fzy AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like fzy

fzy is described as 'Fast, simple fuzzy text selector for the terminal with an advanced scoring algorithm' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to fzy for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, BSD and Rust apps. The best fzy alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like fzy are DocFetcher, Clapgrep, fzf and Desktop Docs.

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  1. Everything icon
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    An administrative tool that finds files and folders by filename instantly, displaying all files on local or network drives. Supports filters, 19 languages, portable usage, lightweight resource consumption, no tracking, and dark mode.

    115 Everything alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to fzy.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to fzy.

    • Everything is Free and Proprietaryfzy is Free and Open Source
    • Everything is Lightweight and Privacy focusedfzy is not according to our users
  2. 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.

    129 DocFetcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • DocFetcher is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to fzy.

    • DocFetcher is the most popular Open Source alternative to fzy.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open Sourcefzy is also Free and Open Source
    • DocFetcher is Privacy focusedfzy is not according to our users
  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…

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. Desktop Docs icon
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    Desktop Docs is the all-in-one platform to browse, edit, and export your media files.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Desktop Docs is the most popular commercial alternative to fzy.

    • Desktop Docs is Paid and Proprietaryfzy is Free and Open Source
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    A fuzzy text selector for files and anything else you need to select. Use it from vim, from the command line, or anywhere you can run a shell command. Reimplementation of selecta in Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    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?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Search Text In Files is an easy-to-use file search application for your computer. Search through plain-text files and PDF files using simple queries and this tool will quickly list the requested files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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