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broot vs Midnight Commander: catalog facts
broot	Midnight Commander
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
Compact tree navigation and interactive search	Works over any terminal, including a plain SSH session on a server Browses archives and remote filesystems as if they were local folders
Changing the parent shell directory requires shell integration.	Text interface with function-key bindings takes getting used to Windows needs Cygwin or WSL
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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