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21 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls

July 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. We recommend some great replacements.

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lsnote – modern replacement for the venerable ls command

July 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

lsnote is a modern replacement for the venerable ls command. It augments directory listings with persistent file notes, emoji icons, Git status indicators, and coloured column headers.

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ls-f – Linux terminal ls replacement

July 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ls-f is a modern replacement for the venerable ls command. It enhances directory listings with Nerd Font icons, colourized output.

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zlist – modern replacement for ls

July 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

zlint provides a colorful directory listing with a compact grid layout, Nerd Font icons, long view, sorting, filtering, and more.

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pls – modern alternative to ls

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

pls is a modern alternative to ls that offers cleaner, more colourful output with sensible defaults and extensive customisation.

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filebyte – list files and directories

February 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

filebyte is a CLI tool to list files and directories with intelligent size formatting, advanced filtering, and comprehensive file analysis.

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mokii – ls replacement

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Mokii is a modern file listing utility that levels up your ls game. It brings Unicode icons, color coding, sorting options

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xls – ls utility

January 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

xls is a utility program for listing files.

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lla – fast ls replacement with superpowers

December 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

lla is a modern ls replacement that transforms how developers interact with their filesystem.

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lsx – improved ls command

December 5, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

lsx is a utility that functions like ls but with some improvements. It’s written in the Rust programming language.

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lv – directory listing and counting tool

October 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

iv is a directory listing and counting tool written in C++.

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lscoltui lets you change the colours of ls

May 23, 2025 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

This small tool is written in Rust.

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facad is a modern colorful directory listing tool

April 1, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

facad is a modern, colorful directory listing tool for the command line. It’s written in C.

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lsv – Vlang implementation of ls

January 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

lsv is a modern alternative to ls in the spirit of exa, eza, lsd, pls, natls, ls-go and others.

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lscoltui – change the colors of ls

December 19, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

lscoltui is a TUI program that lets you configure the colors of ls.

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Excellent Utilities: eza – replacement for ls

October 27, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Software, Utilities

eza is a modern, maintained replacement for ls, built on exa. It has some new features such as hyperlink support.

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g – powerful and cross-platform ls

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Utilities

g is an alternative to ls with lots of configurability. It’s written in Go and published under an open source license.

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k – Directory listings for zsh with git features

October 19, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

k is a zsh script / plugin to make directory listings more readable, adding color and some git status information on files and directories.

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ls-go – colorful user-friendly implementation of ls

October 19, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ls-go is a more colorful, user-friendly implementation of ls.

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ls++ – colorized ls on steroids

October 19, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ls++ is an alternative to the ls command found in coreutils. ls++ bills itself as colorized ls on steroids.

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