diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
index 8f4891b7..bb80a65d 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
@@ -179,17 +179,17 @@ return {
         "<cmd>Telescope buffers sort_mru=true sort_lastused=true<cr>",
         desc = "Switch Buffer",
       },
-      { "<leader>/", LazyVim.telescope("live_grep"), desc = "Grep (Root Dir)" },
+      { "<leader>/", LazyVim.pick("live_grep"), desc = "Grep (Root Dir)" },
       { "<leader>:", "<cmd>Telescope command_history<cr>", desc = "Command History" },
-      { "<leader><space>", LazyVim.telescope("files"), desc = "Find Files (Root Dir)" },
+      { "<leader><space>", LazyVim.pick("auto"), desc = "Find Files (Root Dir)" },
       -- find
       { "<leader>fb", "<cmd>Telescope buffers sort_mru=true sort_lastused=true<cr>", desc = "Buffers" },
-      { "<leader>fc", LazyVim.telescope.config_files(), desc = "Find Config File" },
-      { "<leader>ff", LazyVim.telescope("files"), desc = "Find Files (Root Dir)" },
-      { "<leader>fF", LazyVim.telescope("files", { cwd = false }), desc = "Find Files (cwd)" },
+      { "<leader>fc", LazyVim.pick.config_files(), desc = "Find Config File" },
+      { "<leader>ff", LazyVim.pick("auto"), desc = "Find Files (Root Dir)" },
+      { "<leader>fF", LazyVim.pick("auto", { root = false }), desc = "Find Files (cwd)" },
       { "<leader>fg", "<cmd>Telescope git_files<cr>", desc = "Find Files (git-files)" },
       { "<leader>fr", "<cmd>Telescope oldfiles<cr>", desc = "Recent" },
-      { "<leader>fR", LazyVim.telescope("oldfiles", { cwd = vim.uv.cwd() }), desc = "Recent (cwd)" },
+      { "<leader>fR", LazyVim.pick("oldfiles", { cwd = vim.uv.cwd() }), desc = "Recent (cwd)" },
       -- git
       { "<leader>gc", "<cmd>Telescope git_commits<CR>", desc = "Commits" },
       { "<leader>gs", "<cmd>Telescope git_status<CR>", desc = "Status" },
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ return {
       { "<leader>sC", "<cmd>Telescope commands<cr>", desc = "Commands" },
       { "<leader>sd", "<cmd>Telescope diagnostics bufnr=0<cr>", desc = "Document Diagnostics" },
       { "<leader>sD", "<cmd>Telescope diagnostics<cr>", desc = "Workspace Diagnostics" },
-      { "<leader>sg", LazyVim.telescope("live_grep"), desc = "Grep (Root Dir)" },
-      { "<leader>sG", LazyVim.telescope("live_grep", { cwd = false }), desc = "Grep (cwd)" },
+      { "<leader>sg", LazyVim.pick("live_grep"), desc = "Grep (Root Dir)" },
+      { "<leader>sG", LazyVim.pick("live_grep", { root = false }), desc = "Grep (cwd)" },
       { "<leader>sh", "<cmd>Telescope help_tags<cr>", desc = "Help Pages" },
       { "<leader>sH", "<cmd>Telescope highlights<cr>", desc = "Search Highlight Groups" },
       { "<leader>sj", "<cmd>Telescope jumplist<cr>", desc = "Jumplist" },
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ return {
       { "<leader>so", "<cmd>Telescope vim_options<cr>", desc = "Options" },
       { "<leader>sR", "<cmd>Telescope resume<cr>", desc = "Resume" },
       { "<leader>sq", "<cmd>Telescope quickfix<cr>", desc = "Quickfix List" },
-      { "<leader>sw", LazyVim.telescope("grep_string", { word_match = "-w" }), desc = "Word (Root Dir)" },
-      { "<leader>sW", LazyVim.telescope("grep_string", { cwd = false, word_match = "-w" }), desc = "Word (cwd)" },
-      { "<leader>sw", LazyVim.telescope("grep_string"), mode = "v", desc = "Selection (Root Dir)" },
-      { "<leader>sW", LazyVim.telescope("grep_string", { cwd = false }), mode = "v", desc = "Selection (cwd)" },
-      { "<leader>uC", LazyVim.telescope("colorscheme", { enable_preview = true }), desc = "Colorscheme with Preview" },
+      { "<leader>sw", LazyVim.pick("grep_string", { word_match = "-w" }), desc = "Word (Root Dir)" },
