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Alternatives to Broot

The tools Specifiction weighs against Broot, from its list of terminal file managers, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.

  1. 01 Alfa

    Alfa suits developers who need automated accessibility checks in website and CI/CD workflows and want to customize rules or filter results.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.1 Visit Specs
  2. 02 FileManagerTUI

    FileManagerTUI suits people who prefer keyboard-driven file management in a terminal and want an inline editor and preview.

    Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.6 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Clifm

    Clifm suits people who prefer shell commands to a traditional terminal file-manager interface.

    Free plan macOS · Linux · Android
    8.5 Visit Specs
  4. 04 elio

    It suits terminal users who want file previews and file operations within one file manager.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.5 Visit Specs
  5. 05 far2l

    It suits Linux or macOS users looking for a file manager with terminal and graphical backends, archive tools, and remote file access.

    Free plan macOS · Linux
    8.5 Visit Specs
  6. 06 nnn

    nnn suits terminal users who want file operations, previews and search in a compact, low-configuration tool.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Android
    8.5 Visit Specs
  7. 07 cfiles

    It suits Linux and macOS users who want keyboard-driven terminal file management with previews, shell access and scripting.

    Free plan macOS · Linux
    8.4 Visit Specs
  8. 08 Newt

    Newt suits people who work with local files alongside remote systems, archives, or disc images.

    Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.4 Visit Specs
  9. 09 FModel

    FModel suits Windows users who want to inspect or export assets from Unreal Engine game archives.

    Free plan Windows
    8.3 Visit Specs
  10. 10 pointer

    Pointer suits Linux or macOS users who want terminal-based, two-pane file management with previews, archives, remote browsing, and extensibility.

    Free plan macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Rat Commander

    It suits terminal users who want file management, editing, Git, and remote access in one application across Linux, macOS, or Windows.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  12. 12 RTFM
    Free plan macOS · Linux
    8.2 Visit Specs
  13. 13 TUIFIManager

    TUIFIManager suits people looking for a terminal file manager, particularly Termux users.

    Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · Android
    8.2 Visit Specs
  14. 14 Dynamic File Manager
    Free plan Linux
    8.1 Visit Specs
  15. 15 Joshuto
    Free plan macOS · Linux
    8.1 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Midnight Commander

    It suits people who prefer a text-mode file manager and need file operations in local consoles, terminals, or remote shells.

    Free plan macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  17. 17 superfile

    superfile suits developers who prefer to handle lightweight file and directory tasks in a terminal.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.1 Visit Specs
  18. 18 Runa

    Runa suits terminal users on Linux, macOS or Windows who want keyboard-driven file management with customizable layouts and previews.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.9 Visit Specs
  19. 19 Deepfence SecretScanner
    Free plan Linux · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Vifm
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  21. 21 Zeta
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Yazi
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.7 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Far Manager
    Free plan Windows
    7.6 Visit Specs
  24. 24 Middle Manager
    macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.5 Visit Specs
  25. 25 UnixTree
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.5 Visit Specs
  26. 26 Termix
    Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.2 Visit Specs
  27. 27 ranger
    Linux
    7.0 Visit Specs
  28. 28 xplr
    macOS · Linux
    7.0 Visit Specs

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