diff --git a/support/lite/plugins/betterfind.lua b/support/lite/plugins/betterfind.lua
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+local core = require "core"
+local command = require "core.command"
+local keymap = require "core.keymap"
+local CommandView = require "core.commandview"
+
+local function is_finding()
+  return core.active_view:is(CommandView) and core.active_view.label == "Find Text: "
+end
+
+command.add(is_finding, {
+  ["better-find:done"] = function() core.active_view:submit() end,
+  ["better-find:next"] = function()
+    local commandview = core.active_view
+    commandview.state.submit(commandview:get_text())
+    core.set_active_view(core.last_active_view)
+    command.perform("find-replace:repeat-find")
+    core.set_active_view(commandview)
+  end
+})
+
+keymap.add {
+  ["escape"] = "better-find:done",
+  ["return"] = "better-find:next"
+}
+
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
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+tooling ideas:
+* REPLy buffer (Polywell?)
+
diff --git a/vendor/lite/data/plugins/betterfind.lua b/vendor/lite/data/plugins/betterfind.lua
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+++ b/vendor/lite/data/plugins/betterfind.lua
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+../../../../support/lite/plugins/betterfind.lua
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