zoxide
A faster way to change directories that learns the folders you visit most.
- Stars
- 40.4k
- Forks
- 939
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Rust
- Last update
- 4 days ago
- Type
- Dev tool
What it is
zoxide is a replacement for the cd command that remembers which directories you use most often. You type a few letters of a folder name and it jumps there, instead of typing the full path. It is inspired by the tools z and autojump and works with all major shells, according to the project's description.
- Type z foo to jump to the highest-ranked directory matching foo
- Type zi foo to pick from matching directories interactively using fzf
- Type z - to return to the previous directory
- Use z .. to go up one level, the same way as a regular cd
Great for
- Developers who move between many project folders in a terminal
- People who regularly type long paths and want shorter jumps
- Users of bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell, or xonsh who want one tool across shells
- People who want an interactive picker for folders via fzf
Not ideal for
- People who rarely use the terminal, since the benefit comes from repeated use and the directory history it builds
- Users who need a cd replacement that behaves exactly like the built-in command in every edge case, since it ranks directories by frequency and recency rather than by typed path
How to get it
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Install with a package manager
Install via Cargo (any platform with Rust)
cargo install zoxide --lockedInstall via Homebrew (macOS/Linux)
brew install zoxideInstall via winget (Windows)
winget install ajeetdsouza.zoxide - 2
Run it
- Install zoxide using one of the package manager commands in the README
- Add zoxide's shell integration to your shell config file (the README's Configuration section covers this and was not included in the provided text)
- Restart your shell or reload its config
- Visit a few directories with cd so zoxide can learn them
- Run z followed by part of a folder name you visited
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Get the most out of it
- Use zi for interactive selection when several directories match, as the README shows (requires fzf)
- Enable tab completion with z followed by space and tab in bash 4.4+, fish, or zsh
- Use z with multiple words, such as z foo bar, to narrow matches
- Check the Integrations section of the README for third-party tools built on zoxide
Downloads
Strengths
- Installs as a single binary and is available through many package managers, including winget, Homebrew, and cargo
- Supports many shells, as stated in the README
- Has an optional interactive selection mode using fzf
Trade-offs
- Its jumps depend on a history it builds over time, so results are less predictable when you are new to it
- Some features, such as tab completion, are limited to specific shells (bash 4.4+, fish, and zsh, per the README)
- The README is truncated here, so setup details for each shell were not fully verified
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zoxide (this) | 40.4k | Dev tool | beginner | 4 days ago | Developers who move between many project folders in a terminal |
| oh-my-posh | 23.7k | Dev tool | intermediate | 4 days ago | Developers who want their terminal prompt to show extra context |
| fzf | 83.9k | Dev tool | beginner | 8 days ago | Command-line users who often search file names or command history |
| atuin | 32.2k | Dev tool | beginner | 4 days ago | Developers who work in a terminal and often need to find past commands |
| asdf | 25.6k | Dev tool | beginner | 5 days ago | Developers who work on several projects that need different language versions |
| direnv | 15.5k | Dev tool | beginner | 11 days ago | Developers who juggle several projects with different environment variables |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.