ranger Alternatives
ranger is described as 'file manager with VI key bindings. It provides a minimalistic and nice curses interface with a view on the directory hierarchy' and is an app in the File Management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ranger for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Android. The best alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ranger are Midnight Commander (Free, Open Source), Dolphin File Manager (Free, Open Source), Thunar (Free, Open Source) and fman (Freemium).
- Total Commander-inspired file manager that features two side-by-side panels for navigation. View 116 alternatives to Double Commander
- Visual, text-mode file manager that works in consoles, over SSH and via remote shells. View 89 alternatives to Midnight Commander
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Cygwin
- MacPorts
- Usability focused KDE File Manager. View 63 alternatives to Dolphin File Manager
- Thunar is a new modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy-to-use. View 70 alternatives to Thunar
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- Xfce
- MacPorts
- XQuartz
- The most modern dual-pane file manager. For Windows, Mac and Linux. View 93 alternatives to fman
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- 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...). View 92 alternatives to muCommander
- Vifm is a file manager with curses interface, which provides Vi[m]-like environment for managing objects within file systems, extended with some useful ideas from mutt. View 74 alternatives to Vifm
- 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. View 103 alternatives to JumpFm
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
- Broot offers a better way to navigate directories. Different from the typical 'tree' command, it summarizes directory contents so more fits on screen. View 8 alternatives to Broot
- Initially forked from noice, nnn is a super fast and resource-sensitive, terminal-based file browser. View 9 alternatives to nnn
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
nnn vs ranger
Rodney42 Uses a standard mime type opener not its own. Fast. Minimal configuration needed.