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smenu vs peco: catalog facts
smenu	peco
Best for: Shell users adding interactive choices to terminal workflows	Best for: Shell users who want an interactive picker inside pipelines
Free Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.	Free Free and open source.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Reads selections from standard input or a file Supports keyboard and mouse navigation All 3 strengths for smenu Reads selections from standard input or a file Supports keyboard and mouse navigation Can be used interactively or in shell scripts	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 a terminal with terminfo support	Fewer built-in integrations than fzf Needs shell configuration for key bindings
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	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 smenu github.com/p-gen/smenu 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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