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💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.

24 mentions on Hacker News by 20 people: 3 stories, 21 comments · first 2023-09-16 · latest 2026-05-11

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  1. …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
    comment by Imustaskforhelp · 2026-05-11 · in Ratty – A terminal emulator with inline 3D graphics
  2. …`yazi`[0], which is a TUI file browser that has image (and other filetypes) preview built in. [0] https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi
    comment by menno-sh · 2026-05-11 · in Linux Terminal Memory Usage
  3. Eg: 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…
    comment by GCUMstlyHarmls · 2026-02-20 · in I found a useful Git one liner buried in leaked CIA developer docs
  4. …heavily async software like the Yazi file manager. Maintaining user responsiveness feels so nice. https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi
    comment by jauntywundrkind · 2025-11-24 · in A ncurses-based command line torrent client for high performance
  5. If 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.
    comment by t_mahmood · 2025-11-23 · in Gnome is better macOS than macOS
  6. …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
    comment by chiffaa · 2025-05-25 · in Show HN: F2 – Cross-Platform CLI Batch Renaming Tool
  7. https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi looks way more legit than the website. Not everyone who writes good software knows how to sell it ;-)
    comment by kristopolous · 2025-03-28 · in fd: A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'
  8. …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…
    comment by Ringz · 2024-08-23 · in Aerc: A well-crafted TUI for email
  9. You can try https://github.com/gokcehan/lf or https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi or https://github.com/kamiyaa/joshuto .
    comment by ilyagr · 2024-01-23 · in Use Midnight Commander like a pro (2015)
  10. …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)
    comment by jmlucjav · 2024-01-21 · in Use Midnight Commander like a pro (2015)
  11. …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…
    comment by joshka · 2023-12-11 · in Ratatui
  12. A few weeks ago, https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi was showcased here.
    comment by p2hari · 2023-10-31 · in Walk a Terminal File Manager
  13. so is yazi ;) https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi
    comment by francoispon · 2023-10-25 · in Helix 23.10 Highlights
  14. Also `yazi` https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi , which is the closest nnn-replacement on Windows up until now.
    comment by taffit · 2023-09-28 · in Show HN: Nav – A terminal navigator for interactive `ls` workflows
  15. …to set `arrow -999` for `gg`, and `arrow 999` for `G`. I've added it to the default keybindings: https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/commit/c540542da49004a3084b1d... The enhanced find/filter feature has been noted in the Feature Requests (…
    comment by sxyazi · 2023-09-17 · in Yazi: Fast terminal file manager based on async I/O
  16. …help panel took me way to long to figure out because it is not referenced in any obvious way. [1] https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/tree/main/config/docs
    comment by 7839284023 · 2023-09-17 · in Yazi: Fast terminal file manager based on async I/O
  17. …same situation and almost gave up using yazi, but I found a keymap configuration preset file here: https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/blob/main/config/preset/keyma... that shows how to use most features and their respective key binding. Hope…
    comment by conradojordan · 2023-09-16 · in Yazi: Fast terminal file manager based on async I/O
  18. …large directories, etc. If you want to delve further into Yazi's inner workings, you can see https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/issues/143
    comment by sxyazi · 2023-09-16 · in Yazi: Fast terminal file manager based on async I/O
  19. The README includes are you looking for: https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi#usage
    comment by sxyazi · 2023-09-16 · in Yazi: Fast terminal file manager based on async I/O
  20. …can consider for our future work, as it's not the current performance bottleneck. For more details: https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/issues/143
    comment by sxyazi · 2023-09-16 · in Yazi: Fast terminal file manager based on async I/O
  21. …you can take a look at my new article where I provide a detailed explanation of "Why is Yazi Fast?" https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/issues/143
    comment by sxyazi · 2023-09-16 · in Yazi: Fast terminal file manager based on async I/O