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fd vs fff: catalog facts
fd	fff
Best for: Finding a file when you remember part of its name	Best for: Developers and AI agents searching very large codebases
Free Free and open source, dual licensed under the Apache 2.0 and MIT licences.	Free Free to use under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows
One short argument instead of find's syntax Smart case: case-insensitive until your pattern contains a capital All 4 strengths for fd One short argument instead of find's syntax Smart case: case-insensitive until your pattern contains a capital Parallel traversal and parallel command execution Respects gitignore and skips hidden files by default	Searches file names and contents without building an index Shown working on repositories of tens of millions of lines All 3 strengths for fff Searches file names and contents without building an index Shown working on repositories of tens of millions of lines Integrations aimed at AI agents, Neovim, Rust, C and Node.js
Command line only Does not aim to cover all of find's functionality All 4 limitations for fd Command line only Does not aim to cover all of find's functionality The opinionated defaults need flags to turn off Not present by default on any system	Little documentation on its homepage Aimed at developers rather than general desktop file search
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for fd github.com/sharkdp/fd Catalog checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for fff fff.dmtrkovalenko.dev Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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