diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0b8d5ae9..ac4b38ba 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5565,6 +5565,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "indexmap 2.14.0",
  "libc",
  "mlua",
+ "parking_lot",
  "paste",
  "ratatui",
  "scopeguard",
@@ -6001,8 +6002,10 @@ version = "26.5.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "tokio",
+ "tracing",
  "yazi-config",
  "yazi-core",
+ "yazi-dds",
  "yazi-macro",
  "yazi-scheduler",
  "yazi-shared",
@@ -6227,11 +6230,13 @@ version = "26.5.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clipboard-win",
+ "dyn-clone",
  "futures",
  "mlua",
  "parking_lot",
  "ratatui",
  "serde",
+ "strum",
  "tokio",
  "unicode-width",
  "yazi-adapter",
diff --git a/yazi-actor/Cargo.toml b/yazi-actor/Cargo.toml
index c9b748d5..e39c009f 100644
--- a/yazi-actor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/yazi-actor/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ futures      = { workspace = true }
 hashbrown    = { workspace = true }
 indexmap     = { workspace = true }
 mlua         = { workspace = true }
+parking_lot  = { workspace = true }
 paste        = { workspace = true }
 ratatui      = { workspace = true }
 scopeguard   = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/yazi-actor/src/input/close.rs b/yazi-actor/src/input/close.rs
index 9f67ad23..2bc5cd3e 100644
--- a/yazi-actor/src/input/close.rs
+++ b/yazi-actor/src/input/close.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ impl Actor for Close {
 		};
 
 		guard.ticket.next();
-		if let Some(tx) = guard.tx.take() {
+		if let Some(cb) = guard.cb.take() {
 			let value = guard.snap().value.clone();
-			_ = tx.send(if form.submit { InputEvent::Submit(value) } else { InputEvent::Cancel(value) });
+			cb(if form.submit { InputEvent::Submit(value) } else { InputEvent::Cancel(value) });
 		}
 
 		drop(guard);
diff --git a/yazi-actor/src/lives/core.rs b/yazi-actor/src/lives/core.rs
index f7f6acdc..c3ea731f 100644
--- a/yazi-actor/src/lives/core.rs
+++ b/yazi-actor/src/lives/core.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ pub(super) struct Core {
 	c_tabs:   Option<Value>,
 	c_tasks:  Option<Value>,
 	c_yanked: Option<Value>,
-	c_layer:  Option<Value>,
+	c_input:  Option<Value>,
 	c_which:  Option<Value>,
+	c_layer:  Option<Value>,
 }
 
