Canop/broot
A new way to see and navigate directory trees observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 15
- age_days: 2848
- days_rel: 11
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 34
Adoption not part of the score
12916 stars · 309 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Broot is an interactive terminal-based file browser and launcher that shows navigable, balanced directory trees with fuzzy, regex, and content search. It integrates with the shell via a `br` function so users can cd to directories found during navigation.
Use cases
- navigate directory trees in the terminal
- fuzzy find files and folders quickly
- cd to a directory found by searching
- get an overview of a large directory without pages of output
- search file contents from the terminal
- launch commands on selected files
When to choose
- you want a faster, interactive alternative to `tree` and `find`
- you frequently search for then cd into directories
- you want gitignore-aware file browsing in the terminal
When to avoid
- you need a graphical file manager
- you only need simple one-shot scripting rather than interactive navigation
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
cli search-engine file-system developer-tools files windows cli rust file-manager fuzzy-search directory-tree terminal-ui shell-integration command-line linux macos
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Canop/broot · fetched 2026-08-28 · 29c7fb588d57
- homepage: https://dystroy.org/broot · fetched 2026-08-29 · f4215c931134
- site_page: https://dystroy.org/broot/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · eb95f2c5a1ab
- site_page: https://dystroy.org/broot/install-br · fetched 2026-08-29 · ceb6d91cda4b
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/broot · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0ca59db35b75
- site_page: https://dystroy.org/broot/conf_file · fetched 2026-08-29 · 862e81cd5348
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Canop/broot | main | 99 |
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