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peco vs Selecta: catalog facts
peco	Selecta
Best for: Shell users who want an interactive picker inside pipelines	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.
Command line	Command line
Works with any piped input Filters interactively as you type All 3 strengths for peco Works with any piped input Filters interactively as you type Easy to combine with shell scripts and aliases	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 integrations than fzf Needs shell configuration for key bindings	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 peco github.com/peco/peco 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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