# Use "Try" for quick experiments

Published: 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
Canonical: https://wow.pjh.is/journal/use-try-for-quick-experiments

[Try](https://github.com/tobi/try) helps you run quick experiments.

It solves one thing: directory management.

Instead of `test`, `test2`, `new-test` scattered everywhere, `try` makes dated folders (e.g. `2026-01-20-inspect-patch`) in a central location (e.g. `~/src/tries`).

And you get a lovely project switcher:

![Image](https://wow.pjh.is/static/images/blog/try.jpeg)

Usage:

* `try` — browse experiments with fuzzy search
* `try recipe-app` — jump to matching experiment or create new one
* `try https://github.com/user/repo.git` — clone repo into dated directory

Single file, no dependencies. Beautiful.