tmux-open VS tmux-thumbs

Compare tmux-open vs tmux-thumbs and see what are their differences.

tmux-open

Tmux key bindings for quick opening of a highlighted file or url (by tmux-plugins)

tmux-thumbs

A lightning fast version of tmux-fingers written in Rust, copy/pasting tmux like vimium/vimperator (by fcsonline)
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tmux-open tmux-thumbs
4 3
605 848
2.5% -
0.0 0.0
10 months ago 9 days ago
Shell Rust
MIT License MIT License
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tmux-open

Posts with mentions or reviews of tmux-open. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-04-16.

tmux-thumbs

Posts with mentions or reviews of tmux-thumbs. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-28.
  • What is your favorites plugins, themes or configuration details?
    4 projects | /r/tmux | 28 Jan 2022
    I really recommend tmux-thumbs . It is similar to extracto and you can pick up text from the screen with few key strokes.
  • Tmux lets you select and copy text with your keyboard
    11 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Apr 2021
    Only glanced at it but didn't see it mention 'V' which selects rows rather than characters. Which can be quite useful.

    There are also tmux plugins to make some operations smoother.

    https://github.com/fcsonline/tmux-thumbs

    Like keyboard driven browsers uses hints, so file paths, git SHAs etc. are highlighted using a small hint and if you press it it is copied.

    https://github.com/laktak/extrakto

    Fuzzy search in current pane to insert/copy things of interest.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing tmux-open and tmux-thumbs you can also consider the following projects:

tmux-online-status - Tmux plugin that displays online status of your computer.

k9s - 🐶 Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!

tmux-sidebar - A sidebar with the directory tree for the current path. Tries to make tmux more IDE like.

tmux-copycat - A plugin that enhances tmux search

wttr.in - :partly_sunny: The right way to check the weather

tmux-yank - Tmux plugin for copying to system clipboard. Works on OSX, Linux and Cygwin.

emacs-which-key - Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup

tmux-logging - Easy logging and screen capturing for Tmux.

extrakto - extrakto for tmux - quickly select, copy/insert/complete text without a mouse

vim-repl - Best REPL environment for Vim