garybernhardt/selecta
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. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 75
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: 4709
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 155
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1358 stars · 82 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Selecta is a fuzzy text selector written in Ruby that reads a list of choices on stdin, presents an interactive fuzzy selection UI, and prints the chosen item on stdout. It is a simple Unix filter usable from vim, shell scripts, or any context where a shell command can be run.
Use cases
- fuzzy find files from the command line
- select files quickly inside vim
- fuzzy filter any list of strings like command names or identifiers
- pipe a directory listing into an interactive fuzzy picker
- build custom fuzzy selection into shell scripts
When to choose
- you want a simple, dependency-light fuzzy finder that works as a Unix filter
- you need fuzzy selection in vim or shell scripts without editor-specific plugins
- you want to fuzzy-select arbitrary lists passed via stdin
When to avoid
- you need a fuzzy finder with preview panes and rich UI features like fzf
- you want built-in integration with editors or file systems
- you need Windows support since it relies on /dev/tty
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
cli search-engine developer-tools developer-tools text-editors cli fuzzy-finder fuzzy-matching vim-integration unix-filter ruby command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/garybernhardt/selecta · fetched 2026-08-28 · a70010ebb38e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| garybernhardt/selecta | main | 66 |
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