ranger

ranger is a file manager with VI key bindings. It provides a minimalistic and nice curses interface with a view on the directory hierarchy.

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ranger is a file manager with vi key bindings. it provides a minimalistic and nice curses interface with a view on the directory hierarchy. the secondary task of ranger is to psychically guess which program you want to use for opening particular files.

design goals* an easily maintainable file manager in a high level language* a quick way to switch directories and browse the file system* keep it small but useful, do one thing and do it well* console based, with smooth integration into the unix shell

features* utf8 support (if your python copy supports it)* multicolumn display* preview of the selected file/directory* common file operations (create/chmod/copy/delete/...)* renaming multiple files at once* vimlike console and hotkeys* automatically determine file types and run them with correct programs* change the directory of your shell after exiting ranger* tabs, bookmarks, mouse support

Links to official ranger sites

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Miller columns Multi Column View Console based Vim key mapping

The Best 9 ranger Alternatives

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Double Commander

Double Commander is a cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. It is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

Optimal performance Dual pane support Search in Archives Dark theme Tree view Lua scripting Flat view
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Midnight Commander

GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD MacPorts Cygwin

Minimalistic Lightweight Dual pane support File compression Support for FTP Support for SFTP SSH Console based Mounting drives
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muCommander

muCommander is a lightweight, cross-platform file manager with a dual-pane interface. It runs on any operating system with Java support (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, *BSD, Solaris...).

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD Web Java

Portable Dual pane support SSH
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Dolphin File Manager

Dolphin is a file manager for KDE focusing on usability. Has three view modes: Icon, Detail and it used to have Column View like in Finder (it is not available in current version due to problems with maintaibility).

Free Open Source Linux KDE

Tabbed interface Dual pane support File compression Copy files SSH
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Sunflower

Open source, small and highly customizable twin-panel file manager for Linux with support for plug-ins. Main goal is to create easy to use and powerful file manager seamlessly integrated into Gnome desktop environment.

Free Open Source Linux

Dual pane support Support for Samba
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GNOME Commander

GNOME Commander is a "two-pane" graphical file manager for the GNOME desktop environment.

Free Open Source Linux

Dual pane support Support for FTP
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Tux Commander

tux commander is a windowed file manager with 2 panels side by side similar to popular total commander or midnight commander file managers.

Free Open Source Linux Xfce

Dual pane support Support for FTP Support for SFTP
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Saladin

saladin is an open source dual-pane file manager for windows which merges the capabilities of file explorer with the well known and easy to use orthodox user interface.

Free Open Source Windows

Built in viewer Integrated Search Drag n drop Dual pane support Support for FTP File search Shell integration
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JumpFm

JumpFm is a minimalistic dual panel file manager (currently released only for Windows, Mac, and Linux) that lets you navigate your file system very efficiently. Mac releases can be found at https://github .

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Minimalistic Dual pane support Windows like

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The Best ranger alternatives for Miller columns, from Multi Column View to a Console based.
Alternatives in ranger for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, BSD, MacPorts, Cygwin, Web, Java, KDE, Xfce. This list contains a total of 9 applications similar to ranger.

Last updated: 2020-07-03 01:30:33

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Double Commander

Midnight Commander

muCommander

Dolphin File Manager

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GNOME Commander

Tux Commander

Saladin

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