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We've compiled a list of 22 free and paid alternatives to ranger. The primary competitors include Double Commander, fman. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between ranger and Midnight Commander, muCommander, Dolphin File Manager. Also you can look at other similar options here: File Management Tools.
We've compiled a list of 22 free and paid alternatives to ranger. The primary competitors include Double Commander, fman. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between ranger and Midnight Commander, muCommander, Dolphin File Manager. Also you can look at other similar options here: File Management Tools.
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Double Commander is a cross-platform open source file manager with two panels side by side.
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GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and...
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muCommander is a lightweight, cross-platform file manager with a dual-pane interface.
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Open source, small and highly customizable twin-panel file manager for Linux with support for...
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GNOME Commander is a "two-pane" graphical file manager for the GNOME desktop environment.
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Tux Commander is a windowed file manager with 2 panels side by side similar to popular...
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ranger is a file manager with VI key bindings.
ranger is a file manager with VI key bindings.
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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
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* 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
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* UTF-8 Support (if your python copy supports it)
* Multi-column display
* Preview of the selected file/directory
* Common file operations (create/chmod/copy/delete/...)
* Renaming multiple files at once
* VIM-like 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
File management
Multi Column View
Miller columns
Console-based
File Renaming
Vim key mapping
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