 impl Deref for Core {
@@ -33,8 +34,9 @@ impl Core {
 			c_tabs:   None,
 			c_tasks:  None,
 			c_yanked: None,
-			c_layer:  None,
+			c_input:  None,
 			c_which:  None,
+			c_layer:  None,
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -59,10 +61,11 @@ impl UserData for Core {
 				b"tabs" => reuse!(tabs, super::Tabs::make(&me.mgr.tabs)),
 				b"tasks" => reuse!(tasks, super::Tasks::make(&me.tasks)),
 				b"yanked" => reuse!(yanked, super::Yanked::make(&me.mgr.yanked)),
+				b"input" => reuse!(input, super::Input::make(&me.input)),
+				b"which" => reuse!(which, super::Which::make(&me.which)),
 				b"layer" => {
 					reuse!(layer, Ok::<_, mlua::Error>(yazi_binding::Layer::from(me.layer())))
 				}
-				b"which" => reuse!(which, super::Which::make(&me.which)),
 				_ => Value::Nil,
 			})
 		});
diff --git a/yazi-actor/src/lives/input.rs b/yazi-actor/src/lives/input.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bb6f555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yazi-actor/src/lives/input.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use std::ops::Deref;
+
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, UserData, UserDataFields};
+use yazi_shim::mlua::UserDataFieldsExt;
+
+use super::{Lives, PtrCell};
+use crate::lives::InputAlt;
+
+pub(super) struct Input {
+	inner: PtrCell<yazi_core::input::Input>,
+}
+
+impl Deref for Input {
+	type Target = yazi_core::input::Input;
+
+	fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target { &self.inner }
+}
+
+impl Input {
+	pub(super) fn make(inner: &yazi_core::input::Input) -> mlua::Result<AnyUserData> {
+		Lives::scoped_userdata(Self { inner: inner.into() })
+	}
+}
+
+impl UserData for Input {
+	fn add_fields<F: UserDataFields<Self>>(fields: &mut F) {
+		fields.add_cached_field("alt", |_, me| me.alt.as_ref().map(InputAlt::make).transpose());
+	}
+}
diff --git a/yazi-actor/src/lives/input_alt.rs b/yazi-actor/src/lives/input_alt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ef49f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yazi-actor/src/lives/input_alt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use std::{ops::Deref, sync::Arc};
+
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, UserData, UserDataFields};
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use yazi_shim::mlua::UserDataFieldsExt;
+
+use super::{Lives, PtrCell};
+
+pub(super) struct InputAlt(PtrCell<Arc<Mutex<yazi_widgets::input::Input>>>);
+
+impl Deref for InputAlt {
+	type Target = Arc<Mutex<yazi_widgets::input::Input>>;
+
+	fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target { &self.0 }
+}
+
+impl InputAlt {
+	pub(super) fn make(inner: &Arc<Mutex<yazi_widgets::input::Input>>) -> mlua::Result<AnyUserData> {
+		Lives::scoped_userdata(Self(inner.into()))
+	}
+}
+
+impl UserData for InputAlt {
+	fn add_fields<F: UserDataFields<Self>>(fields: &mut F) {
+		fields.add_cached_field("value", |lua, me| lua.create_string(me.lock().value()));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/yazi-actor/src/lives/mod.rs b/yazi-actor/src/lives/mod.rs
index d804327b..ea093ddb 100644
--- a/yazi-actor/src/lives/mod.rs
+++ b/yazi-actor/src/lives/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-yazi_macro::mod_flat!(behavior core file files filter finder folder lives mode mut_cell preference preview ptr selected tab tabs task tasks which yanked);
+yazi_macro::mod_flat!(behavior core file files filter finder folder input input_alt lives mode mut_cell preference preview ptr selected tab tabs task tasks which yanked);
 
 pub(super) fn init() {
 	unsafe { FILE_CACHE.get().write(std::mem::MaybeUninit::new(<_>::default())) };
diff --git a/yazi-binding/src/elements/border.rs b/yazi-binding/src/elements/border.rs
index bb1e2497..8c7956ba 100644
--- a/yazi-binding/src/elements/border.rs
+++ b/yazi-binding/src/elements/border.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub struct Border {
 	pub edge:   Edge,
 	pub r#type: ratatui::widgets::BorderType,
 	pub style:  ratatui::style::Style,
+	pub merge:  ratatui::symbols::merge::MergeStrategy,
 
 	pub titles: Vec<(ratatui::widgets::TitlePosition, ratatui::text::Line<'static>)>,
 }
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ impl Widget for Border {
 		let mut block = ratatui::widgets::Block::default()
 			.borders(self.edge.0)
 			.border_type(self.r#type)
-			.border_style(self.style);
+			.border_style(self.style)
+			.merge_borders(self.merge);
 
 		for title in self.titles {
 			block = match title {
@@ -116,5 +118,13 @@ impl UserData for Border {
 			ud.borrow_mut::<Self>()?.edge = edge;
 			Ok(ud)
 		});
+		methods.add_function("merge", |_, (ud, exact): (AnyUserData, bool)| {
+			ud.borrow_mut::<Self>()?.merge = if exact {
+				ratatui::symbols::merge::MergeStrategy::Exact
+			} else {
+				ratatui::symbols::merge::MergeStrategy::Fuzzy
+			};
+			Ok(ud)
+		});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-binding/src/elements/input.rs b/yazi-binding/src/elements/input.rs
index f6ea1399..3095bbf9 100644
--- a/yazi-binding/src/elements/input.rs
+++ b/yazi-binding/src/elements/input.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Table> for Input {
 				realtime:   false,
 				completion: false,
 			},
-			tx:  None,
+			cb:  None,
 		})?;
 
 		Ok(Self { inner: Arc::new(Mutex::new(input)), ..Default::default() })
diff --git a/yazi-dds/Cargo.toml b/yazi-dds/Cargo.toml
index e763a4d9..db89ac92 100644
--- a/yazi-dds/Cargo.toml
+++ b/yazi-dds/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ yazi-shim    = { path = "../yazi-shim", version = "26.5.6" }
 yazi-version = { path = "../yazi-version", version = "26.5.6" }
 
