zf is a fuzzy finder that excels at filtering filepaths:
- because filenames are usually unique, matches on filenames are prioritized.
- when the query resembles a file path, zf uses heuristics for a more accurate match.
The goal of zf is to be more accurate than other fuzzy finders when filtering filepaths, but it also functions as a general-purpose fuzzy finder.
zf is also available as an allocation-free library for fuzzy filtering.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- Fuzzy matching algorithm designed for file paths.
- Refine search results with whitespace separated query terms.
- Smartcase (case insensitive unless the query contains uppercase letters).
- Multiselect to output multiple selected lines.
- Preview window.
- Zig and C libraries for the zf ranking algorithm.
Website: github.com/natecraddock/zf
Support:
Developer: Nathan Craddock
License: MIT License

zf is written in Zig. Learn Zig with our recommended free tutorials.
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