project | /r/pop_os | 14 Apr 2023
    Complete list: 1. Gnome Extensions: - Application Volume Mixer - Aylur's Widgets - Bluetooth Quick Connect - Clipboard Indicator - Disconnect Wifi - Logo Menu (the one on the top left) - Removable drive menu - Sound percentage - The settings for the extensions are too many to put on a single post :) 2. .bashrc, vimrc, neofetch and alacritty configs at mrs4ndman on GitHub) 3. Dock settings - No extension to the edges, no Launcher / Workspaces / Apps icon on it. - Show mounted volumes ON - 3rd option on the "Icon Click" Dock settings menu - Hide always, 42px custom size, on the right side and Start alignment 4. Browser: Firefox 5. Terminal: Alacritty with custom config 6. File manager: in between the default and ranger 7. Solaar for Logitech peripherals 8. Shortcuts 1. Super + T = alacritty 2. Super + R = alacritty -e ranger (terminal file manager) 3. Ctrl + Super + W = gnome-control-center bluetooth 4. Super + V = virt-manager 5. Super + N = Obsidian (note taking app) 6. Ctrl + Super + B = gnome-control-center wifi 7. Super + I = Settings 9. ![[Tiling config.png]] 10. My setup packages: 1. fzf (from git) 2. ranger & ranger dev-icons ( git clone https://github.com/alexanderjeurissen/ranger_devicons ~/.config/ranger/plugins/ranger_devicons) 3. vim & nvim 4. ripgrep 5. cava 6. powershell 7. tmux 8. thefuck 9. nyancat 10. bashtop 11. flameshot 12. starship prompt from github 13. vimplug 14. gnome-tweaks 15. keepassxc 16. ![[Screenshot from 2023-04-14 21-10-06.png]] 17. ![[Pasted image 20230414220225.png]]
  • How do I get folder icons on the output of ls?
    3 projects | /r/zsh | 13 Apr 2023
    I don't use Ranger, but I found this on the net: https://github.com/alexanderjeurissen/ranger_devicons. Hope it works out!
  • Share your aliases and functions
    1 project | /r/linuxmasterrace | 15 Aug 2022
    If you use ranger and like exa's icons, I suggest trying the ranger devicon plugin.
  • Just Released v21.09, Go Ahead!
    5 projects | /r/archcraft | 24 Sep 2021
    ranger with icons, syntax highlighting and previews (images, videos, pdf, etc)
  • How can I change the icon in a folder?
    1 project | /r/ranger | 19 Aug 2021
    It's probably a good idea to file an issue here.
  • Ranger plugin that adds file glyphs / icon support to Ranger
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Mar 2021
  • [Yabai] My everyday workspace inspired by Atom one dark theme
    14 projects | /r/unixporn | 23 Jan 2021
    icons
  • [sway] fake busy for the updoots
    15 projects | /r/unixporn | 27 Dec 2020
    icons: ranger_devicons

What are some alternatives?

When comparing gotop and ranger_devicons you can also consider the following projects:

bpytop - Linux/OSX/FreeBSD resource monitor

icursive-nerd-font - Nerd Fonts with Cursive Italic Styles

bottom - Yet another cross-platform graphical process/system monitor.

zsh-completions - Additional completion definitions for Zsh.

bashtop - Linux/OSX/FreeBSD resource monitor

imv - Image viewer for X11/Wayland

yabai-skhd-configs - Config for my yabai and skhd

agnoster-zsh-theme - A ZSH theme designed to disclose information contextually, with a powerline aesthetic

picom - A lightweight compositor for X11

releases - // Releases : ISO

simple-bar - A yabai status bar widget for Übersicht

LS_COLORS - LS_COLORS and Ranger color scheme with a color category philosophy