Yazi
Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.
About Yazi
Yazi is a terminal file manager written in Rust using non-blocking async I/O. It offers multi-tab browsing, scrollable previews for video, PDFs, archives and code, bulk rename and creation, archive extraction, git integration, and Lua plugins plus themes. It is in public beta and works as a daily driver, but heavy development means breaking changes are expected.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Asynchronous task management with progress updates and cancellation
- Scrollable previews for videos, PDFs, archives, code and directories
- Multi-tab operation with cross-directory file selection
- Lua plugin system for UI changes, previewers and fetchers
- Virtual filesystem support for remote files and search engines
- Package manager command to install and update plugins and themes
Best for: People who manage files in the terminal and want Lua customization and preview support.
Watch out for
- In heavy development, with breaking changes expected
Yazi at a glance
- Website
- github.com/sxyazi/yazi
- Category
- Software & Utilities › File Utilities
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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