pointer
No phone app
7.5No. 9 of 29
in Terminal File Managers
in Terminal File Managers
- Recognised40% of the score72
- Phone app26% of the score0
- Documented20% of the score91
- Free plan14% of the score100
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- Linux, Mac
Summary
pointer is ranked #9 of 29 in terminal file managers on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, macOS. There is a free plan.
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- Dual-pane layout
- Yesgithub.com
- Linux support
- Yesgithub.com
- macOS support
- Yesgithub.com
- Windows support
- Nogithub.com
- Preview pane
- Yesgithub.com
- Remote file access
- Yesgithub.com
- Archive support
- Yesgithub.com
Facts
- Product
- Pointer is a Rust terminal file manager with a two-pane view, previews, and image display.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- File handling
- It supports archive browsing, asynchronous copy and move operations, and undo for several file operations.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Remote access
- It supports SSH/SFTP remote browsing.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Search and navigation
- Features include filename search, content grep, extension or regex filters, bookmarks, tabs, and file picking.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README lists fzf, navi, locate, git, bat, ImageMagick, pdftotext, xclip, and curl as integrations or optional runtime dependencies.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- AI features
- The README describes OpenAI integration and Claude-powered file descriptions and sessions.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- Its plugin system uses JSON manifests to bind external commands to keys.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Deletion behavior
- Deletion uses a flag-then-purge flow, and the README says confirmation is enabled by default.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Configuration and state
- The README places configuration, state, trash, and plugins under ~/.pointer/.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository lists the Unlicense and describes it as public domain.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The latest release lists binaries for Linux x86_64 and aarch64 and macOS x86_64 and aarch64.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The repository credits Geir Isene as creator.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Two-pane browsing
- It provides a two-pane layout with configurable width ratio and border styles.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- File previews
- It includes syntax highlighting for 20+ languages and inline image previews through kitty, sixel, or w3m protocols.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Archives
- It browses and edits zip, tar, gz, bz2, xz, rar, and 7z archives as virtual directories.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- File operations
- It supports asynchronous copy and move operations and undo for delete, move, rename, copy, symlink, permissions, and bulk rename.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Search and integrations
- It includes filename search, content grep, extension or regex filtering, and integrations with fzf, navi, and locate.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Its plugin system uses JSON manifests to bind external commands to keys, and scripts receive Pointer context through environment variables.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- File picker
- It can run in file-picker mode using the --pick=/path option for external tool integration.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- Rust and Cargo are required to build from source; optional runtime tools include bat, fzf, ImageMagick, pdftotext, git, xclip, locate, navi, and curl.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- The opened project page does not state security certifications or compliance claims.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
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Sources
- github.com/isene/pointer· checked 2 Oct 2026
- github.com/isene/pointer/releases· checked 2 Oct 2026