Terminal autocomplete on macOS: an IDE-style popup for zsh, bash, and fish

Description and use

Figxit is an open‑source terminal autocomplete for macOS that displays subcommands, options, scripts, and Makefile targets while typing, ranked by usage in the current project.

Problem

Command‑line users on macOS lack a popup autocomplete that shows subcommands, options, scripts, and Makefile targets while typing, ranked by usage.

Outcome

Figxit restores and extends Fig’s discontinued popup autocomplete, adding support for 700+ tools, live values, script listings, Makefile targets, and history‑based ranking, all running locally without telemetry.

Workflow

• Install Figxit via Homebrew or binary
• Configure shell to launch Figxit on input
• Type a command and space or dash to trigger popup
• Navigate list with Up/Down, select with Tab or Enter
• Use red icon to avoid accidental production commands

Evidence

Figxit completes commands, subcommands, options, package.json scripts, and Makefile targets as you type, ordered by what you run most in the current folder.

Source

Fig added popup autocomplete to the terminal. It joined AWS in 2023 and the app was shut down in September 2024.

Source

Figxit reads your Atuin history database, read‑only. A word scores higher when you used it in the same folder, in the same repository, or recently.

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