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Midnight Commander vs Yazi: catalog facts
Midnight Commander	Yazi
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Works over any terminal, including a plain SSH session on a server Browses archives and remote filesystems as if they were local folders	Fully asynchronous, so nothing blocks while a directory or preview loads Image previews in the terminal through several protocols
Text interface with function-key bindings takes getting used to Windows needs Cygwin or WSL	Terminal only, with keyboard bindings to learn Image previews depend on terminal support and helper programs
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
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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