## Yazi - ⚡️ Blazing Fast Terminal File Manager
Yazi ("duck" in Chinese) is a terminal file manager written in Rust, based on non-blocking async I/O. It aims to provide an efficient, user-friendly, and customizable file management experience.
- 🚀 **Full Asynchronous Support**: All I/O operations are asynchronous, CPU tasks are spread across multiple threads, making the most of available resources.
- 💪 **Powerful Async Task Scheduling and Management**: Provides real-time progress updates, task cancellation, and task priority assignment.
- 🖼️ **Built-in Support for Multiple Image Protocols**: Also integrated with Überzug++, covering almost all terminals.
- 🌟 **Built-in Code Highlighting and Image Encoding**: Combined with the pre-caching mechanism, greatly accelerates image and normal file loading.
- 🧰 Integration with fd, rg, fzf, zoxide
- 💫 Vim-like Input component, and Select component
- 🏷️ Multi-Tab Support, Scrollable Preview (for videos, PDFs, archives, directories, code, etc.)
- 🔄 Batch Renaming, Visual Mode, File Chooser
- 🎨 Theme System, Custom Layouts, Trash Bin, CSI u
- ... and more!
https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/assets/17523360/740a41f4-3d24-4287-952c-3aec51520a32
⚠️ Note: Yazi is currently in active development and may be unstable. The API is subject to change without prior notice.
## Prerequisites
- nerd-fonts ([_optional_](https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/wiki/I-don't-like-nerd%E2%80%90fonts!))
- ffmpegthumbnailer (_optional_, for video thumbnails)
- unar (_optional_, for archive preview)
- jq (_optional_, for JSON preview)
- poppler (_optional_, for PDF preview)
- fd (_optional_, for file searching)
- rg (_optional_, for file content searching)
- fzf (_optional_, for directory jumping)
- zoxide (_optional_, for directory jumping)
## Installation
Arch Linux
Install with paru or your favorite AUR helper:
```bash
paru -S yazi ffmpegthumbnailer unarchiver jq poppler fd ripgrep fzf zoxide
```
Or, you can replace `yazi` with `yazi-bin` package if you want pre-built binary instead of compiling by yourself.
macOS
Install Yazi and its dependencies with Homebrew:
```bash
brew install yazi ffmpegthumbnailer unar jq poppler fd ripgrep fzf zoxide
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts && brew install --cask font-symbols-only-nerd-font
```
If you prefer to use the most recent code, use `--HEAD` flag:
```bash
brew install yazi --HEAD
```
Or you can install Yazi via cargo:
```bash
cargo install --git https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi.git
```
Nix
The [Nix package of Yazi](https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&show=yazi) is available. Nix users can install Yazi via:
```bash
# On NixOS:
nix-env -iA nixos.yazi
# On Non NixOS:
nix-env -iA nixpkgs.yazi
```
Or add the following to your configuration:
```nix
# configuration.nix
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
yazi
];
```
You can also manage Yazi's configuration using the
[home-manager](https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/options.html#opt-programs.yazi.enable).
Windows
See [Windows Installation Guide](https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/wiki/Windows-Installation-Guide).
Build from source
Execute the following commands to clone the project and build Yazi:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi.git
cd yazi
cargo build --release
```
Then, you can run:
```bash
./target/release/yazi
```
## Usage
```bash
yazi
```
There is a wrapper of yazi, that provides the ability to change the current working directory when yazi exiting, feel free to use it:
```bash
function ya() {
tmp="$(mktemp -t "yazi-cwd.XXXXX")"
yazi --cwd-file="$tmp"
if cwd="$(cat -- "$tmp")" && [ -n "$cwd" ] && [ "$cwd" != "$PWD" ]; then
cd -- "$cwd"
fi
rm -f -- "$tmp"
}
```
## Configuration
If you want to use your own config, copy the [config folder](./config/preset) to `~/.config/yazi`, and modify it as you like.
[The documentation of all available options](./config/docs)
## Discussion
- Discord Server (English mainly): https://discord.gg/qfADduSdJu
- Telegram Group (Chinese mainly): https://t.me/yazi_rs
## Image Preview
| Platform | Protocol | Support |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| Kitty | [Terminal graphics protocol](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/graphics-protocol/) | ✅ Built-in |
| WezTerm | [Terminal graphics protocol](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/graphics-protocol/) | ✅ Built-in |
| Konsole | [Terminal graphics protocol](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/graphics-protocol/) | ✅ Built-in |
| iTerm2 | [Inline images protocol](https://iterm2.com/documentation-images.html) | ✅ Built-in |
| Mintty (Git Bash) | [Inline images protocol](https://iterm2.com/documentation-images.html) | ✅ Built-in |
| Hyper | [Sixel graphics format](https://www.vt100.net/docs/vt3xx-gp/chapter14.html) | ✅ Built-in |
| foot | [Sixel graphics format](https://www.vt100.net/docs/vt3xx-gp/chapter14.html) | ✅ Built-in |
| Black Box | [Sixel graphics format](https://www.vt100.net/docs/vt3xx-gp/chapter14.html) | ✅ Built-in |
| X11 / Wayland | Window system protocol | ☑️ Überzug++ required |
| Fallback | [Chafa](https://hpjansson.org/chafa/) | ☑️ Überzug++ required |
Yazi automatically selects the appropriate preview method for you, based on the priority from top to bottom.
That's relying on the `$TERM`, `$TERM_PROGRAM`, and `$XDG_SESSION_TYPE` variables, make sure you don't overwrite them by mistake!
For instance, if your terminal is Alacritty, which doesn't support displaying images itself, but you are running on an X11/Wayland environment,
it will automatically use the "Window system protocol" to display images -- this requires you to have [Überzug++](https://github.com/jstkdng/ueberzugpp) installed.
## TODO
See [Feature requests](https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/issues/51) for more details.
## License
Yazi is MIT licensed.