# Install fzf with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Command-line fuzzy finder written in Go. Version 0.74.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-06. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fzf ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fzf ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install fzf ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/fzf/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add fzf ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install fzf ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: fzf from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install fzf ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fzf from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#fzf ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fz/fzf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S fzf ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: fzf from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install fzf ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fzf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install fzf ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: fzf from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','flow-launcher' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/fzf ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/fzf.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id junegunn.fzf -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: junegunn.fzf from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:fzf - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.74.0 - **Source summary:** Command-line fuzzy finder written in Go - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-06T15:42:20Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - fzf (cli) - fzf-preview.sh (cli) - fzf-tmux (cli) - fzf (alias) - fzf-preview.sh (alias) - fzf-tmux (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: To set up shell integration, see: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#setting-up-shell-integration To use fzf in Vim, add the following line to your .vimrc: set rtp+=$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/fzf - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.74.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-06 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - Upstream latest detected: v0.74.0 (current) ## Project history and usage fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder and interactive terminal toolkit. Its README describes it as a fast, portable, programmable single-binary tool for selecting files, browsing command history, previewing data, navigating datasets, and building custom terminal menus. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in October 2013, and the README copyright line spans 2013-2026. Over time the project expanded from a fuzzy selector into a terminal UI toolkit with preview windows, event bindings, reload actions, shell integrations, Vim and Neovim support, and packaged binaries. Recent changelog entries show active development in the 0.70 series and later, including popup support for tmux and Zellij, reload tracking, performance improvements, Nushell integration, new preview and border behavior, and HTTP/listen-related enhancements. ### Adoption history fzf is widely packaged by operating-system and language-adjacent package managers. The official README documents Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, Nix, Arch, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Gentoo, Spack, Void, Chocolatey, Scoop, Winget, MSYS2, git installs, binary releases, and Vim plugin installation. ### How it is used The basic model is Unix-pipeline friendly: fzf reads newline-separated candidates from stdin and writes the selected item to stdout. Without stdin, it can traverse the current directory. Shell integration adds key bindings and fuzzy completion for Bash, Zsh, Fish, and Nushell, while the Vim integration exposes functions and the `:FZF` command. ### Why package nerds care fzf is one of the canonical examples of a small CLI package becoming a platform primitive. Package maintainers care about it because it is not just an executable but also shell scripts, editor integration, completions, optional tmux/Zellij behavior, binary releases, and cross-platform package-manager coverage. ### Timeline - 2013: GitHub repository created. - 2013: README copyright period begins. - 2020: GitHub Releases feed includes release 0.24.0. - 2026: Release v0.73.1 published. ### Related projects - The README points to fzf.vim as a separate project for richer Vim commands, fzf-lua for Neovim users who prefer Lua plugins, fzf-tmux for tmux-pane use on older setups, and an official wiki page for related projects. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: $FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS_FILE, ~/.fzfrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** fzf - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - fzf - 0.60.3-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fzf from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - Nix - fzf: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fz/fzf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - fzf - 0.44.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fzf from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - apk - fzf - 0.73.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A command-line fuzzy finder | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - apk - fzf-bash-plugin - 0.73.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-bash-plugin from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash plugin for fzf (completion and key bindings) | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - apk - fzf-doc - 0.73.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A command-line fuzzy finder (documentation) | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - apk - fzf-fish-plugin - 0.73.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-fish-plugin from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish key bindings for fzf | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - apk - fzf-neovim - 0.73.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-neovim from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | fzf vim plugin for neovim | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - apk - fzf-tmux - 0.73.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-tmux from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Helper script to start fzf in a tmux pane | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - apk - fzf-vim - 0.73.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-vim from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | fzf vim plugin | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - apk - fzf-zsh-plugin - 0.73.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-zsh-plugin from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh plugin for fzf (completion and key bindings) | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - dnf - fzf - 0.73.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fzf from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - pacman - fzf - 0.72.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: fzf from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Command-line fuzzy finder | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - zypper - fzf - 0.73.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fzf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A command-line fuzzy finder | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - zypper - fzf-bash-integration - 0.73.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fzf-bash-integration from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash completion for fzf | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf - zypper - fzf-fish-integration - 0.73.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fzf-fish-integration from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish completion for fzf | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - 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