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smenu vs Selecta: catalog facts
smenu	Selecta
Best for: Shell users adding interactive choices to terminal workflows	Best for: Shell users adding fuzzy selection to command-line workflows
Free Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
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	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
Requires a terminal with terminfo support	Requires an interactive terminal
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	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 smenu github.com/p-gen/smenu Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Selecta github.com/garybernhardt/selecta Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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