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ranger vs felix: catalog facts
rangerfelix
Free

Free and open source under the GNU General Public Licence version 3.

Free

Free, with source code published on GitHub.

macOS, Linux, Command line Command line
  • Three-column view makes navigating a deep directory tree easy to follow
  • rifle works out the right program to open each file type automatically
  • Vim-like key bindings
  • Fast, lightweight Rust program
  • Python startup makes it noticeably slower than Go or Rust alternatives
  • The last release was November 2024 and development has slowed
  • Terminal only, no graphical interface
  • Smaller feature set than ranger or yazi
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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