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I call it minimalistic just because the UI is not cluttered by numerous panels and menus. It's not about the functionality. I believe that the functionality/simplicity balance is possible, as I see it done well in Sublime Text. By the way, Marta supports plugins so the functionality is not limited by what you have out of the box.

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> I call it minimalistic just because the UI is not cluttered by numerous panels and menus.

And yet it does just that with all the buttons and UI items that visually blend in each other.

Constrast to the Finder:

- View > As Columns (this is a legacy from NeXT Step that I still love 17 years after first seeing it, and use it daily).

- View > Hide Sidebar

- View > Hide Status bar

There: you have a minimalist and fast view of the FS, with zero UI clutter, and 100% browseable with the keyboard.

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