 # External dependencies
-anyhow        = { workspace = true }
-hashbrown     = { workspace = true }
-indexmap      = { workspace = true }
-inventory     = { workspace = true }
-mlua          = { workspace = true }
-parking_lot   = { workspace = true }
-paste         = { workspace = true }
-serde         = { workspace = true }
-serde_json    = { workspace = true }
-tokio         = { workspace = true }
-tokio-stream  = { workspace = true }
-tracing       = { workspace = true }
+anyhow       = { workspace = true }
+hashbrown    = { workspace = true }
+indexmap     = { workspace = true }
+inventory    = { workspace = true }
+mlua         = { workspace = true }
+parking_lot  = { workspace = true }
+paste        = { workspace = true }
+serde        = { workspace = true }
+serde_json   = { workspace = true }
+tokio        = { workspace = true }
+tokio-stream = { workspace = true }
+tracing      = { workspace = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 uds_windows = "1.2.1"
diff --git a/yazi-dds/src/ember/ember.rs b/yazi-dds/src/ember/ember.rs
index aeafaec1..6687fb04 100644
--- a/yazi-dds/src/ember/ember.rs
+++ b/yazi-dds/src/ember/ember.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use anyhow::{Result, bail};
 use mlua::{ExternalResult, IntoLua, Lua, Value};
 use yazi_shared::Id;
 
-use super::{EmberBulkRename, EmberBye, EmberCd, EmberCustom, EmberDelete, EmberDownload, EmberDuplicate, EmberHey, EmberHi, EmberHover, EmberLoad, EmberMount, EmberMove, EmberRename, EmberTab, EmberTrash, EmberYank};
+use super::{EmberBulkRename, EmberBye, EmberCd, EmberCustom, EmberDelete, EmberDownload, EmberDuplicate, EmberHey, EmberHi, EmberHover, EmberInput, EmberLoad, EmberMount, EmberMove, EmberRename, EmberTab, EmberTrash, EmberYank};
 use crate::Payload;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub enum Ember<'a> {
 	Trash(EmberTrash<'a>),
 	Delete(EmberDelete<'a>),
 	Download(EmberDownload<'a>),
+	Input(EmberInput<'a>),
 	Mount(EmberMount),
 	Custom(EmberCustom),
 }
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ impl Ember<'static> {
 			"trash" => Self::Trash(serde_json::from_str(body)?),
 			"delete" => Self::Delete(serde_json::from_str(body)?),
 			"download" => Self::Download(serde_json::from_str(body)?),
+			"input" => Self::Input(serde_json::from_str(body)?),
 			"mount" => Self::Mount(serde_json::from_str(body)?),
 			_ => EmberCustom::from_str(kind, body)?,
 		})
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ impl Ember<'static> {
 				| "trash"
 				| "delete"
 				| "download"
+				| "input"
 				| "mount"
 		) || kind.starts_with("key-")
 			|| kind.starts_with("ind-")
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ impl<'a> Ember<'a> {
 			Self::Trash(_) => "trash",
 			Self::Delete(_) => "delete",
 			Self::Download(_) => "download",
+			Self::Input(_) => "input",
 			Self::Mount(_) => "mount",
 			Self::Custom(b) => b.kind.as_str(),
 		}
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ impl<'a> IntoLua for Ember<'a> {
 			Self::Trash(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
 			Self::Delete(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
 			Self::Download(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
+			Self::Input(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
 			Self::Mount(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
 			Self::Custom(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
 		}
diff --git a/yazi-dds/src/ember/input.rs b/yazi-dds/src/ember/input.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..151f1ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yazi-dds/src/ember/input.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+
+use mlua::{IntoLua, Lua, Value};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use super::Ember;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct EmberInput<'a> {
+	pub r#type: Cow<'a, str>,
+	pub value:  Cow<'a, str>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> EmberInput<'a> {
+	pub fn borrowed(r#type: &'a str, value: &'a str) -> Ember<'a> {
+		Self { r#type: r#type.into(), value: value.into() }.into()
+	}
+}
+
+impl EmberInput<'static> {
+	pub fn owned(r#type: &'static str, value: &str) -> Ember<'static> {
+		Self { r#type: r#type.into(), value: value.to_owned().into() }.into()
+	}
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<EmberInput<'a>> for Ember<'a> {
+	fn from(value: EmberInput<'a>) -> Self { Self::Input(value) }
+}
+
+impl IntoLua for EmberInput<'_> {
+	fn into_lua(self, lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
+		lua.create_table_from([("type", self.r#type), ("value", self.value)])?.into_lua(lua)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/yazi-dds/src/ember/mod.rs b/yazi-dds/src/ember/mod.rs
index 6a83139d..283039db 100644
--- a/yazi-dds/src/ember/mod.rs
+++ b/yazi-dds/src/ember/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 yazi_macro::mod_flat!(
-	bulk_rename bye cd custom delete download duplicate ember hey hi hover load mount r#move rename tab trash yank
+	bulk_rename bye cd custom delete download duplicate ember hey hi hover input load mount r#move rename tab trash yank
 );
diff --git a/yazi-dds/src/payload.rs b/yazi-dds/src/payload.rs
index cb2983ad..57dea9ef 100644
--- a/yazi-dds/src/payload.rs
+++ b/yazi-dds/src/payload.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ impl Display for Payload<'_> {
 			Ember::Trash(b) => serde_json::to_string(b),
 			Ember::Delete(b) => serde_json::to_string(b),
 			Ember::Download(b) => serde_json::to_string(b),
+			Ember::Input(b) => serde_json::to_string(b),
 			Ember::Mount(b) => serde_json::to_string(b),
 			Ember::Custom(b) => serde_json::to_string(b),
 		};
diff --git a/yazi-dds/src/pubsub.rs b/yazi-dds/src/pubsub.rs
index ff012795..a9fef7a4 100644
--- a/yazi-dds/src/pubsub.rs
+++ b/yazi-dds/src/pubsub.rs
@@ -174,5 +174,7 @@ impl Pubsub {
 