+      { "<leader>sW", LazyVim.pick("grep_string", { root = false, word_match = "-w" }), desc = "Word (cwd)" },
+      { "<leader>sw", LazyVim.pick("grep_string"), mode = "v", desc = "Selection (Root Dir)" },
+      { "<leader>sW", LazyVim.pick("grep_string", { root = false }), mode = "v", desc = "Selection (cwd)" },
+      { "<leader>uC", LazyVim.pick("colorscheme", { enable_preview = true }), desc = "Colorscheme with Preview" },
       {
         "<leader>ss",
         function()
@@ -246,12 +246,12 @@ return {
       local find_files_no_ignore = function()
         local action_state = require("telescope.actions.state")
         local line = action_state.get_current_line()
-        LazyVim.telescope("find_files", { no_ignore = true, default_text = line })()
+        LazyVim.pick("find_files", { no_ignore = true, default_text = line })()
       end
       local find_files_with_hidden = function()
         local action_state = require("telescope.actions.state")
         local line = action_state.get_current_line()
-        LazyVim.telescope("find_files", { hidden = true, default_text = line })()
+        LazyVim.pick("find_files", { hidden = true, default_text = line })()
       end
 
       return {
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/fzf.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/fzf.lua
index 67048fc0..d2af3749 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/fzf.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/fzf.lua
@@ -1,29 +1,19 @@
-local M = {}
+---@class FzfLuaOpts: lazyvim.util.pick.Opts
+---@field cmd string?
 
----@class FzfLuaOpts: table<string, any>
----@field cwd boolean|string
+LazyVim.pick.commands = {
+  files = "files",
+}
 
----@param opts? {cwd?:string|boolean}
-function M.fzf(builtin, opts)
+---@param command string
+---@param opts? FzfLuaOpts
+LazyVim.pick._open = function(command, opts)
   opts = opts or {}
 
-  return function()
-    local dir = opts.cwd == true and vim.uv.cwd() or LazyVim.root()
-    opts.cwd = dir
-    if
-      builtin == "files"
-      and vim.uv.fs_stat(dir .. "/.git")
-      and not vim.uv.fs_stat(dir .. "/.ignore")
-      and not vim.uv.fs_stat(dir .. "/.rgignore")
-    then
-      if opts.cmd == nil then
-        opts.cmd = "git ls-files --exclude-standard --cached --others"
-      end
-      builtin = "git_files"
-    end
-
-    return require("fzf-lua")[builtin](opts)
+  if opts.cmd == nil and command == "git_files" and opts.show_untracked then
+    opts.cmd = "git ls-files --exclude-standard --cached --others"
   end
+  return require("fzf-lua")[command](opts)
 end
 
 return {
@@ -74,17 +64,17 @@ return {
         "<cmd>FzfLua buffers sort_mru=true sort_lastused=true<cr>",
         desc = "Switch Buffer",
       },
-      { "<leader>/", M.fzf("live_grep"), desc = "Grep (Root Dir)" },
+      { "<leader>/", LazyVim.pick("live_grep"), desc = "Grep (Root Dir)" },
       { "<leader>:", "<cmd>FzfLua command_history<cr>", desc = "Command History" },
-      { "<leader><space>", M.fzf("files"), desc = "Find Files (Root Dir)" },
+      { "<leader><space>", LazyVim.pick("auto"), desc = "Find Files (Root Dir)" },
       -- find
       { "<leader>fb", "<cmd>FzfLua buffers sort_mru=true sort_lastused=true<cr>", desc = "Buffers" },
-      { "<leader>fc", M.fzf("files", { cwd = vim.fn.stdpath("config") }), desc = "Find Config File" },
-      { "<leader>ff", M.fzf("files"), desc = "Find Files (Root Dir)" },
-      { "<leader>fF", M.fzf("files", { cwd = true }), desc = "Find Files (cwd)" },
+      { "<leader>fc", LazyVim.pick.config_files(), desc = "Find Config File" },
+      { "<leader>ff", LazyVim.pick("auto"), desc = "Find Files (Root Dir)" },
+      { "<leader>fF", LazyVim.pick("auto", { root = false }), desc = "Find Files (cwd)" },
