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colorls vs eza
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| Fact | colorls | eza |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Ruby | Rust |
| Licence | MIT | EUPL-1.2 |
| Stars | 5.1k | 23k |
| Latest | v1.5.0 | v0.23.5 |
| Last push | 2026-07-27 | 2026-08-06 |
| Release cadence | about 241 days between releases | about 14 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace exa. Alternatives to exa →
Full replacementcolorlsA Ruby gem with colours, icons, git status and a tree view.
Drop-inezaThe maintained fork of exa, same flags.
colorls
unsigned The latest release, v1.5.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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eza
✓ signed The latest release, v0.23.5, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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