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felix vs ranger: catalog facts
felix	ranger
Free Free, with source code published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the GNU General Public Licence version 3.
Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Vim-like key bindings Fast, lightweight Rust program	Three-column view makes navigating a deep directory tree easy to follow rifle works out the right program to open each file type automatically
Terminal only, no graphical interface Smaller feature set than ranger or yazi	Python startup makes it noticeably slower than Go or Rust alternatives The last release was November 2024 and development has slowed
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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