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fselect vs bfs: catalog facts
fselect	bfs
Best for: People who find SQL easier to write than find expressions	Best for: Terminal users who rely on find and want nearby results first
Free Free and open source, dual licensed under MIT and Apache 2.0.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Readable SQL-like queries instead of find flags Subqueries and aggregate functions All 3 strengths for fselect Readable SQL-like queries instead of find flags Subqueries and aggregate functions Can compare results across several directories	Breadth-first order finds shallow matches first Drop-in compatible with GNU, BSD, macOS and POSIX find All 3 strengths for bfs Breadth-first order finds shallow matches first Drop-in compatible with GNU, BSD, macOS and POSIX find Existing find syntax works unchanged
Not a complete replacement for find and ls Query grammar is SQL-like but not real SQL	Keeps find's syntax, which some users find awkward No native Windows support mentioned
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for fselect github.com/jhspetersson/fselect Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for bfs github.com/tavianator/bfs Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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