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Midnight Commander vs Yazi

Midnight Commander

midnight-commander.org

Yazi

yazi-rs.github.io

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FigureMidnight CommanderYazi
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
Windows—Yes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published11
Spec score · File Manager Software8.5 (#11)8.4 (#15)
Spec score · File managers8.1 (#16)8.4 (#10)
Spec score · Terminal File Managers8.1 (#17)7.7 (#23)
Archive supportYesYes
Batch renameYesYes
File operationsIt can copy, move, and delete files and directory trees, search for files, and execute commands in a subshell.Users can select multiple files and perform operations such as copy and cut, with tasks scheduled by the task system.
Free planYesYes
Supported platformslinux,macoslinux,windows,macos

Plans

Midnight Commander

  • GNU Midnight CommanderFree

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Yazi

  • YaziFree

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In their own words

Midnight Commander

Midnight Commander is a full-screen file manager with a dual-pane text interface. It can copy, move, and delete files or directory trees, search for files, and run commands in a subshell. An internal viewer, editor, and diff viewer provide tools for inspecting and editing files within the program.

It runs in a regular console or an X Window terminal, and can also be used over SSH and in remote shells. Its virtual filesystem connects to FTP and shell-based remote filesystems; SFTP support depends on compilation with sftpfs. The tar filesystem provides read-only access to tar and compressed tar archives, and scripts can extend the virtual filesystem. Users can choose included skins or create their own.

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Yazi

Yazi has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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