



ranger is described as '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' and is a popular File Manager in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ranger for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Android apps. The best ranger alternative is Double Commander, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ranger are Spacedrive, Dolphin File Manager, Midnight Commander and Thunar.




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.
Metro Commander is an orthodox file manager which allows you to manage your files and folders from within the Modern Windows UI interface.


Metro Commander is the most popular commercial alternative to ranger.
"My Files" manages all the files on your smartphone, just like a file explorer on your computer.





Samsung My Files is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to ranger.
Moroshka File Manager is the classic 2-windows file manager focused on elegant user interface, usability and sets of unique features.




File Explorer Pro is a free, secure tool that helps you find file faster, manage files easily, powerful file manager with a clean, and intuitive interface. You can easily find how many files & apps you have on your device at a glance instantly.



Rename, move, copy, delete, and otherwise manage multiple files. Rename multiple files according to the rules and pattern you specify using powerful editor with syntax highlighting. Copy, move files to folders specified using absolute/relative paths.





Worker is a file manager for the X Window System on UN*X with low requirements (basically only the X11 libraries). The directories and files are shown in two independent panels (similar to Midnight Commander).




it is not even close. one is TUI for desktop, the other for android phones