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fzy vs Selecta: catalog facts
fzy	Selecta
Best for: Terminal users who want a lightweight fuzzy picker for scripts and editor plugins	Best for: Shell users adding fuzzy selection to command-line workflows
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Match ranking designed to surface the intended result first Small, simple C program that works well in pipelines All 3 strengths for fzy Match ranking designed to surface the intended result first Small, simple C program that works well in pipelines Scoring algorithm is documented in the repository	Accepts any list supplied through standard input Works independently of Vim All 3 strengths for Selecta Accepts any list supplied through standard input Works independently of Vim Returns the selected item through standard output
Fewer built-in features than fzf, such as previews Releases are infrequent	Requires an interactive terminal
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	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 fzy github.com/jhawthorn/fzy Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Selecta github.com/garybernhardt/selecta Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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