skim-rs/skim

Health v2 · maintenance only

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6935 stars · 256 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Skim is a fuzzy finder written in Rust that provides a single executable called `sk` for interactively filtering lists of files, lines, and commands. It works as a smarter alternative to grep-like tools, offers shell key bindings, a Vim plugin, and can also be used as a Rust library.

Use cases

• fuzzy search files from the terminal
• interactively filter command output in a pipe
• quickly switch between files in vim or neovim
• fuzzy-find git branches or command history
• build interactive selection menus in shell scripts
• embed a fuzzy finder into a Rust application

When to choose

• you want a fast, Rust-based fzf alternative
• you need a fuzzy finder usable both as a CLI and as a Rust library
• you want deep customization of keymaps, sort criteria, and color schemes
• you use vim/neovim or nushell and want integrated fuzzy finding

When to avoid

• you need exact regex-based search rather than fuzzy matching
• you already rely on fzf and its ecosystem of scripts
• you need a GUI-based file search tool

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

search-engine cli developer-tools developer-tools windows cli rust cross-platform fuzzy-finder fzf-alternative tui interactive-filter vim-plugin rust-library command-line search linux macos

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