ranger/ranger

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: no_releases

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17369 stars · 941 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Ranger is a console-based file manager with VI key bindings, providing a minimalistic curses interface with multi-column directory views and file previews. It ships with rifle, a file launcher that automatically determines which program to use for opening each file type.

Use cases

• browse the file system from the terminal with vim keybindings
• preview files and images without leaving the console
• batch rename multiple files at once
• quickly switch directories in the shell
• open files with the right program automatically
• manage file operations like copy, delete, and chmod from the terminal

When to choose

• you live in the terminal and want vim-style navigation for files
• you want a lightweight, fast file manager with previews
• you need a keyboard-driven alternative to GUI file managers
• you want shell integration so cd persists after exiting

When to avoid

• you prefer a graphical file manager with drag-and-drop
• you need a mouse-first file management experience
• you are not comfortable with vi-style keybindings

Facets

application · maturity stable

file-system cli developer-tools files developer-tools bsd python cli cross-platform file-manager vim-keybindings terminal curses file-launcher file-preview tui command-line linux macos

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