This article spotlights alternative tools to tree.
The software featured here is free and open source. All tools provide a command-line interface (CLI) unless otherwise stated.
| Alternatives to tree | |
|---|---|
| broot | Next gen tree explorer and customizable launcher |
| alder | Minimal implementation of the tree command with colors |
| ictree | Like tree but interactive |
| tre | Modern alternative to the tree command |
| twf | Standalone tree view explorer inspired by fzf |
| Tree | Display a tree view of directories with color support |
Have we missed any open source alternatives to tree? Please let us know!
The table below shows all the CLI tools in this series.
| Alternatives to CLI tools | ||
|---|---|---|
| cat | cd | cloc |
| cp | cut | df |
| diff | dig | du |
| find | grep | history |
| kill | locate | ls |
| man | more | mv |
| ping | rm | sed |
| split | sudo | sysctl |
| top | traceroute | tree |
| watch | whois | |
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