 	pub_after!(download(urls: Vec<UrlBuf>), (&urls), (urls));
 
+	pub_after!(input(r#type: &'static str, value: &str), (r#type, value));
+
 	pub_after!(mount(), ());
 }
diff --git a/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs b/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs
index 671119cd..2ed1b401 100644
--- a/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs
+++ b/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@ impl<'a> Executor<'a> {
 	}
 
 	fn input(&mut self, action: ActionCow) -> Result<Data> {
-		let Some(mut guard) = self.app.core.input.lock_mut() else { succ!() };
-
+		let mut guard;
 		macro_rules! on {
 			($name:ident) => {
 				if action.name == stringify!($name) {
-					on!(input:$name, action);
+					let cx = &mut Ctx::new(&action, &mut self.app.core, &mut self.app.term)?;
+					return act!(input:$name, cx, action);
 				}
 			};
 			($layer:ident : $name:ident, $opt:expr) => {{
@@ -268,6 +268,11 @@ impl<'a> Executor<'a> {
 		on!(show);
 		on!(close);
 
+		guard = match self.app.core.input.lock_mut() {
+			Some(g) => g,
+			None => succ!(),
+		};
+
 		match guard.mode() {
 			InputMode::Normal => match action.name.as_ref() {
 				"help" => on!(help:toggle, Layer::Input),
@@ -275,9 +280,10 @@ impl<'a> Executor<'a> {
 				"lua" => on!(app:lua, action),
 				_ => {}
 			},
-			InputMode::Insert => {
-				on!(complete);
-			}
+			InputMode::Insert => match action.name.as_ref() {
+				"complete" => on!(input:complete, action),
+				_ => {}
+			},
 			InputMode::Replace => {}
 		};
 
