Newt vs xplr
Newt
newt-fm.orgxplr
xplr.devSide by side
| Figure | Newt | xplr |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · File managers | 8.9 (#1) | 7.2 (#26) |
| Spec score · Terminal File Managers | 8.4 (#9) | 7.0 (#29) |
| Dual-pane layout | Yes | Yes |
| File operations | Users can view, copy, delete, move, edit, pack, or reveal files from the interface. | xplr describes itself as an explorer that delegates file management operations to external commands. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The page names S3, SFTP, SSH, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes exec, WSL, and custom transports. | The integrations list includes editor integrations for Neovim and Vim, GitHub CLI repository browsing, and a Powerlevel10k shell prompt. |
| Open source license | Newt source code is available under the GNU GPL v3. | The project repository identifies xplr as MIT licensed. |
| Linux support | Yes | Yes |
| macOS support | Yes | Yes |
| Preview pane | Yes | Yes |
Plans
In their own words
Newt
Newt is a free, open-source file manager for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its two-pane interface handles local and remote filesystems, connecting through SSH, containers, Kubernetes pods, and WSL distributions. Remote sessions can run file operations, searches, terminals, and mounts on the remote host. Users can view, copy, move, delete, or edit files, and pack or reveal them. ZIP, TAR, compressed TAR, and CPIO archives can be browsed as directories, including nested and encrypted archives; ISO 9660 and UDF images can be browsed without extraction. S3 filesystems can be mounted, with range reads for large images. Recursive filename and content searches stream results into a pane linked to the files. Common actions have direct key controls, with configurable bindings and mouse controls also available. The backend uses Rust, while the interface uses React and TypeScript and packaging uses Tauri. Source code is available under the GNU GPL v3. No free-tier limits are stated.