exa is described as 'Modern replacement for the command-line program ls that ships with Unix and Linux operating systems. This command is used by terminal users, administrators, and developers hundreds of times daily, as well as being useful when writing automated scripts' and is an app in the file management category. There are nine alternatives to exa for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, BSD, Windows and Cygwin apps. The best exa alternative is Superfile, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like exa are ranger, lf (file manager), LSD and nnn.