fd by sharkdp
A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'
About fd
From the project's README at github.com/sharkdp/fd. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
[](https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/actions/workflows/CICD.yml) [](https://crates.io/crates/fd-find) [中文] [한국어]
is a program to find entries in your filesystem. It is a simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to [](https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/). While it does not aim to support all of 's powerful functionality, it provides sensible (opinionated) defaults for a majority of use cases.
Intuitive syntax: instead of . Regular expression (default) and glob-based patterns. Very fast due to parallelized directory traversal. Uses colors to highlight different file types (same as ). Supports parallel command execution Smart case: the search is case-insensitive by default. It switches to case-sensitive if the pattern contains an uppercase character\. Ignores hidden directories and files, by default. Ignores patterns from your , by default. The command name is 50% shorter\* than :-). Demo
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 43k | github.com/sharkdp/fd |
| GitHub forks | 1.1k | github.com/sharkdp/fd |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 2.2k | fd |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 9.0 years | since May 2017 |
| Last commit | 5 days ago | May 2, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 44 | last: 2 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Show HN: First IDL for Object-Graph Serialization (Apache Fory IDL)
- Show HN: Fory C++ Serialization – Polymorphism, Circular Refs, 12x vs. Protobuf
- Show HN: I made a dual-bootable NixBSD (NixOS and FreeBSD) image
- Multi-tenant SaaS is dead for mid-market (and why K8s namespaces are the future)
- Ask HN: What calorie-counting app are you using?
Ready to self-host fd?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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