diff --git a/yazi-macro/src/input.rs b/yazi-macro/src/input.rs
index e240c1b6..da482e43 100644
--- a/yazi-macro/src/input.rs
+++ b/yazi-macro/src/input.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! input {
 	($cx:ident, $cfg:expr) => {{
+		use yazi_dds::Pubsub;
+		use yazi_shim::strum::IntoStr;
+		use yazi_widgets::input::{InputCallback, InputEvent, InputOpt};
+
 		let (tx, rx) = ::tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
-		match $crate::act!(input:show, $cx, yazi_widgets::input::InputOpt { cfg: $cfg, tx: Some(tx) }) {
+		let cb: Box<dyn InputCallback> = Box::new(move |event| {
+			$crate::err!(Pubsub::pub_after_input((&event).into_str(), event.value()));
+			tx.send(event).ok();
+		});
+
+		match $crate::act!(input:show, $cx, InputOpt { cfg: $cfg, cb: Some(cb) }) {
 			Ok(_) => Ok(rx),
 			Err(e) => Err(e)
 		}
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/utils/spot.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/utils/spot.rs
index 687f2133..916c04ef 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/utils/spot.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/utils/spot.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ impl Utils {
 					edge: Edge(ratatui::widgets::Borders::ALL),
 					r#type: ratatui::widgets::BorderType::Rounded,
 					style: THEME.spot.border.get().into(),
+					merge: Default::default(),
 					titles: vec![(
 						ratatui::widgets::TitlePosition::Top,
 						ratatui::text::Line::raw("Spot").centered().style(THEME.spot.title.get()),
diff --git a/yazi-proxy/Cargo.toml b/yazi-proxy/Cargo.toml
index 6ca45327..88e4ef78 100644
--- a/yazi-proxy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/yazi-proxy/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ yazi-config    = { path = "../yazi-config", version = "26.5.6" }
 yazi-core      = { path = "../yazi-core", version = "26.5.6" }
 yazi-macro     = { path = "../yazi-macro", version = "26.5.6" }
 yazi-scheduler = { path = "../yazi-scheduler", version = "26.5.6" }
+yazi-dds       = { path = "../yazi-dds", version = "26.5.6" }
 yazi-shared    = { path = "../yazi-shared", version = "26.5.6" }
 yazi-shim      = { path = "../yazi-shim", version = "26.5.6" }
 yazi-widgets   = { path = "../yazi-widgets", version = "26.5.6" }
 
 # External dependencies
-anyhow = { workspace = true }
-tokio  = { workspace = true }
+anyhow  = { workspace = true }
+tokio   = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/yazi-proxy/src/input.rs b/yazi-proxy/src/input.rs
index 3e0b7270..b99fca5c 100644
--- a/yazi-proxy/src/input.rs
+++ b/yazi-proxy/src/input.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use yazi_config::popup::InputCfg;
-use yazi_macro::{emit, relay};
-use yazi_widgets::input::InputEvent;
+use yazi_dds::Pubsub;
+use yazi_macro::{emit, err, relay};
+use yazi_shim::strum::IntoStr;
+use yazi_widgets::input::{InputCallback, InputEvent};
 
 pub struct InputProxy;
 
 impl InputProxy {
 	pub fn show(cfg: InputCfg) -> mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<InputEvent> {
 		let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
-		emit!(Call(relay!(input:show).with_any("tx", tx).with_any("cfg", cfg)));
+		let cb: Box<dyn InputCallback> = Box::new(move |event| {
+			err!(Pubsub::pub_after_input((&event).into_str(), event.value()));
+			tx.send(event).ok();
+		});
+
+		emit!(Call(relay!(input:show).with_any("cb", cb).with_any("cfg", cfg)));
 		rx
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-widgets/Cargo.toml b/yazi-widgets/Cargo.toml
index 0dd98c4c..69045cb7 100644
--- a/yazi-widgets/Cargo.toml
+++ b/yazi-widgets/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ yazi-tty     = { path = "../yazi-tty", version = "26.5.9" }
 
 # External dependencies
 anyhow        = { workspace = true }
+dyn-clone     = { workspace = true }
 futures       = { workspace = true }
 mlua          = { workspace = true }
 parking_lot   = { workspace = true }
 ratatui       = { workspace = true }
 serde         = { workspace = true }
+strum         = { workspace = true }
 tokio         = { workspace = true }
 unicode-width = { workspace = true }
 
diff --git a/yazi-widgets/src/input/callback.rs b/yazi-widgets/src/input/callback.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..157124be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yazi-widgets/src/input/callback.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use std::fmt;
+
+use dyn_clone::DynClone;
+use yazi_macro::impl_data_any;
+
+use crate::input::InputEvent;
+
+pub trait InputCallback: Fn(InputEvent) + Send + Sync + DynClone + 'static {}
+
+impl<T: Fn(InputEvent) + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static> InputCallback for T {}
+
+impl Clone for Box<dyn InputCallback> {
+	fn clone(&self) -> Self { dyn_clone::clone_box(&**self) }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for dyn InputCallback {
+	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+		f.debug_struct("InputCallback").finish_non_exhaustive()
+	}
+}
+
+impl_data_any!(Box<dyn InputCallback>);
diff --git a/yazi-widgets/src/input/event.rs b/yazi-widgets/src/input/event.rs
index fc1fefb1..40781c70 100644
--- a/yazi-widgets/src/input/event.rs
+++ b/yazi-widgets/src/input/event.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+use strum::IntoStaticStr;
 use yazi_shared::Id;
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, IntoStaticStr)]
 pub enum InputEvent {
 	Submit(String),
 	Cancel(String),
@@ -10,5 +11,11 @@ pub enum InputEvent {
 }
 
