Radar check
What we found when we opened it. Every bar is one fact, with its date.
Last code pushed 24 Oct 2026, one day before this check.
Latest release v10.5.0 on 26 Aug 2026.
Public since May 2017, a little over 9 years.
44,864 stars and 1,189 forks.
79 commits and 23 new issues in the last 90 days.
248 contributors. 42 pull requests merged in 90 days.
A security policy says how to report a problem. No published security advisories.
How the bars are scored
- Alive. Days since the last code push: a week or less 100, a month 90, three months 70, six months 50, a year 30, eighteen months 15, older 0.
- Releases. Age of the latest GitHub release, on a similar scale; no bar when the project publishes no releases.
- Maturity. Age of the project: eight years 100, five 90, three 70, two 55, one 40, six months 25, younger 10.
- Adoption. Stars on a log scale: 100,000 stars is 100, 10,000 is 80, 1,000 is 60, 100 is 40.
- Activity. Commits in the last 90 days: 300 or more 100, 100 85, 30 65, 10 45, any 25.
- Community. People who have contributed: 100 or more 100, 30 80, 10 60, 5 40, 2 25, one 10.
- Security. A published security policy 80, none 40; published advisories are listed, not scored.
Checked by Repo Radar on 26 Oct 2026 from the repository on GitHub.
In simple English
This tool searches for files and folders on your computer. It acts as a faster, simpler replacement for the standard find command. It ignores hidden folders and gitignore files by default so you get clean results. It runs much faster by checking many folders at the same time. It costs nothing and runs directly on your own machine.
What it is
fd is a command-line tool written in Rust that scans your file system for names, extensions, or patterns. It uses sensible defaults and colorful output to make searching quick and painless.
What it is good for
Anyone who uses the command line and wants to find files without typing long, complex search commands.
- Much faster than the standard find command on large folders.
- Ignores hidden files and gitignore entries out of the box.
- Supports simple text patterns and powerful regular expressions.
- Requires comfort with the command line terminal.
- Does not support every advanced feature of the traditional find utility.
- Needs a quick package manager install or cargo build.
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cargo install fd-find