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HSTR vs Television: catalog facts
HSTR	Television
Best for: Bash and Zsh users who reuse long commands from history	Best for: Search files and other data through a terminal fuzzy finder
Free Free to use, with source published on GitHub.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Interactive search through shell history Works with both Bash and Zsh All 3 strengths for HSTR Interactive search through shell history Works with both Bash and Zsh Documented configuration and man page	Uses configurable channels for different data sources.
Only Bash and Zsh are supported Needs shell configuration to bind it to a key	Channels depend on the commands and sources configured on your machine.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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 HSTR github.com/dvorka/hstr Catalog checked September 24, 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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