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fzy vs Skim: catalog facts
fzy	Skim
Best for: Terminal users who want a lightweight fuzzy picker for scripts and editor plugins	Best for: Terminal users who want to search and select files or command output interactively
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	Works as both a filter and an interactive terminal interface Includes shell bindings All 3 strengths for Skim Works as both a filter and an interactive terminal interface Includes shell bindings Has a Vim and Neovim plugin
Fewer built-in features than fzf, such as previews Releases are infrequent	Requires command-line use
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
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 Skim github.com/skim-rs/skim Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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