Midnight Captain – A midnight commander inspired file manager
duguyue100
25 points
10 comments
April 11, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (6 comments)
duguyue100
Midnight Commander has always been my favorite terminal file manager. It's feature-rich, fast, and actually tries to be a file manager compared to modern alternatives. However, there are quite some features that I never used, and I couldn't configure a Vim bindings that works well for me. With OpenCode, I can finally make my own terminal file manager. I borrowed the main design concepts from Midnight Commander and some behavior from NVim-Tree file explorer. I hope you would like it, at least I do. Since this project is entirely vibe-coded, so I'm not going to accept PR from the community, but feel free to open issues and fork it.
alonsovm
cool let me try it. and 'ill give you my feedback
daoistmonk
The AGENTS.md is hilarious! I like the caveman mode and classical mode seems.. interesting!
konmok
I don't think the level of reliability necessary for a file manager is achievable with vibe coding. This is an area where small bugs can cause immediate and catastrophic data loss. If you're shopping for a file manager, I recommend avoiding any project that incorporates a significant amount of LLM-generated code. Maybe in theory it could be reviewed as thoroughly as handwritten code; in practice that never happens.
muppetman
“With opencode I can” closes tab
manbash
If you're shopping for a file manager, I'd recommend "yazi", which was a new, yet practical experience for me.