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ranger vs broot: catalog facts
ranger	broot
Free Free and open source under the GNU General Public Licence version 3.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Three-column view makes navigating a deep directory tree easy to follow rifle works out the right program to open each file type automatically	Compact tree navigation and interactive search
Python startup makes it noticeably slower than Go or Rust alternatives The last release was November 2024 and development has slowed	Changing the parent shell directory requires shell integration.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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