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sig vs Television: catalog facts
sig	Television
Best for: Search streaming text interactively in your terminal	Best for: Search files and other data through a terminal fuzzy finder
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Updates matches as data arrives and can rerun a source command.	Uses configurable channels for different data sources.
Rerunning a command repeats any side effects that command has.	Channels depend on the commands and sources configured on your machine.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for sig github.com/ynqa/sig github.com/ynqa/sig/blob/main/LICENSE Catalog checked September 22, 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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