       { "<leader>fg", "<cmd>FzfLua git_files<cr>", desc = "Find Files (git-files)" },
       { "<leader>fr", "<cmd>FzfLua oldfiles<cr>", desc = "Recent" },
-      { "<leader>fR", M.fzf("oldfiles", { cwd = vim.uv.cwd() }), desc = "Recent (cwd)" },
+      { "<leader>fR", LazyVim.pick("oldfiles", { root = false }), desc = "Recent (cwd)" },
       -- git
       { "<leader>gc", "<cmd>FzfLua git_commits<CR>", desc = "Commits" },
       { "<leader>gs", "<cmd>FzfLua git_status<CR>", desc = "Status" },
@@ -96,8 +86,8 @@ return {
       { "<leader>sC", "<cmd>FzfLua commands<cr>", desc = "Commands" },
       { "<leader>sd", "<cmd>FzfLua diagnostics_document<cr>", desc = "Document Diagnostics" },
       { "<leader>sD", "<cmd>FzfLua diagnostics_workspace<cr>", desc = "Workspace Diagnostics" },
-      { "<leader>sg", M.fzf("live_grep"), desc = "Grep (Root Dir)" },
-      { "<leader>sG", M.fzf("live_grep", { cwd = true }), desc = "Grep (cwd)" },
+      { "<leader>sg", LazyVim.pick("live_grep"), desc = "Grep (Root Dir)" },
+      { "<leader>sG", LazyVim.pick("live_grep", { root = false }), desc = "Grep (cwd)" },
       { "<leader>sh", "<cmd>FzfLua help_tags<cr>", desc = "Help Pages" },
       { "<leader>sH", "<cmd>FzfLua highlights<cr>", desc = "Search Highlight Groups" },
       { "<leader>sj", "<cmd>FzfLua jumps<cr>", desc = "Jumplist" },
@@ -107,11 +97,11 @@ return {
       { "<leader>sm", "<cmd>FzfLua marks<cr>", desc = "Jump to Mark" },
       { "<leader>sR", "<cmd>FzfLua resume<cr>", desc = "Resume" },
       { "<leader>sq", "<cmd>FzfLua quickfix<cr>", desc = "Quickfix List" },
-      { "<leader>sw", M.fzf("grep_cword"), desc = "Word (Root Dir)" },
-      { "<leader>sW", M.fzf("grep_cword", { cwd = true }), desc = "Word (cwd)" },
-      { "<leader>sw", M.fzf("grep_visual"), mode = "v", desc = "Selection (Root Dir)" },
-      { "<leader>sW", M.fzf("grep_visual", { cwd = true }), mode = "v", desc = "Selection (cwd)" },
-      { "<leader>uC", M.fzf("colorschemes"), desc = "Colorscheme with Preview" },
+      { "<leader>sw", LazyVim.pick("grep_cword"), desc = "Word (Root Dir)" },
+      { "<leader>sW", LazyVim.pick("grep_cword", { root = false }), desc = "Word (cwd)" },
+      { "<leader>sw", LazyVim.pick("grep_visual"), mode = "v", desc = "Selection (Root Dir)" },
+      { "<leader>sW", LazyVim.pick("grep_visual", { root = false }), mode = "v", desc = "Selection (cwd)" },
+      { "<leader>uC", LazyVim.pick("colorschemes"), desc = "Colorscheme with Preview" },
       {
         "<leader>ss",
         function()
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
index e3c7aa87..c9bc8b6a 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
@@ -343,11 +343,11 @@ return {
           header = vim.split(logo, "\n"),
           -- stylua: ignore
           center = {
-            { action = LazyVim.telescope("files"),                       desc = " Find File",       icon = " ", key = "f" },
+            { action = LazyVim.pick(),                                   desc = " Find File",       icon = " ", key = "f" },
             { action = "ene | startinsert",                              desc = " New File",        icon = " ", key = "n" },
-            { action = "Telescope oldfiles",                             desc = " Recent Files",    icon = " ", key = "r" },
-            { action = "Telescope live_grep",                            desc = " Find Text",       icon = " ", key = "g" },
-            { action = [[lua LazyVim.telescope.config_files()()]],       desc = " Config",          icon = " ", key = "c" },
+            { action = LazyVim.pick("oldfiles"),                         desc = " Recent Files",    icon = " ", key = "r" },
+            { action = LazyVim.pick("live_grep"),                        desc = " Find Text",       icon = " ", key = "g" },
