ranger vs nnn: catalog facts
 ranger |  nnn |
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Free Free and open source under the GNU General Public Licence version 3. |
Free Free and open source under a BSD 2-clause licence. |
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macOS, Linux, Command line |
macOS, Linux, 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
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- About 150 KB and typically under 3.5 MB of memory in use
- Analyses disk usage, batch renames, launches apps and picks files
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- Python startup makes it noticeably slower than Go or Rust alternatives
- The last release was November 2024 and development has slowed
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- No Windows build outside Cygwin or WSL
- Previews and many conveniences need plugins and external programs
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: GPL-3.0 |
License: BSD-2-Clause |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 21, 2026 | Checked September 21, 2026 |
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