nnn.vim VS xplr.vim

So these days I just use https://github.com/mcchrish/nnn.vim

Yeah I'm not sure what the point is of such a minimal plugin when nnn.nvim and nnn.vim already exist which both do do that, and more.

file managers or project/directory viewer

nnn with nnn.vim because I'm lazy and I already use nnn on its own.

Created this plugin because I've switched from Ranger to xplr.nvim as my daily driver and wanted a cleaner interaction between the 2 programs. I like to sometimes use my file manager within neovim, and would prefer not to use shell to exchange data between them. Because xplr now uses LuaJit, pynvim/python isn't needed etc (like other msgpack plugins) It aims to support the "regular" features (opening files in nvim, switch cwd etc) like in rnvimr or nnn.vim

You can try nnn.vim, a vim-ish file picker as well as fast and full-featured file manager within vim.

You'll invoke it as a floating window. See nnn.vm for usage.

xplr.vim

Xplr, a hackable, minimal, fast TUI file explorer

xplr (TUI file explorer)

The supported file managers (as of right now) are nnn, lf, ranger, xplr, and vifm.

Being super configurable, [xplr][xplr] by design integrates well with other tools. Try this fzf integration tutorial or this vim plugin if you are not convinced yet.

Fun fact: xplr has a vim plugin.

I use xplr with plugin for exploring and fzf for searching.

View on GitHub

Now, I would like to clean up, probably improve and turn xplr.vim into a real and well maintained plugin, with its own dedicated variables and docs. However, I have no experience with vim plugin development and decided that it's better to offload this task to someone who knows their way around the (neo)vim plugin system, so that I can focus more on xplr's development instead.