choose-gui ☆

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Description:
Fuzzy matcher that uses std{in,out} and a native GUI

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.5.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: fuzzy-finder cli gui productivity cross-platform

Install: brew install choose-gui

About:
choose-gui is a cross-platform fuzzy selector that combines a terminal-friendly interface with a native GUI overlay for enhanced speed and usability. It reads from stdin and writes selections to stdout, making it a drop-in replacement for tools like fzf. Its main value is providing a consistent, high-performance selection experience across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Key Features:

Native GUI overlay for faster rendering and better font/ime support
Drop-in replacement for fzf with compatible CLI flags
Cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows) with minimal dependencies
Reads from stdin and writes to stdout for easy piping

Use Cases:

Interactive filtering for shell scripts and command pipelines
Fuzzy selection for file pickers, process managers, or git operations
Enhancing TUI workflows with a faster, GUI-backed selector

Alternatives:

fzf – fzf is pure TUI and ubiquitous; choose-gui offers a native GUI overlay for improved performance and input handling
skim – skim is a Rust fzf alternative focused on TUI; choose-gui adds a GUI layer for cross-platform consistency

License: MIT

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 12, 2025 8:47pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	ce026533
Sep 30, 2023 3:05pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	0d2d5b81