sayanarijit/xplr
A hackable, minimal, fast TUI file explorer observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 74
- 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: 130.5
- age_days: 2016
- days_rel: 18
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
4810 stars · 95 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
xplr is a hackable, minimal, fast terminal UI file explorer written in Rust, extensible via embedded LuaJIT configuration and plugins. It acts as a scriptable, keyboard-driven orchestrator for command-line file utilities rather than a full GUI file manager.
Use cases
- browse files in the terminal with a fast TUI
- manage files with vim-like keyboard controls
- customize a file explorer with Lua plugins and config
- launch files with external command-line tools
- navigate huge directories like node_modules quickly
- integrate a file picker into shell scripts
When to choose
- you live in the terminal and want a keyboard-driven file explorer
- you want a lightweight, scriptable alternative to GUI file managers
- you need a fast file browser for very large directories
- you want deep customization via Lua plugins
When to avoid
- you need a graphical file manager with previews and drag-and-drop
- you want a batteries-included file manager without configuration
- you prefer mouse-driven file management
Facets
application · maturity stable
file-system cli terminal-ui developer-tools plugin-system developer-tools files cross-platform cross-platform cli rust tui file-explorer file-manager lua-config keyboard-driven vim-like launcher command-line linux macos
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr · fetched 2026-08-28 · ff41e41618a9
- homepage: https://xplr.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6fa3a8286e65
- site_page: https://xplr.dev/en/install.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · f9a40a73c7ce
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/xplr · fetched 2026-08-29 · ecea697ce4be
- site_page: https://xplr.dev/en/introduction.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 12e9def1cd68
- site_page: https://xplr.dev/en · fetched 2026-08-29 · a7654e0c35b5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sayanarijit/xplr | main | 90 |
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