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skim vs Television
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | skim | Television |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Rust |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 7k | 6.3k |
| Latest | v5.7.4 | 0.15.9 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 5 days between releases | about 17 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 9 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 10 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace fzf. Alternatives to fzf →
Full replacementskimAccepts most of fzf's options and key bindings, and runs as a Rust library too.
Full replacementTelevisionChannels for files, text, git and more, with previews, configured in TOML.
skim
Television
- 0.15.92026-06-14c233146 (autocomplete) Ignore enter keybindings for shell integration by @alexpasmantier in #1092
- 0.15.82026-06-08bb13d78 (cable) Add snap-related channels by @abbyssoul
- 0.15.72026-05-12fe214d1 (cable) Add aerospace-windows channel by @valentynkt in #1031
- 0.15.62026-04-15ed930db (cable) Add figlet-fonts channel by @itoshkov
- 0.15.52026-04-08c59b35d (cable) Add dnf-packages channel by @LePetitPrince-4 in #1017
skim
✓ signed The latest release, v5.7.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Television
unsigned The latest release, 0.15.9, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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