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New way to see and navigate directory trees. Version 1.58.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10.
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Package summary
New way to see and navigate directory trees
Project links
Commands and aliases
- broot
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Project history and usage
Broot is a Rust terminal file navigator that combines a compact directory tree, fuzzy search, file operations, preview panels, shell integration, and user-defined verbs. It is designed as a more interactive answer to `tree`, `ls`, `find`, and ad hoc `cd` workflows.
Project history
The official documentation describes Broot as a better way to navigate directories, find files, and launch commands. Its core idea is to keep a readable tree visible even for large directories by filtering, respecting ignore files, and letting the user jump back to the shell in the selected directory through the `br` integration.
The GitHub repository and changelog show steady development over many years, with features expanding from directory overview and search into panels, file previews, staging areas, trash support, image rendering through terminal graphics protocols, Git status views, modal input, configurable verbs, and shell integrations.
Adoption history
Broot became popular among command-line users who wanted richer navigation without adopting a full-screen orthodox file manager. GitHub shows a large user audience, and the input package facts show broad packaging across Homebrew, Debian, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, Winget, and openSUSE.
How it is used
Typical use is `br` or `broot` inside a project tree: type a few letters to narrow the tree, press enter or a configured verb to open a file, use Alt-Enter to return to the shell in a selected directory, and use panels or the staging area for file operations. Configuration lives under the XDG config directory and lets users define verbs, shortcuts, skins, icons, and preview transformers.
Why package nerds care
Broot is a representative modern Rust CLI package: single-purpose but deep, cross-platform, visually rich in the terminal, and widely distributed by both Unix and Windows package managers. It also illustrates how newer tools compose with shells rather than replacing them outright.
Timeline
- 2019: Early public release tags appear in the official Git repository.
- 2023: The changelog shows continuing shell integration and file-operation improvements, including trash support and Windows installer work.
- 2024: Preview transformers, improved terminal key handling, and richer panels land in the 1.40+ series.
- 2025: Broot adds more filesystem, preview, watching, and image-rendering improvements.
- 2026-06-01: Changelog lists v1.57.0.
Related projects
- Related command-line navigation and file-management tools include tree, fd, fzf, ranger, nnn, vifm, zoxide, broot's own shell function `br`, and terminal file-preview ecosystems built around Kitty or WezTerm graphics.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for broot. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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local files
Configuration and credential file locations
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/broot/conf.toml${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/broot/conf.hjson
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
broot | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.58.0
manager updated2026-07-10
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:broot |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.58.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://dystroy.org/broot/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/Canop/broot |
| Last updated | 2026-07-10T23:39:07Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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Combined YAML source
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation