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11 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls

When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. We recommend some great replacements.

lsv is a modern alternative to ls in the spirit of exa, eza, lsd, pls, natls, ls-go and others.

lscoltui is a TUI program that lets you configure the colors of ls.

eza is a modern, maintained replacement for ls, built on exa. It has some new features such as hyperlink support.

g is an alternative to ls with lots of configurability. It’s written in Go and published under an open source license.

k is a zsh script / plugin to make directory listings more readable, adding color and some git status information on files and directories.

ls-go is a more colorful, user-friendly implementation of ls.

ls++ is an alternative to the ls command found in coreutils. ls++ bills itself as colorized ls on steroids.

Natls is an `ls` alternative with useful info and a splash of color. It’s an easy to use utility written in Rust.

lsd is billed as the next gen ls command. It’s free and open source software. Here’s our review of the program.

colorls is a Ruby script that enhances ls with color and font-awesome icons. colorls is free and open source software.

exa is a replacement for the venerable ls command. exa sports more features and arguably better defaults than ls.