nnn vs Solid Explorer
nnn
github.comSolid Explorer
neatbytes.comSide by side
| Figure | nnn | Solid Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · File Manager Software | 8.7 (#6) | 8.2 (#29) |
| Archive support | Yes | Yes |
| Dual-pane layout | No | Its dual-pane layout lets users manage two folders side by side and drag files between panels. |
| Platforms | The project says nnn runs on Linux, macOS, Android through Termux, Cygwin, and WSL, among other environments. | Android |
| Purpose | nnn is a full-featured terminal file manager. | Solid Explorer is a file manager for files on a device, in the cloud, and across a network. |
| Support | The project invites users to discuss new ideas or enhancement requests in GitHub Discussions. | The Google Play listing gives [email protected] as the support email. |
Plans
In their own words
nnn
nnn is a terminal file manager designed to be small, fast and nearly zero-configuration. It handles copying, moving, deleting, archiving and linking selections, alongside batch renaming, disk-usage analysis, app launching and file picking. Navigation includes contexts, sessions, bookmarks and directory marks, while search options include instant filtering, fuzzy matching, regular expressions and string filters. It provides directory and text previews, and can create, list, extract and mount archives. Plugins can add functions such as live previews, disk mounting, file comparison and uploads. Remote mounts require optional sshfs or rclone dependencies. The project says nnn typically needs less than 3.5 MB of resident memory; it has no configuration file and uses defaults, with optional environment-variable settings. It is free and open source under the BSD-2-Clause license, and is listed for Android, Linux, macOS and Windows. The project offers packages and a statically linked binary, or users can compile it from source.
Solid Explorer
Solid Explorer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.