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Interactive search overlay

Feature ID: ui-search-overlay. Type: feature.

Manual tests: just probe ui-search-overlay opens this feature's scenarios.

Browse under Input / Selection and search. A scenario may exercise related features; its existence does not establish support.

Terminal compatibility

Missing records mean unknown. as-of identifies the assessed version or revision, not the first release to support a feature.

TerminalSupportAs ofNotes and evidence
AlacrittyUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
Apple TerminalUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
ConPTY (conhost)UnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
ContourUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
DomTermUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
footUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
GhosttyUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
iTerm2UnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
kittyUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
KonsoleUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
minttyUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
mltermUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
PuTTYUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
RevenantSupportedgit:3c1d6645fca28238ecd7529b33ae7e71955a04d9Ctrl+Shift+F or start-search() opens an Athena overlay with incremental literal search; visible matches, including ones across soft wraps, are highlighted, Up/Down and F3 navigate with wrapping, the overlay owns every key so none reach the application, output keeps the view on the same text, and Escape restores the starting viewport.

Checked 2026-09-13.

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RLoginUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
stUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
tmuxUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
rxvt-unicodeUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
VTEUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
waystUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
WezTermUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
Windows TerminalUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
xtermUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.
xterm.jsUnknownUnversionedNo assessment recorded.