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Midnight Commander vs broot: catalog facts
Midnight Commander	broot
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Works over any terminal, including a plain SSH session on a server Browses archives and remote filesystems as if they were local folders	Compact tree navigation and interactive search
Text interface with function-key bindings takes getting used to Windows needs Cygwin or WSL	Changing the parent shell directory requires shell integration.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
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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