# Canop/broot

A new way to see and navigate directory trees

Repository: https://github.com/Canop/broot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/broot
Homepage: https://dystroy.org/broot
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, command-line, tree, command-line-tool, balanced-bfs-descent, fuzzy-search
Last push: 2026-08-25T18:03:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2848, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 15, "n_releases_24m": 34}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12916, forks 309 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:00.144327+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: cli, search-engine, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: windows, cli, rust
- tags: file-manager, fuzzy-search, directory-tree, terminal-ui, shell-integration, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- Canop/broot (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:00.144327+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:13:41.154884+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Canop/broot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:00.144327+00:00, sha 29c7fb588d57)
  - homepage: https://dystroy.org/broot (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:00.962889+00:00, sha f4215c931134)
  - site_page: https://dystroy.org/broot/install (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:00.970306+00:00, sha eb95f2c5a1ab)
  - site_page: https://dystroy.org/broot/install-br (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:00.972104+00:00, sha ceb6d91cda4b)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/broot (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:00.977169+00:00, sha 0ca59db35b75)
  - site_page: https://dystroy.org/broot/conf_file (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:00.975213+00:00, sha 862e81cd5348)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.