 impl InputEvent {
+	pub fn value(&self) -> &str {
+		match self {
+			Self::Submit(v) | Self::Cancel(v) | Self::Type(v) | Self::Trigger(v, _) => v.as_str(),
+		}
+	}
+
 	pub fn is_submit(&self) -> bool { matches!(self, Self::Submit(_)) }
 }
diff --git a/yazi-widgets/src/input/input.rs b/yazi-widgets/src/input/input.rs
index a9fcf6da..1f5ecb55 100644
--- a/yazi-widgets/src/input/input.rs
+++ b/yazi-widgets/src/input/input.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::{borrow::Cow, ops::Range};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use yazi_config::{YAZI, popup::Position};
 use yazi_macro::act;
 use yazi_shared::Ids;
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ use yazi_shim::path::CROSS_SEPARATOR;
 use yazi_term::CursorStyle;
 
 use super::{InputSnap, InputSnaps, mode::InputMode, op::InputOp};
-use crate::{CLIPBOARD, input::{InputEvent, InputOpt}};
+use crate::{CLIPBOARD, input::{InputCallback, InputEvent, InputOpt}};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct Input {
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct Input {
 	pub realtime:   bool,
 	pub completion: bool,
 
-	pub tx:     Option<mpsc::UnboundedSender<InputEvent>>,
+	pub cb:     Option<Box<dyn InputCallback>>,
 	pub ticket: Ids,
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ impl Input {
 			realtime: opt.cfg.realtime,
 			completion: opt.cfg.completion,
 
-			tx: opt.tx,
+			cb: opt.cb,
 			..Default::default()
 		};
 
@@ -93,20 +92,19 @@ impl Input {
 
 	pub(super) fn flush_type(&mut self) {
 		self.ticket.next();
-		if let Some(tx) = self.tx.as_ref().filter(|_| self.realtime) {
-			tx.send(InputEvent::Type(self.value().to_owned())).ok();
+		if let Some(cb) = self.cb.as_ref().filter(|_| self.realtime) {
+			cb(InputEvent::Type(self.value().to_owned()));
 		}
 
 		self.flush_trigger(true);
 	}
 
 	pub(super) fn flush_trigger(&self, force: bool) {
-		if let Some(tx) = self.tx.as_ref().filter(|_| self.completion) {
-			tx.send(InputEvent::Trigger(
+		if let Some(cb) = self.cb.as_ref().filter(|_| self.completion) {
+			cb(InputEvent::Trigger(
 				self.partition().0.to_owned(),
 				(!force).then_some(self.ticket.current()),
-			))
-			.ok();
+			));
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-widgets/src/input/mod.rs b/yazi-widgets/src/input/mod.rs
index 90766a7a..027cf6c3 100644
--- a/yazi-widgets/src/input/mod.rs
+++ b/yazi-widgets/src/input/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 yazi_macro::mod_pub!(actor parser);
 
-yazi_macro::mod_flat!(chars event gait input mode op option snap snaps widget);
+yazi_macro::mod_flat!(callback chars event gait input mode op option snap snaps widget);
diff --git a/yazi-widgets/src/input/option.rs b/yazi-widgets/src/input/option.rs
index 5acfa986..4bc9b5fc 100644
--- a/yazi-widgets/src/input/option.rs
+++ b/yazi-widgets/src/input/option.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 use anyhow::bail;
 use mlua::{ExternalError, FromLua, IntoLua, Lua, Value};
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use yazi_config::popup::InputCfg;
 use yazi_shared::event::ActionCow;
 
-use crate::input::InputEvent;
+use crate::input::InputCallback;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct InputOpt {
 	pub cfg: InputCfg,
-	pub tx:  Option<mpsc::UnboundedSender<InputEvent>>,
+	pub cb:  Option<Box<dyn InputCallback>>,
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<ActionCow> for InputOpt {
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ impl TryFrom<ActionCow> for InputOpt {
 			bail!("invalid 'cfg' in InputOpt");
 		};
 
-		Ok(Self { cfg, tx: a.take_any("tx") })
+		Ok(Self { cfg, cb: a.take_any("cb") })
 	}
 }