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Selecta vs peco: catalog facts
Selecta	peco
Best for: Shell users adding fuzzy selection to command-line workflows	Best for: Shell users who want an interactive picker inside pipelines
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source.
Command line	Command line
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	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
Requires an interactive terminal	Fewer built-in integrations than fzf Needs shell configuration for key bindings
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Selecta github.com/garybernhardt/selecta Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for peco github.com/peco/peco Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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