+            { action = LazyVim.pick.config_files(),                      desc = " Config",          icon = " ", key = "c" },
             { action = 'lua require("persistence").load()',              desc = " Restore Session", icon = " ", key = "s" },
             { action = "LazyExtras",                                     desc = " Lazy Extras",     icon = " ", key = "x" },
             { action = "Lazy",                                           desc = " Lazy",            icon = "󰒲 ", key = "l" },
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/init.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/init.lua
index d8f485ed..94704228 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/util/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/init.lua
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ local LazyUtil = require("lazy.core.util")
 ---@field json lazyvim.util.json
 ---@field lualine lazyvim.util.lualine
 ---@field mini lazyvim.util.mini
+---@field pick lazyvim.util.pick
 ---@field cmp lazyvim.util.cmp
 local M = {}
 
@@ -281,4 +282,5 @@ function M.memoize(fn)
     return cache[key]
   end
 end
+
 return M
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/pick.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/pick.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec64987f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/pick.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+---@class lazyvim.util.pick
+---@overload fun(command:string, opts?:lazyvim.util.pick.Opts): fun()
+local M = setmetatable({}, {
+  __call = function(m, ...)
+    return m.wrap(...)
+  end,
+})
+
+---@class lazyvim.util.pick.Opts: table<string, any>
+---@field root? boolean
+---@field cwd? string
+---@field show_untracked? boolean
+
+---@type table<string, string>
+M.commands = {
+  files = "find_files",
+}
+
+---@param command? string
+---@param opts? lazyvim.util.pick.Opts
+function M.open(command, opts)
+  command = command or "auto"
+  opts = opts or {}
+
+  opts = vim.deepcopy(opts)
+
+  if type(opts.cwd) == "boolean" then
+    LazyVim.warn("LazyVim.pick: opts.cwd should be a string or nil")
+    opts.cwd = nil
+  end
+
+  if not opts.cwd and opts.root ~= false then
+    opts.cwd = LazyVim.root()
+  end
+
+  local cwd = opts.cwd or vim.uv.cwd()
+  if command == "auto" then
+    command = "files"
+    if
+      vim.uv.fs_stat(cwd .. "/.git")
+      and not vim.uv.fs_stat(cwd .. "/.ignore")
+      and not vim.uv.fs_stat(cwd .. "/.rgignore")
+    then
+      command = "git_files"
+      opts.show_untracked = opts.show_untracked ~= false
+    end
+  end
+  command = M.commands[command] or command
+  M._open(command, opts)
+end
+
+---@param command? string
+---@param opts? lazyvim.util.pick.Opts
+function M.wrap(command, opts)
+  opts = opts or {}
+  return function()
+    M.open(command, vim.deepcopy(opts))
+  end
+end
+
+---@param command string
+---@param opts? lazyvim.util.pick.Opts
+function M._open(command, opts)
+  return LazyVim.telescope.open(command, opts)
+end
+
+function M.config_files()
+  return M.wrap("files", { cwd = vim.fn.stdpath("config") })
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/telescope.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/telescope.lua
index bb030627..b6414d2c 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/util/telescope.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/telescope.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
----@class lazyvim.util.telescope.opts
----@field cwd? string|boolean
----@field show_untracked? boolean
-
 ---@class lazyvim.util.telescope
----@overload fun(builtin:string, opts?:lazyvim.util.telescope.opts)
+---@overload fun(builtin:string, opts?:lazyvim.util.pick.Opts)
