@jarun/nnn

nnn

A full-featured terminal file manager with smart workflows and plugins.

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Overview

nnn is a lightweight terminal file manager optimized for fast navigation and file workflows.

It stays out of the way while supporting multi-context browsing, type-to-nav filtering, sessions, bookmarks, selections, remote/archive mounts, and plugin-driven extension.

n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager

Keyboard Shortcuts

Show details for the hovered entryf / Ctrl + F

Edit the hovered file with the configured editore

Copy the hovered file or current selectionp / Ctrl + P

Copy or move the current selection depending on modew / Ctrl + W

Open the plugin prompt and run a configured plugin;

Open the nnn command prompt for shell commands]

Connect to or unmount a remote/archive mount workflowc / u

Cycle or jump between contextsShift + Tab / 1-4

Latest Release

nnn v5.3 Mai Tai

Released: Aug 15, 2026

nnn v5.3 Mai Tai release notes.

[x] add native preview pane (<kbd>P</kbd>) with automatic .npreview support
[x] fuzzy filtering improvements:
- scoring, ranking, character arbitration
- dimmed matches (works with string filtering also)
[x] native prompt - cycle entries in the current directory with <kbd>TAB</kbd>
[x] enter a directory that exactly matches the filter with <kbd>/</kbd>
[x] support <kbd>Alt-Esc</kbd> to quit a context with or without an active filter
[x] optimize ncurses rendering with leaveok()
[x] lazy-load plugins when requested
[x] disable linking libreadline by default; use make O_NORL=0 to enable it
[x] show the runtime bookmarked directory path in the help menu
[x] add O_BENCH to exit after startup for benchmark runs
[x] add stats plugin to show complete file information in a pager
[x] add tnp plugin to open files in a tmux Neovim pane
[x] add Kitty drag-and-drop support to dragdrop
[x] plugin nmount improvements:
- unmount all external USB partitions with <kbd>u</kbd>
- fill prompt with last input on <kbd>Up</kbd>, clear on <kbd>Down</kbd>
[x] clear stale Kitty graphics placements when closing video previews in preview-tui
[x] use HOST_CC and HOST_CFLAGS when building the icons generator
[x] fix shell quoting in preview-tabbed
[x] fix context selection and active-tab handling when cycling contexts
[x] fix selection-path unescaping during selection edits
[x] reconcile off-screen selections correctly before inversion
[x] do not automatically enter directories without read permission
[x] add safety checks for session header fields
[x] support escaping name completions in the native prompt
[x] handle arbitrarily long paths when escaping shell arguments

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