jhawthorn/fzy
:mag: A simple, fast fuzzy finder for the terminal observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
38/100
- Activity 34
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4435
- days_rel: 417
- days_push: 400
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
3297 stars · 143 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
fzy is a fast, simple fuzzy text selector for the terminal written in C, with an advanced scoring algorithm that favors consecutive-letter and word-start matches. It works both as a standalone command-line tool and as an editor plugin, notably for Vim.
Use cases
- fuzzy find files from the terminal
- pipe a list into an interactive fuzzy selector
- pick a file to open in vim
- replace selecta or ctrlp with a faster fuzzy finder
- filter command output interactively in a shell script
- search paths using acronyms or partial path segments
When to choose
- you need a fast, lightweight fuzzy finder with low resource usage
- you want better match ranking than length-based sorters like selecta
- you integrate fuzzy selection into vim or shell pipelines
- you want a tool packaged across many Unix systems
When to avoid
- you need a GUI fuzzy finder
- you want built-in preview panes or rich TUI features like fzf offers
- you need Windows-native support without MSYS2
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
search-engine cli developer-tools developer-tools windows bsd cli cross-platform fuzzy-finder fuzzy-search terminal-ui vim-plugin unix command-line search linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/jhawthorn/fzy · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5a6550d499b1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jhawthorn/fzy | main | 38 |
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