# sayanarijit/xplr

A hackable, minimal, fast TUI file explorer

Repository: https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xplr
Homepage: https://xplr.dev
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: tui, file-explorer, file-manager, console, rust, vim, file-launcher, cli, terminal, launcher, raspberry-pi, wsl, productivity, terminal-based, filesystem, command-line, developer-tools
Last push: 2026-08-25T05:41:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 74, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2016, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 18, "gap_med": 130.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4810, forks 95 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:00.264411+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: file-system, cli, terminal-ui, developer-tools, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, files, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, cli, rust
- tags: tui, file-explorer, file-manager, lua-config, keyboard-driven, vim-like, launcher, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- sayanarijit/xplr (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:00.264411+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 2026-08-29T18:18:35.961296+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:00.264411+00:00, sha ff41e41618a9)
  - homepage: https://xplr.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:38.928901+00:00, sha 6fa3a8286e65)
  - site_page: https://xplr.dev/en/install.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:38.941718+00:00, sha f9a40a73c7ce)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/xplr (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:38.943344+00:00, sha ecea697ce4be)
  - site_page: https://xplr.dev/en/introduction.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:38.937831+00:00, sha 12e9def1cd68)
  - site_page: https://xplr.dev/en (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:38.939922+00:00, sha a7654e0c35b5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.