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tfm-tui

Modern mouse-first terminal file manager
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Modern mouse-first terminal file manager
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https://clarkarch.github.io/tfm-tui/
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bunfile-managerkitty-terminalopentuiterminal-file-managertui
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2026-08-25 · pushed 17 minutes ago · 262 commits · 2 contributors
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v0.1.0-alpha.11 · 2026-08-29
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tfm (terminal file manager)

A modern, mouse-first file manager with places sidebar, grid view, drag & drop, image thumbnails and more, right inside your terminal.

alpha website

Warning

Experimental vibecoded software, expect rough edges. Don't test on files you can't afford to lose. If you want to test safely, use Podman: podman run --rm -it archlinux bash

Important

This is still a terminal UI running inside your terminal, expect some visual/behavioral anomalies.

tfm

Features

  • Click, rubber-band select, right-click menus, inline rename.
  • Drag files between folders (ctrl+drag), out to other apps, or in from outside. Cross-app drag is kitty-only.
  • Places sidebar, GTK bookmarks, recent files, XDG trash with restore, clipboard.
  • Network locations: connect to sftp://, smb://, WebDAV, FTP… shares through gvfs (sidebar or right-click → Connect to Server…); saved connections live in your GTK bookmarks. Credentials are prompted in-app (passwords masked); ssh keys/agent work without prompting.
  • Embedded terminal (right-click → Open Terminal Here).
  • Auto-hide panes: sidebar/preview/terminal collapse to the edge and slide back (animated) when the mouse nears them.
  • Extract and compress archives (right-click).
  • Image/video thumbnails, text syntax highlighting, folder sizes.
  • Type-to-search, tabs, undo/redo, 30+ themes.

Requirements

  • Linux.
  • Image thumbnails need the kitty graphics protocol (kitty, ghostty, WezTerm, Konsole…). Without it you get Nerd Font glyphs. Cross-app drag needs kitty.
  • Optional tools (the installer lists what's missing):
    • rsvg-convert (icons and SVG thumbnails)
    • magick (raster image thumbnails)
    • ffmpeg (video thumbnails)
    • gio (starred files, network locations)
    • xdg-open (open files in their default app)
    • udisksctl (mount/eject drives)
    • wl-clipboard / xclip (clipboard with GUI apps)
    • tar / unzip / zip / 7z (archives)

Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/clarkarch/tfm-tui/main/install.sh | bash

Or build from source:

bun install --frozen-lockfile
bun run check && bun test
bun run compile && cp dist/tfm ~/.local/bin/

Keys

  • enter open · f2 rename · backspace up · escape menu
  • ctrl+c/x/v/d copy/cut/paste/duplicate · ctrl+z/y undo/redo
  • ctrl+t/w new/close tab · ctrl+tab switch tab
  • delete trash · alt+enter properties · ctrl+q quit
  • ctrl+h hidden · ctrl+l path bar · ctrl+g grid/list · f9 preview · f4 terminal · ctrl+shift+s connect to server

Everything is remappable: esc → Settings → keys.

Config

~/.config/tfm/config.toml, see config.example.toml. Override the path with TFM_CONFIG; XDG homes are honored. --debug writes a log.

Plugins

TypeScript plugins in ~/.config/tfm/plugins/<name>/<name>.ts with full trust, hot reload, commands/keybinds, context menus, previews, events, pre-op veto hooks, and UI slots (render OpenTUI widgets into the statusbar / sidebar footer). Install from a git URL in esc → Plugins, or:

tfm plugins search
tfm plugins add <url|id>
tfm plugins new my-plugin

See docs/plugins.md.

Limitations

  • Linux only.
  • Thumbnails need the kitty graphics protocol; tmux hides them unless allow-passthrough is on.
  • Cross-app drag & drop is kitty-only.
  • Custom kitty themes can misbehave.

License

MIT

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