ranger
A VIM-inspired filemanager for the console (by ranger)
vifm
Vifm is a file manager with curses interface, which provides Vim-like environment for managing objects within file systems, extended with some useful ideas from mutt. (by vifm)
| ranger | vifm | |
|---|---|---|
| 168 | 37 | |
| 15,996 | 2,832 | |
| 0.9% | 1.5% | |
| 8.1 | 9.6 | |
| 10 days ago | 13 days ago | |
| Python | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
ranger
Posts with mentions or reviews of ranger.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-11-20.
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Preview images, videos, fonts, PDFs ... in Vifm.
As a Vim enthusiast, I always wanted to replicate my daily workflow based on keymappings and completely avoid using the mouse. I missed the functionality offered by tools like ranger or lf in Vifm, but I didn't want to learn a whole new set of keyboard shortcuts. I watched several YouTube videos trying to recreate this setup, but none quite hit the mark. The project that inspired this work didn't fully meet its intended functionality.
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Command Line Tools I Like (2022)
[2] https://github.com/ranger/ranger/blob/bd9b37faee9748798f3970...
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Show HN: Facad. The ls alternative making terminals cooler than GUIs
Would a commander type TUI work for you?
https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc
https://github.com/ranger/ranger
https://github.com/jarun/nnn
There's also superfile and broot, but personally I feel like they try to do a little too much, might work for you though:
https://github.com/yorukot/superfile
https://github.com/Canop/broot
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Z – Jump Around
Came to post zoxide. Also if you use `ranger`[1] (vim inspired file manager) then you might like to add the `ranger-zoxide` plugin[2].
1. https://github.com/ranger/ranger
2. https://github.com/jchook/ranger-zoxide
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Antonmedv/walk: Terminal file manager
This looks cool, though I already use https://github.com/ranger/ranger for this.
- Ytree; a Unix Filemanager
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How to have column view like macOS finder ?
This feature is rarely seen in Linux file managers. I would recommend the CLI file manager ranger. If you need a GUI tool, you should have a look at pantheon files, the file manager of ElementaryOS.
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rename triggering on focus
Someone opened an issue about this. Might want to follow that.
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Ranger neovim plugin bindings clash with NeoVim bindings when used as a plugin
Hi! I am using ranger file manager terminal as its best through all i had used, but i have a weird problem and i want to ask you maybe you know how to solve it because my knowledge have limits on this topic even though i researched a bit.
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View images when SSH
How about ranger
vifm
Posts with mentions or reviews of vifm.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-05-06.
- Vifm
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Ask HN: Interesting TUIs (text user interfaces), maybe forgotten ones?
Some alternatives:
* `vifm` file manager, more powerful and performant than ranger, for those who lean towards vim keybindings: https://vifm.info/
* `btop` process monitor, for those who like eye candy: https://github.com/aristocratos/btop
- Tell HN: My Favorite Tools
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Ytree; a Unix Filemanager
vifm is the best of the lot, or at least I think so.
https://github.com/vifm/vifm
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Which file explorer do you use?
I'm using vifm as my file manager and also as the file manager in neovim.
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Which is Best TUI file manager
you could try vifm: https://github.com/vifm/vifm
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Managing your files. How do you do it?
I'm already using vifm as my main-file-manager so I'm using `fm-nvim with a custom vifm-open-function to open up vifm in nvim.
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Very new to Vim. Having trouble with running programs
You might want “vifm” instead, it’s a vim inspired file manager for the CLI that will let you see files and open them … https://github.com/vifm/vifm
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Using neovim without a file tree plugin
I'm using vifm as my daily file manager, so I added it to neovim and I'm very happy with it! :)
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vifm questions welcome here?
No, it's a standalone Vim-like file manager (site).
What are some alternatives?
When comparing ranger and vifm you can also consider the following projects:
lf - Terminal file manager
nnn - n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager
fd - A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'
fzf - :cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder
chafa - 📺🗿 Terminal graphics for the 21st century.