IMImustaskforhelp·May 11, 2026
yazi[0] seems to be able to display images iirc. Does it work for your use-case, hope this helps ya!
[0]: https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi
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💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.
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24 sourcesFor that specific use case you could also try `yazi`[0], which is a TUI file browser that has image (and other filetypes) preview built in.
[0] https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi
In Linux Terminal Memory UsageYazi – Fast Terminal File Manager
1 points · Open discussionEg: lazygit https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit?tab=readme-ov-file#... https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi https://github.com/darrenburns/posting or I guess Vim would be a prominent example.
Peoples definitions will be on a gradient, but its somewhere between CLI (type into a terminal to use) and GUI (use your mouse in a windowing system), TUI runs in your terminal like a CLI but probably supports "graphical widgets" like buttons, bars, hotkeys, panes, etc.
In I found a useful Git one liner buried in leaked CIA developer docsYazi – fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O
4 points · Open discussionRtorrent is pretty fine. But for as long as I used it, the UI would hang on me for sometimes multiple seconds.
I really appreciate modern heavily async software like the Yazi file manager. Maintaining user responsiveness feels so nice.
https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi
In A ncurses-based command line torrent client for high performanceIf you are okay with terminal based one's, Yazi: [https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/] is pretty nice.
Yes, I would love that in Nautilus, but I'm not very depended on GUI for managing files, so not a big deal for me.
In Gnome is better macOS than macOS> You get the list of filenames in your editor – edit them as you like, save, exit, and it renames the files. It uses whatever editor is set in your $EDITOR env var, so it doesn’t have to be vi/vim.
I'm not sure how "powerful" vidir is, but I recently found this functionality in yazi [1] and it became one of those "you think you don't need it until you try it" features
[1] https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi
In Show HN: F2 – Cross-Platform CLI Batch Renaming Toolhttps://github.com/sxyazi/yazi looks way more legit than the website. Not everyone who writes good software knows how to sell it ;-)
In fd: A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'I must respectfully disagree. It's far from just about writing an email; it's about managing hundreds of emails. With Vim keybindings, I can switch between email accounts, folders, and individual emails in Aerc at lightning speed. I can select emails using the same keybindings as I would to select lines of text in Vim. Then, I can use those same keybindings to delete, move, copy, or mark emails. The efficiency? It's many times better once you understand the Vim mindset. Plus, I can use the same keybinding system in other programs too. Take a look at [oil.nvim](https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim), NNN, or [yazi](https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi), or mpv or surfingkeys in your browser.
For Yazi, I even created a hardcore Vim configuration that makes it even easier and more efficient for any user familiar with Vim keybindings.
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le: look at your email program. Perhaps you have a folder open with 100 emails. Now, imagine that each email is nothing more than a line of text. So, you have a document with 100 lines of text. In Aerc, I can simply jump to the first line (the first email) with `gg`. And with `G`, I can jump to the last email. With `ff`, I filter all emails that have the same sender. With `fs`, all that have the same subject. With `V`, I mark an email, and with `X` or `dd`, I can delete the email. Before that, I can mark all the emails I filtered with `G`. If I don't want to delete them but move them instead, I just press `pf` and enter the first letters of the desired folder where I want to move my emails. I can also set certain folders where I often move emails as shortcuts. For example, `pb` to move emails to the "Brain" folder. Have a look at my simple config: https://github.com/rafo/aerc-vim/blob/main/binds.conf
Once understood, everything becomes incredibly fast.
Tip: try surfingkeys in your browser.
You can try https://github.com/gokcehan/lf or https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi or https://github.com/kamiyaa/joshuto.
In Use Midnight Commander like a pro (2015)there is a newcomer into the terminal file managers arena that looks like it's going to be what I was looking for https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi (sort of ranger/vifm written in rust, lots of momentum)
In Use Midnight Commander like a pro (2015)I think a lot of Ratatui apps will tend to land on similar concepts for your app. There's a few good examples of apps using a component approach rather than just widgets that I'm aware of:
- https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi
- https://github.com/TaKO8Ki/gobang
- https://github.com/nomadiz/edma
Perhaps the intuitive crate would make a good abstraction on top of Ratatui?
There's also https://crates.io/crates/tui-react
In RatatuiA few weeks ago, https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi was showcased here.
In Walk a Terminal File Managerso is yazi ;) https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi
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