# fzf v0.74.3 — 0.74.3

- Product: fzf (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fzf)
- Vendor: fzf
- Date: 2026-08-17
- Version: v0.74.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf/releases/tag/v0.74.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fzf/releases/v0.74.3

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- **changed** — Improved performance for ASCII queries by up to 16x and non-ASCII queries by up to 12x
- **changed** — Improved performance for reading accented Latin input by up to 37%
- **changed** — Reduced memory use for reading CJK input by up to 29%
- **fixed** — Fixed an image from a preview command being torn apart when its rows are separated by IND instead of newlines
- **fixed** — Fixed replace-query corrupting the item text when the query is edited afterwards
- **fixed** — Fixed fzf turning bracketed paste mode off on exit when the terminal already had it on
- **fixed** — Fixed startup blocking on terminals that never answer escape sequences such as FreeBSD virtual terminals

- Performance optimizations for non-ASCII input
    - ASCII queries are up to 16x faster
    - Non-ASCII queries are up to 12x faster
    - Reading accented Latin input is up to 37% faster
    - Reading CJK input reduces memory use by up to 29%
    - ASCII input is unaffected
- Fixed an image from a preview command being torn apart when its rows are separated by IND instead of newlines, as `chafa` does under tmux (#4885)
- Fixed `replace-query` corrupting the item text when the query is edited afterwards
- fzf no longer turns bracketed paste mode off on exit when the terminal already had it on, which broke pasting in shells that run fzf from a line editor widget (#4887)
- Fixed startup blocking on terminals that never answer escape sequences, such as FreeBSD virtual terminals. fzf waited for a reply until a key was pressed, then dropped that keystroke (#2860, #976)