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joshuto vs lf
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| Fact | joshuto | lf |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Go |
| Licence | LGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 3.7k | 9.5k |
| Latest | v0.9.9 | r42 |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-10-01 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 65 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 4 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 4 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace ranger. Alternatives to ranger →
Full replacementjoshutoA ranger-like file manager written in Rust, with similar keybindings and previews.
Full replacementlfModeled on ranger, as a single Go binary with its own config format.
joshuto
- v0.9.92025-05-20Thank you everyone for all the contributions! :pray: :fire:pre-release
- v0.9.82024-03-15Fix version in Cargo.lockpre-release
- v0.9.72024-03-15Work and life has been quite busy for me recently. Thus I haven't had the time to look over all the issues and pull req…pre-release
- v0.9.62023-11-20Improved documentationpre-release
- v0.9.52023-07-040.9.5pre-release
lf
- r422026-07-31The key <backspace2> has been renamed to <backspace> for map keybindings (#2286).
- r412026-02-04The previewer script no longer skips non-regular files (#2327).
- r402025-12-10Error messages from the server are no longer written to the terminal which causes the UI to break (#2290).
- r392025-12-01File extensions are now shown for long filenames even if they are truncated (#2159).
- r382025-09-19The deprecated globfilter and globsearch options are now removed (#2108).
joshuto
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lf
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