Fff.nvim – Typo-resistant code search

Neovim just got a new toy, and the crowd’s already poking at the buttons. Meet FFF.nvim, a “freakin fast fuzzy file finder” that promises typo-resistant search and claims under 10 milliseconds to find files in a 50,000-file project. Translation: even if you misspell a file name, this thing says it’ll still sniff it out fast. There’s a Rust engine under the hood keeping a live index of your files and their Git status (your project’s version history), plus optional image previews if you install another add-on. The devs even call the default “ff” keybinding a banger.

But the comments stole the show immediately. One early voice, retrofuturism, basically shouted “take my keyboard” and then fired off a request: “let me move with j/k,” the classic up/down keys beloved by Vim die-hards. It’s the perfect fan energy: love at first install, followed by “okay now add my favorite thing.”

Meanwhile, the feature list reads “just works,” yet the fine print says you’ll need Neovim 0.10+ and Rust nightly to build the native backend—plus the devs warn this beta could have “silly bugs.” Cue the playful side-eye: can something be plug-and-play and also need a power-toolchain? Still, the vibe is clear: if this really means fewer typos and faster hopping between files, the keyboard warriors are ready to mash “ff” all day. Check it out on GitHub.