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tuc vs choose: catalog facts
tuc	choose
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Command line	Command line
Selects fields using more than a single-character delimiter Supports negative field indexes and custom formatting	Short, Python-style slice syntax Negative indexing from the end of a line
The main tool is command-line software	Only selects fields, not a full replacement for awk Not installed by default like cut
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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