fzf
Focus: fuzzy finder. Shares command line and shell with zoxide. Adds Offline. Rated 4.8 (zoxide: 4.7).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit
Desktop App
zoxide
A smarter cd command that jumps to the folders you use most.
Rating
4.7 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Intermediate
Works on
macOS, Linux, Windows
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What is zoxide?
zoxide is a free, open-source command-line tool that remembers the folders you visit and lets you jump to them by typing a few letters. It ranks folders by how often and how recently you use them, offers interactive picking with fzf, and works with Bash, Zsh, Fish, PowerShell and other shells.
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Pros: what zoxide does well
- Reach deep folders in a few keystrokes
- Learns your habits automatically
- Free and open source
Cons: where it falls short
- Works only in the terminal
- Needs a line added to your shell config
Who zoxide is for
Developers who move between the same project folders many times a day.
Who can skip it
People who rarely open a terminal.
zoxide alternatives
Not sold on zoxide? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
fish shell
Focus: autocomplete. Shares terminal and shell with zoxide. Rated 4.6 (zoxide: 4.7).
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Broot
Focus: file manager. Shares terminal and navigation with zoxide. Rated 4.5 (zoxide: 4.7).
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bat
Focus: file viewer and developer tool. Shares command line and open source with zoxide. Adds Offline. Same 4.7 rating.
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Atuin
Focus: shell history and sync. Shares terminal and command line with zoxide. Same 4.7 rating.
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htop
Focus: process viewer and system monitor. Shares terminal and command line with zoxide. Same 4.7 rating.
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Free alternatives to zoxide
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Alacritty
Focus: gpu and minimal. Shares terminal and command line with zoxide. Rated 4.6 (zoxide: 4.7).
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dua-cli
Focus: disk usage and storage cleanup. Shares terminal and command line with zoxide. Rated 4.6 (zoxide: 4.7).
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eza
Focus: file listing and ls alternative. Shares terminal and command line with zoxide. Rated 4.6 (zoxide: 4.7).
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kitty
Focus: gpu. Shares terminal and command line with zoxide. Rated 4.6 (zoxide: 4.7).
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Nushell
Focus: data pipelines. Shares shell and command line with zoxide. Adds Offline. Rated 4.6 (zoxide: 4.7).
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Oh My Zsh
Focus: zsh and plugins. Shares terminal and shell with zoxide. Rated 4.6 (zoxide: 4.7).
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