vifm VS ranger

Compare vifm vs ranger and see what are their differences.

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)
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vifm ranger
35 165
2,629 14,860
1.3% 1.5%
9.5 6.5
5 days ago 13 days ago
C Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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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 2023-12-24.

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 2024-01-15.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing vifm and ranger you can also consider the following projects:

nnn - n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager

lf - Terminal file manager

fm-nvim - 🗂 Neovim plugin that lets you use your favorite terminal file managers (and fuzzy finders) from within Neovim.

chafa - 📺🗿 Terminal graphics for the 21st century.

joshuto - ranger-like terminal file manager written in Rust

fd - A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'

lf - Fully Decentralized Fully Replicated Key/Value Store

z.lua - :zap: A new cd command that helps you navigate faster by learning your habits.

mc - Midnight Commander's repository

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

fzf - :cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder