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fff vs fd: catalog facts
fff	fd
Best for: Developers and AI agents searching very large codebases	Best for: Finding a file when you remember part of its name
Free Free to use under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source, dual licensed under the Apache 2.0 and MIT licences.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
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	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
Little documentation on its homepage Aimed at developers rather than general desktop file search	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for fff fff.dmtrkovalenko.dev Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for fd github.com/sharkdp/fd Catalog checked September 21, 2026

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