Vifm

What Vifm is

Vifm is a free, curses-based file manager for Linux, macOS, and Windows, designed for vi users who want to manage filesystems with familiar keyboard commands. Its interface supports one or two panes within tabs, with table, grid, tree, and miller views. File operations include archive support, batch renaming, trash, and the ability to undo, redo, or run operations in the background. Named bookmarks, advanced filtering and renaming, and remembered positions in visited directories help with navigation and organization. Users can customize Vim-like mappings, command-line mode, color schemes, file decorations, and directory-specific configuration scripts. Vifm also supports FUSE filesystems, remote command execution, and built-in integration with GNU Screen and tmux. The project lists source code, Windows binaries, and an x86 64 AppImage for version 0.14.4. Notes for that version describe a fix for a buffer overflow in the trie implementation identified as CVE 2026 8997. General usage questions can go to a Q&A site that does not require registration; other contact options include GitHub issues, the SourceForge tracker, and email.