macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install choose-guilocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install choose-guiMacPorts ports tree · aqua/choose-gui/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install choose-gui with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, apk, pacman, zypper
Fuzzy matcher that uses std{in,out} and a native GUI. Version 1.5.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#choose-gui.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#choose-guinixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ch/choose-gui/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add chooseAlpine Linux edge package indexes · choose · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S chooseArch Linux sync databases · choose · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install chooseopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · choose · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Fuzzy matcher that uses std{in,out} and a native GUI
Project links
Commands and aliases
- choose
history
Project history and usage
choose is a small macOS-oriented fuzzy chooser that takes candidate lines on stdin, lets the user pick through a native GUI, and writes the selected result to stdout.
Project history
The upstream GitHub repository was created in 2015. Its README describes the project as a fuzzy matcher for OS X/macOS using standard input and output plus a native GUI, with example integrations for Vim, Emacs, application launchers, password-store, and snippets.
The project reached a 1.0 GitHub release in March 2015 and continued with later releases through 1.5.0 in February 2025.
Adoption history
Homebrew packages it as choose-gui and the upstream README documents `brew install choose-gui`, while warning that the formula is not maintained in the upstream repository. The supplied package-manager facts also list MacPorts, Nix, apk, pacman, and zypper names.
How it is used
Typical use is Unix-pipeline shaped: feed choices from `ls`, `find`, or another command into `choose`, then pass the selected output to tools such as `open`, `pass`, `pbcopy`, editors, or shell scripts.
Why package nerds care
It is a representative tiny Homebrew utility for bridging terminal pipelines with a native macOS selection UI: not a broad platform, but useful to package collectors because it overlaps shell composition, launchers, and fuzzy-finder workflows.
Timeline
- 2015: GitHub repository created and 1.0 release published.
- 2020: 1.1 and 1.2 releases published.
- 2023: 1.3.x releases published.
- 2025: 1.5.0 release published and Homebrew stable version reports 1.5.0.
Related projects
- Related tools include other fuzzy selectors such as fzf and skim, plus macOS launcher workflows; upstream also ships example Vim and Emacs integrations.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for choose-gui. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
choose | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-25
manager version1.5.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.5.0
https://github.com/chipsenkbeil/choose
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:choose-gui |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/choose-gui |
| Homepage | https://github.com/chipsenkbeil/choose |
| Repository | https://github.com/chipsenkbeil/choose |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/chipsenkbeil/choose#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/chipsenkbeil/choose/archive/refs/tags/1.5.0.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | choose-gui |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Conflicts With |
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| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
choose-gui
nix profile install nixpkgs#choose-gui- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Choose Gui
MacPorts95%
choose-gui
sudo port install choose-gui- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Choose Gui
MacPorts94%
choose
sudo port install choose- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Choose
Nix92%
choose
nix profile install nixpkgs#choose- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Choose
apk92%
choose 1.3.7-r0
A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk
https://github.com/theryangeary/choose
sudo apk add choose- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: choose
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Choose
pacman92%
choose 1.3.7-2
A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk
https://github.com/theryangeary/choose
sudo pacman -S choose- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Choose
zypper92%
choose 1.3.7-1.3
A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk
https://github.com/theryangeary/choose
sudo zypper install choose- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Tools/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: choose
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Choose
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment