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Tiny, lightning fast, feature-packed file manager. Version 5.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install nnn

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install nnn

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/nnn/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add nnn

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · nnn · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install nnn

Debian stable package indexes · nnn · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install nnn

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · nnn · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#nnn

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/nn/nnn/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S nnn

Arch Linux sync databases · nnn · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install nnn

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · nnn · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Tiny, lightning fast, feature-packed file manager

Commands and aliases

  • nnn

history

Project history and usage

nnn is a small, fast terminal file manager in C, historically a performance-oriented fork of noice and now a full-featured file-management environment with plugins.

Project history

The Ubuntu manpage expands the name as 'Nnn's Not Noice' and describes nnn as a performance-optimized, feature-packed fork of noice. The upstream project presents it as a tiny, nearly zero-config terminal file manager designed to stay out of the user's way while still offering rich workflows.

The project's copyright line credits Arun Prakash Jana from 2016 through 2026, and the repository has grown into a substantial community project with plugins, wiki documentation, patches, videos, and broad package availability.

Adoption history

nnn became popular among terminal-heavy Linux, BSD, macOS, WSL, Raspberry Pi, and Termux users because it kept the core binary small while adding workflow features usually associated with larger file managers: contexts, sessions, filtering, disk-usage analysis, batch rename, file picking, previews, archive handling, and shell/editor integration.

Its adoption is visible in both package ecosystems and surrounding tools. The README links to independent Vim/Neovim integrations, a plugin collection, many third-party writeups, and a Repology availability badge. In package-manager terms, it is a successful small-C utility: easy to compile, easy to package, and useful without a daemon or heavyweight runtime.

How it is used

Package nerds use nnn as an interactive replacement or companion for ls, cd, find, du, xdg-open, and shell scripts. Common setup includes enabling cd-on-quit, choosing a CLI opener such as nuke, binding plugins through NNN_PLUG, using contexts as tabs, and piping NUL-separated file lists into nnn as a picker.

The lightweight design shows in the configuration style: few mandatory files, optional environment variables, shell integration, and external tools for previews, mounting, media metadata, and trash. That makes nnn feel less like an isolated app and more like a navigational layer over the user's existing Unix toolbox.

Why package nerds care

nnn is significant because it proves a terminal file manager can be both tiny and deeply extensible. It sits near the sweet spot for people who want ranger-like convenience without Python startup cost or a large runtime.

Timeline

  • {'event': "The repository credits Arun Prakash Jana's copyright from 2016, matching nnn's early development period.", 'year': '2016'}
  • {'date': '2026-02-14', 'event': 'The GitHub repository page listed nnn v5.2 Blue Hawaii as the latest release.'}

Related projects

  • noice
  • nuke
  • nnn.vim
  • nnn.nvim
  • ranger
  • Midnight Commander

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
nnncliglobal executable

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 generated2026-07-08
manager version5.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv5.2

https://github.com/jarun/nnn

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:nnn
Version5.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nnn
Homepagehttps://github.com/jarun/nnn
Repositoryhttps://github.com/jarun/nnn
Upstream docshttps://github.com/jarun/nnn#readme
LicenseBSD-2-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/jarun/nnn/archive/refs/tags/v5.2.tar.gz
Dependenciesgnu-sed, ncurses, readline
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namennn
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

nnn 5.0-1

Free, fast, friendly file manager

https://github.com/jarun/nnn

sudo apt install nnn
  • Section: misc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 9 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: nnn from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

nnn

nix profile install nixpkgs#nnn
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nn/nnn/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

nnn 4.9-1build2

Free, fast, friendly file manager

https://github.com/jarun/nnn

sudo apt install nnn
  • Section: universe/misc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 9 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nnn from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

nnn 5.2-r0

The unorthodox terminal file manager

https://github.com/jarun/nnn

sudo apk add nnn
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nnn
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nnn from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

nnn-bash-completion 5.2-r0

Bash completions for nnn

https://github.com/jarun/nnn

sudo apk add nnn-bash-completion
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nnn
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nnn-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

nnn-doc 5.2-r0

The unorthodox terminal file manager (documentation)

https://github.com/jarun/nnn

sudo apk add nnn-doc
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nnn
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nnn-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

nnn-fish-completion 5.2-r0

Fish completions for nnn

https://github.com/jarun/nnn

sudo apk add nnn-fish-completion
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nnn
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nnn-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

nnn-plugins 5.2-r0

nnn official plugins

https://github.com/jarun/nnn

sudo apk add nnn-plugins
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nnn
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nnn-plugins from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

nnn-zsh-completion 5.2-r0

Zsh completions for nnn

https://github.com/jarun/nnn

sudo apk add nnn-zsh-completion
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nnn
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nnn-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

nnn 5.2-1.fc45

The missing terminal file browser for X

https://github.com/jarun/nnn

sudo dnf install nnn
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nnn
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nnn from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

nnn 5.2-1

The fastest terminal file manager ever written.

https://github.com/jarun/nnn

sudo pacman -S nnn
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 6 dependencies
  • 9 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: nnn from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

nnn 5.2-1.2

Terminal based file browser

https://github.com/jarun/nnn#nnn

sudo zypper install nnn
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Productivity/File utilities
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nnn
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nnn from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

nnn-bash-completion 5.2-1.2

Bash completions for nnn

https://github.com/jarun/nnn#nnn

sudo zypper install nnn-bash-completion
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Productivity/File utilities
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: nnn
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nnn-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

nnn-fish-completion 5.2-1.2

Fish Completion for nnn

https://github.com/jarun/nnn#nnn

sudo zypper install nnn-fish-completion
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Productivity/File utilities
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: nnn
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nnn-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

nnn-zsh-completion 5.2-1.2

ZSH Completion for nnn

https://github.com/jarun/nnn#nnn

sudo zypper install nnn-zsh-completion
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Productivity/File utilities
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: nnn
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nnn-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

nnn

sudo port install nnn
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nnn
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/nnn/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • gnu-sedRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • ncursesRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.

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  • midnight-commanderShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity, terminal.
  • projectableShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity, terminal.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment