Command-line tool

vifm

brew/vifm

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Ncurses-based file manager with vi-like keybindings

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/vifm

macOS

brew install vifm

Linux

brew install vifm

Open the current directory

vifm .

Open specified directories on left or right plane

vifm path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...

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