ranger
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The facts
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What it does
- Batch rename
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Customization
- The project provides configuration files and examples of scripts and plugins for extending or combining Ranger with other programs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Dual-pane layout
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- File launcher
- It ships with rifle, a file launcher that automatically selects a program for a file type.checked 9 Oct 2026
- File launching
- It includes rifle, a file launcher that automatically finds a program for a file type.checked 9 Oct 2026
- File operations
- Ranger supports common file operations, including creating, copying, deleting, and changing permissions, as well as renaming multiple files at once.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The README describes installation through an operating system package manager, PyPI, pipx, or a source clone.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Install options
- The README describes installation through an operating-system package manager, PyPI or pipx, and says ranger.py can be run without installation.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The README describes its design goals as quick directory switching and filesystem browsing in a console with integration into the Unix shell.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The project repository identifies Ranger’s license as GNU General Public License Version 3.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Navigation
- Features include multi-column display, tabs, bookmarks, mouse support, and changing the shell’s directory after Ranger exits.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Optional integrations
- Optional tools can add image, video, archive, document, media, and code previews; listed examples include ffmpeg, bat, pdftotext, and sqlite3.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Optional tools
- Enhanced previews can use optional tools including ffmpeg, highlight, bat, pdftotext and archive utilities.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Portable version
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Previews
- The documentation lists selected-file previews, true-color image previews, and video thumbnails among its features.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Ranger is a console file manager with VI key bindings and a curses interface for browsing directory hierarchies.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The documentation lists Python and a pager such as less as its main requirements.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project lists an IRC channel, mailing list, GitHub issue tracker, and direct email as communication or support channels.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Tabbed interface
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Target use
- The project describes its design goals as quick directory switching and file browsing, with a console interface integrated into the Unix shell.checked 9 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Ranger is a console file manager with VI key bindings and a view of the directory hierarchy.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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