exa Alternatives

exa has been discontinued. Similar apps include Superfile, which is free and open source. Other options are ranger, lf (file manager), nnn and LSD. In total there are nine File Managers like exa for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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  1. Superfile icon
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    Terminal-based file manager offering a modern, customizable interface with split-screen panels, full keyboard shortcut support, fast file operations, offline access, privacy features, no ads, plugin extensibility, night mode, cross-platform compatibility, and open source code.

    49 Superfile alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. ranger icon
     57 likes

    Terminal 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.

    36 ranger alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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  3. Terminal file manager written in Go (programming language).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • DragonFly BSD
    • NetBSD
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  4. nnn icon
     17 likes

    Initially forked from noice file browser, nnn is a super fast and resource-sensitive, terminal-based file browser.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5.  2 likes

    This project is a rewrite of GNU ls with lots of added features like colors, icons, tree-view, more formatting options, etc.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • BSD
    • Homebrew
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  6. Portfolio icon
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    A minimalist file manager for those who want to use Linux mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
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  7. noice, a blazing-fast lightweight terminal file browser with easy keyboard shortcuts for navigation, opening files and running tasks. noice is developed considering terminal based systems. There is no config file and mime associations are hard-coded.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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  8. xplr icon
     2 likes

    xplr is a terminal UI based file explorer that aims to increase our terminal productivity by being a flexible, interactive orchestrator for the ever growing awesome command-line utilities that work with the file-system.

    14 xplr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Good alternative?
     
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