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The best zoxide alternatives

4 tools that do a similar job to zoxide, 4 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.

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zoxide

A faster way to change directories that learns the folders you visit most.

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    Oh My Posh

    Open source · MIT · ★ 23.7k

    A customizable prompt renderer that adds themed info to your terminal prompt in many shells.

    Best for: Developers who want their terminal prompt to show extra context; People who customize their shell look and want fine-grained control

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    fzf

    Open source · MIT · ★ 83.9k

    A fast command-line tool for picking items from any list by typing a few letters.

    Best for: Command-line users who often search file names or command history; People who write shell scripts and want interactive menus

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    asdf

    Open source · MIT · ★ 25.6k

    A command-line tool that manages multiple versions of languages like Ruby, Node.js and Elixir, using plugins.

    Best for: Developers who work on several projects that need different language versions; Teams that want one version config file per project

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    inshellisense

    Open source · MIT · ★ 10.8k

    IDE-style autocomplete suggestions for your terminal shell, supporting 600+ command line tools

    Best for: Developers who spend a lot of time in the terminal and want suggestions for unfamiliar command options; Users of bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell, xonsh, or nushell who want the same autocomplete experience across shells

How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to zoxide. We don't take payment for placement.