# alexanderjeurissen/ranger_devicons

Ranger plugin that adds file glyphs / icon support to Ranger

Repository: https://github.com/alexanderjeurissen/ranger_devicons
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ranger_devicons
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ranger, devicons, nerd-fonts, file-icons
Last push: 2025-06-05T14:56:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 44/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 25, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3464, "days_push": 454, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1005, forks 77 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:08.941893+00:00)

## What it is
A plugin for the Ranger terminal file manager that adds a linemode prefixing file names with file icons/glyphs. It requires a NERDfont-patched terminal font and is configurable via environment variables.

## Use cases
- show file icons in ranger file manager
- add devicons glyphs to ranger linemode
- make ranger display file type icons
- customize icon separator in ranger
- translate ranger directory icon names to other languages

## When to choose
- you use Ranger as your terminal file manager and want visual file type icons
- your terminal already uses a NERDfont-patched font
- you want a lightweight, easily installed Ranger plugin

## When to avoid
- you don't use Ranger as your file manager
- your terminal font lacks NERDfont glyphs
- you need a standalone file manager rather than a plugin

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: cli, python
- tags: ranger, file-icons, nerd-fonts, devicons, terminal, file-manager, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- alexanderjeurissen/ranger_devicons (main) score 44

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:08.941893+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 2026-08-30T07:13:43.009872+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alexanderjeurissen/ranger_devicons (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:08.941893+00:00, sha e9cc183fa317)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.