tmux-thumbs VS emacs-which-key

Compare tmux-thumbs vs emacs-which-key and see what are their differences.

tmux-thumbs

A lightning fast version of tmux-fingers written in Rust, copy/pasting tmux like vimium/vimperator (by fcsonline)

emacs-which-key

Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup (by justbur)
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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.

emacs-which-key

Posts with mentions or reviews of emacs-which-key. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-20.
  • Improving Emacs Isearch Usability with Transient
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Dec 2023
    I think which-key already solves exactly that: https://github.com/justbur/emacs-which-key
  • Evil mode's kinda hacky
    4 projects | /r/emacs | 27 Jun 2023
    As for the "complicated keybindings general" -- I assume because remembering things like C-x C-s is hard because of the shifted keystrokes? I get that, and there is in fact a solution for less used keybindings which I love, called 'which-key' https://github.com/justbur/emacs-which-key
  • Should I start with vanilla Emacs?
    2 projects | /r/emacs | 21 Jun 2023
    I would recommend installing the which-key package, which is a fantastic discoverability aid. If you ever want an example config to get some inspiration, I have one here: Emacs Bedrock
  • Best emacs configs for Javascript and/or users who don't like to memorize keybindings?
    5 projects | /r/emacs | 24 Apr 2023
    Make sure you have which-key installed and turned on. When using a keybinding that has a prefix (like C-x or C-c), it displays all the keybindings that start with that prefix.
  • Doom -> vanilla emacs 29
    8 projects | /r/emacs | 14 Apr 2023
    which-key for the shortcut menus
  • Switched to Emacs a week ago, really thrilled so far. Looking for help on a few (somewhat advanced) questions.
    5 projects | /r/emacs | 1 Apr 2023
    there are some packages to help with the keybings, which-key shows a list of keybind and its command and (guru-mode)[https://github.com/bbatsov/guru-mode] enforces to use the "best" keybind, for exemple, it forces you to use C-n to move the cursor, blocking you to use the down key, and if you press the down key, it show a text in minibuffer to the best keybind.
  • Is anyone able to resize which-key side-window?
    1 project | /r/DoomEmacs | 18 Mar 2023
    Thanks for confirming, I think it's an issue in which-key itself: https://github.com/justbur/emacs-which-key/pull/166
  • Too many keybindings
    4 projects | /r/emacs | 7 Mar 2023
    If you haven't already, definitely check out the package which-key.
  • Tell HN: Vim users, `:x` is like `:wq` but writes only when changes are made
    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Jan 2023
    > even though I'm a terminal user ... I really like the discoverability of GUIs, and that's where a good GUI is unbeatable by CLI.

    CLI has poor discoverability? Sure; but even on the terminal, discoverability can still be good:

    A couple of nice examples of discoverability in keyboard-focused programs:

    - emacs' which-key[0]; there's a vim port[1] too. This shows you (some) of the available keybindings for the next input, and a short label. So you don't have to remember what `SPC h p ...` or all the options under `SPC f...`.. but it still helps to recall that `SPC h` is for 'help' related commands, `SPC f` for file related commands.

    - emacs' magit[2][3]. Magit is so good at discoverability, that I'd rate it as the best tool for using git with. I've learned more about git from using it.

    [0] https://github.com/justbur/emacs-which-key

    [1] https://github.com/liuchengxu/vim-which-key

    [2] https://magit.vc/

    [3] https://emacsair.me/2017/09/01/magit-walk-through/

  • Creating and displaying cheatsheets of keybindings
    6 projects | /r/emacs | 2 Nov 2022
    Am I right in thinking this is quite similar to which-key?

What are some alternatives?

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tmux-copycat - A plugin that enhances tmux search

tokyonight.nvim - 🏙 A clean, dark Neovim theme written in Lua, with support for lsp, treesitter and lots of plugins. Includes additional themes for Kitty, Alacritty, iTerm and Fish.

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

tmux-open - Tmux key bindings for quick opening of a highlighted file or url

use-package - A use-package declaration for simplifying your .emacs

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

general.el - More convenient key definitions in emacs

vim-repl - Best REPL environment for Vim

evil-collection - A set of keybindings for evil-mode