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extrakto for tmux - quickly select, copy/insert/complete text without a mouse

11 mentions on Hacker News by 9 people: 2 stories, 9 comments · first 2017-11-14 · latest 2026-08-05

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  1. …ever using the mouse. I'm often asked to get IDs out of screenshots, and I like using extrakto ( https://github.com/laktak/extrakto/ ) for copying text in my terminal, so why not have the same thing for the rest of my screen? It combines…
    comment by ahalbert4 · 2026-08-05 · in Show HN: Textracto – fzf for your screen (macOS)
  2. …fuzzy select anything in the tmux buffer and insert into the cursor or copy it to the clipboard. ( https://github.com/laktak/extrakto )
    comment by halfwhey · 2026-04-13 · in Make tmux pretty and usable (2024)
  3. Not to forget https://github.com/laktak/extrakto (similar to copycat) and https://github.com/laktak/tome
    comment by laktak · 2025-06-24 · in How I use my terminal
  4. …after a "git status", I can do git add (run extracto - enter partial path, press tab) and continue: https://github.com/laktak/extrakto * mcfly history: https://github.com/cantino/mcfly just watch the demo, you'll see * ugrep: grep with a…
    comment by kristopolous · 2025-02-09 · in Some terminal frustrations
  5. …autocompletion from output, e.g. in case I want to diff some file I see changed in `git status`: https://github.com/laktak/extrakto
    comment by daliusd · 2023-05-14 · in Are We Sixel Yet
  6. https://github.com/laktak/extrakto
    comment by yewenjie · 2022-08-13 · in Zellij: A terminal workspace with batteries included
  7. …so file paths, git SHAs etc. are highlighted using a small hint and if you press it it is copied. https://github.com/laktak/extrakto Fuzzy search in current pane to insert/copy things of interest.
    comment by tjoff · 2021-04-02 · in Tmux lets you select and copy text with your keyboard
  8. I'm using extrakto[0] for it, so far it works nice. [0]: https://github.com/laktak/extrakto
    comment by seqizz · 2021-04-02 · in Tmux lets you select and copy text with your keyboard
  9. Try tmux with my extrakto https://github.com/laktak/extrakto
    comment by laktak · 2020-10-01 · in Kitty – A fast, featureful, GPU based terminal emulator