A two-panel file manager for the terminal, with search by name, text and meaning.
The terminal app of Coxswain: two panels and the F-key bar in any terminal, with search by name, by the text inside files and by meaning, git status and history, archives as folders, and a viewer for databases and Parquet. Start it with coxswain or cox. The desktop app is the package mwo-dk.Coxswain.
Coxswain is a two-pane file manager in the Norton Commander tradition. The terminal app shows git status in every panel, and the desktop app adds tabs, a sidebar, previews and themes. Both share Everything-style instant search.
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You have │Desktop app │Terminal app
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FreeBSD 14, 15 (amd64) │coxswain-desktop-…-x86_64-unknown-freebsd.tar.gz (experimental)│coxswain-terminal-…-x86_64-unknown-freebsd.tar.gz
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Linux (Debian, Ubuntu) │Coxswain_…_amd64.deb │coxswain-terminal-…-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
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Linux (Fedora, openSUSE) │Coxswain-…x86_64.rpm │same as above
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Linux (any distro) │Coxswain_…_amd64.AppImage │same as above
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Linux on ARM64 (Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit, Debian, Ubuntu)│Coxswain_…_arm64.deb │coxswain-terminal-…-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
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| Publisher | Michael W. Olesen |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.34.2 |
| Release date | 2026-10-26 |
| License | MIT |
| Installer type | zip |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | mwo-dk.Coxswain.Terminal |
Install Coxswain (terminal) from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):
winget install --id=mwo-dk.Coxswain.Terminal -e
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