# Install fzf with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget
Command-line fuzzy finder written in Go. Version 0.74.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install fzf.
## 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/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-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/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-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','fusioninventory-agent'
- 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
- **Version:** 0.74.2
- **Source summary:** Command-line fuzzy finder written in Go
- **Homepage:**
- **Repository:**
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T03:36:13Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## Executables
- fzf (alias)
- fzf-preview.sh (alias)
- fzf-tmux (alias)
## Install behavior
- Bottle: not available
## Freshness
- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.74.2
## 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.
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## 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
## 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 - 0.74.2-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 - 0.74.2-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 - 0.74.2-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 - 0.74.2-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 - 0.74.2-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 - 0.74.2-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 - 0.74.2-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 - 0.74.2-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 - 0.74.2-1.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/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
- pacman - fzf - 0.74.2-1: 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 - 0.74.0-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fzf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A command-line fuzzy finder | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
- zypper - fzf-bash-integration - 0.74.0-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fzf-bash-integration from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Bash completion for fzf | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
- zypper - fzf-fish-integration - 0.74.0-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fzf-fish-integration from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Fish completion for fzf | https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
## Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/fzf.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/fzf.yml)
## Sources
- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph