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broot vs nnn: catalog facts
broot	nnn
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source under a BSD 2-clause licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
Compact tree navigation and interactive search	About 150 KB and typically under 3.5 MB of memory in use Analyses disk usage, batch renames, launches apps and picks files
Changing the parent shell directory requires shell integration.	No Windows build outside Cygwin or WSL Previews and many conveniences need plugins and external programs
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: BSD-2-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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