Twin is a text-mode window environment. It supports mouse and multiple windows, has a built-in terminal emulator and window manager, and can serve as display for client applications. Its retro look-and-feel comes with very modern features: it is best described as a VNC-like server, that can use a variety of displays - all with mouse support: from a plain text terminal, to a Linux console, to a full kde, gnome or X11 desktop.

Vifm is a ncurses based file manager with vi like keybindings that allow complete keyboard control over your files without having to learn a new set of commands. It supports UTF-8, a quick file view similar to midnight commander's quick view, and configurable color schemes.