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20 Best Free and Open Source Console Linux File Managers

We recommend the finest free and open source console-based file managers for Linux and other operating systems.

far2l is a Linux fork of FAR Manager v2. This is software which lets you manage files and archives.

A terminal emulator is computer software which emulates a dumb video terminal. We make our recommendations.

MATE Terminal is the official terminal emulator for the MATE Desktop.

The Station terminal emulator is an application for accessing a UNIX shell environment. It’s a core app of MAUI.

Black Box is an elegant and customizable terminal for GNOME. This is free and open source software written in Vala.

Ptyxis is a terminal for GNOME with first-class support for containers.

Errands is billed as a “Todo application for those who prefer simplicity”. It’s free and open source software.

x48ng is a HP 48 emulator. The HP 48 is a series of graphing calculators designed and produced by Hewlett-Packard from 1990 until 2003.

idea is a lightweight CLI tool and module for keeping ideas in a safe place quick and easy.

tdo is a opinionated, command line based note-taking system.

Butterfly is a note taking app where your ideas come first. It provides a simple UI with powerful customization.

zk is a command-line tool helping you to maintain a plain text Zettelkasten or personal wiki.

Jot is a feature-stripped version of Obsidian focused on rapid note management through the terminal.

Reor is a private AI personal knowledge management tool. Each note is saved as a Markdown file to a “vault” directory on your machine.