 local M = setmetatable({}, {
   __call = function(m, ...)
     return m.telescope(...)
@@ -14,50 +10,39 @@ local M = setmetatable({}, {
 -- cwd will default to lazyvim.util.get_root
 -- for `files`, git_files or find_files will be chosen depending on .git
 ---@param builtin string
----@param opts? lazyvim.util.telescope.opts
-function M.telescope(builtin, opts)
-  local params = { builtin = builtin, opts = opts }
-  return function()
-    builtin = params.builtin
-    opts = params.opts
-    opts = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", { cwd = LazyVim.root() }, opts or {}) --[[@as lazyvim.util.telescope.opts]]
-    if builtin == "files" then
-      if
-        vim.uv.fs_stat((opts.cwd or vim.uv.cwd()) .. "/.git")
-        and not vim.uv.fs_stat((opts.cwd or vim.uv.cwd()) .. "/.ignore")
-        and not vim.uv.fs_stat((opts.cwd or vim.uv.cwd()) .. "/.rgignore")
-      then
-        if opts.show_untracked == nil then
-          opts.show_untracked = true
-        end
-        builtin = "git_files"
-      else
-        builtin = "find_files"
-      end
+---@param opts? lazyvim.util.pick.Opts
+function M.open(builtin, opts)
+  opts = opts or {}
+  if opts.cwd and opts.cwd ~= vim.uv.cwd() then
+    local function open_cwd_dir()
+      local action_state = require("telescope.actions.state")
+      local line = action_state.get_current_line()
+      LazyVim.pick.open(
+        builtin,
+        vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", {}, opts or {}, {
+          root = false,
+          default_text = line,
+        })
+      )
     end
-    if opts.cwd and opts.cwd ~= vim.uv.cwd() then
-      local function open_cwd_dir()
-        local action_state = require("telescope.actions.state")
-        local line = action_state.get_current_line()
-        M.telescope(
-          params.builtin,
-          vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", {}, params.opts or {}, { cwd = false, default_text = line })
-        )()
-      end
-      ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: inject-field
-      opts.attach_mappings = function(_, map)
-        -- opts.desc is overridden by telescope, until it's changed there is this fix
-        map("i", "<a-c>", open_cwd_dir, { desc = "Open cwd Directory" })
-        return true
-      end
+    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: inject-field
+    opts.attach_mappings = function(_, map)
+      -- opts.desc is overridden by telescope, until it's changed there is this fix
+      map("i", "<a-c>", open_cwd_dir, { desc = "Open cwd Directory" })
+      return true
     end
-
-    require("telescope.builtin")[builtin](opts)
   end
+
+  require("telescope.builtin")[builtin](opts)
+end
+
+M.telescope = function(...)
+  LazyVim.deprecate("LazyVim.telescope", "LazyVim.pick")
+  return LazyVim.pick.wrap(...)
 end
 
 function M.config_files()
-  return LazyVim.telescope("find_files", { cwd = vim.fn.stdpath("config") })
+  return LazyVim.pick.config_files()
 end
 
 return M