The VS Code sidebar
for your terminal

A modern file tree explorer built with Rust. Git status, file preview, fuzzy search, and mouse support — all in your terminal.

$brew install realzhangshen/croot/croot

Core workflows

Built for daily terminal work

See file status at a glance — staged, modified, untracked. Color-coded indicators propagate through the tree.

Split-pane preview with syntax highlighting for 150+ languages, Markdown rendering, and hex dumps.

Four search modes: local filter, filename search with fd, content search with rg, and in-tree find.

Create, rename, delete files and directories. Open in your editor or external app with one key.

Click, scroll, drag the divider, double-click to open. Full mouse support that just works.

Pair with cmux for a VS Code-like layout — file tree on the left, editor and shell on the right.