Open Source fzf AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like fzf

The best open source alternative to fzf is DocFetcher. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to fzf and 19 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to fzf are Cling Fuzzy Finder, Clapgrep, fzy and skim (Fuzzy Finder).

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  1. DocFetcher icon
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    DocFetcher is an Open Source desktop search application: It allows you to search the contents of files on your computer. — You can think of it as Google for your local files. The application runs on Windows, Linux and macOS, and is made available under the Eclipse Public License.

    128 DocFetcher alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Quickly fuzzy search system, hidden, or dotfiles using keyboard navigation, then preview, copy paths, batch rename, or run custom scripts. Supports exclusion rules, minimal UI, Quick Filters, and power user features for efficient macOS file management.

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  3. Clapgrep icon
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    Ever had a folder full of PDF files, where you knew, somewhere in there, is what you're looking for. But you did not know in which file. So you had to search each of them at a time…

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. fzy icon
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    fzy is a fast, simple fuzzy text selector for the terminal with an advanced scoring algorithm.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Vim
     
  5. Rust-powered command-line fuzzy finder offering asynchronous search, interactive filtering, preview panel, user-action support, multi-select, customization, and efficient handling of large input streams for developer and sysadmin workflows across platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Peco icon
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    Simple and efficient interactive filtering tool for your shell. Pipe your output to it and filter interactively!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. Percol icon
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    Percol is an interactive grep tool in your terminal, commonly used with | (pipe concept on UNIX).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  8. General-purpose fuzzy selector focused on simplicity and performance. Rewrite of selecta in Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9.  2 likes

    Are you looking for a command that you used recently? Do you want to avoid the need to write long commands over and over again? Are you looking for a tool that is able to manage your favorite commands?

    8 hstr alternatives

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    • Linux
     
  10. A fuzzy search tool for the command-line.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  11. Blazing fast general purpose fuzzy finder TUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Rust
     
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    Fuzzy file finder for the command line.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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