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Edit: Thanks for the help, Yazi seems to be what I'm looking for.

Basically the title. I am looking to use a TUI file manager, but most seem to only support opening files in one external application based on mime-type.

What I need:
Select an image -> file manager shows a preview (unpixelated)
Open image -> it opens in my default image viewer
Open image with... -> file manager lets me select a program to open it

I need this cause I often want to open images in gimp, but I don't want it to be my default image viewer.

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[–] mech@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nope, the Duck failed me on this one. Thank you!

[–] Object@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nice. Yazi's probably the best in this niche, you are going to like it a lot.

[–] mech@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Took me half an hour to figure it out, because I'm thick as a brick, but holy shit this is nice:

Thanks again.