# ibhagwan/fzf-lua

Improved fzf.vim written in lua

Repository: https://github.com/ibhagwan/fzf-lua
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fzf-lua
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: fzf, lua, neovim, neovim-plugin, nvim, nvim-plugin
Last push: 2026-08-13T03:37:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1879, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4424, forks 264 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:48.831008+00:00)

## What it is
fzf-lua is a Neovim plugin that provides a Lua-based, improved replacement for fzf.vim, integrating the fzf fuzzy finder with Neovim. It offers pickers for files, buffers, grep, help tags, git commands, and more, with extensive customization and optional native previewing.

## Use cases
- fuzzy find files in neovim
- live grep across a project from the editor
- switch between open buffers quickly
- search neovim help tags
- browse git files and status with previews
- replace telescope or fzf.vim with a faster lua picker

## When to choose
- you use Neovim 0.9+ and want a fast, highly configurable fzf integration
- you want a lighter alternative to Telescope with native fzf performance
- you need rich pickers (files, grep, git, LSP, DAP) with preview support

## When to avoid
- you don't use Neovim or don't want an external fzf binary dependency
- you prefer an all-Lua picker without external CLI tools
- you need a GUI or non-editor fuzzy finder

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: windows, editor-plugin, cli
- tags: fzf, neovim, fuzzy-finder, fuzzy-search, vim-plugin, picker, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ibhagwan/fzf-lua (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:48.831008+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:20:57.862352+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ibhagwan/fzf-lua (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:48.831008+00:00, sha 072b7ffa8f16)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.