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fzy vs Television: catalog facts
fzy	Television
Best for: Terminal users who want a lightweight fuzzy picker for scripts and editor plugins	Best for: Search files and other data through a terminal fuzzy finder
Free Free and open source.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, 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	Uses configurable channels for different data sources.
Fewer built-in features than fzf, such as previews Releases are infrequent	Channels depend on the commands and sources configured on your machine.
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 Television github.com/alexpasmantier/television github.com/alexpasmantier/television/blob/main/LICENSE Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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