The best fzf alternatives
3 tools that do a similar job to fzf, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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fzfA fast command-line tool for picking items from any list by typing a few letters.
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gum
Open source · MIT · ★ 24.6k
A command-line tool that gives shell scripts prompts, menus, spinners and styled text.
Best for: Developers who write bash scripts or dotfile aliases and want simple interactive prompts; People building small personal command-line helpers that ask the user questions
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zoxide
Open source · MIT · ★ 40.4k
A faster way to change directories that learns the folders you visit most.
Best for: Developers who move between many project folders in a terminal; People who regularly type long paths and want shorter jumps
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Oh my tmux!
Open source · MIT · ★ 25.5k
A ready-made, pretty tmux configuration file you drop in and customize.
Best for: Developers who already use tmux and want a better-looking, feature-rich starting config; People new to tmux who want a sensible default setup without writing their own
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to fzf. We don't take payment for placement.