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Ack is designed as a standalone (one perl file) replacement for 99% of the uses of grep.

As ack is an open source project, you can find more open source alternatives and stats on LibHunt.
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  • Open Source
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Top 3 Open-Source Alternatives to ack

ripgrep dnGREP grepWin

Product categories

Clipboard Manager Email Converter File Manager Note Taking

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to ack are ripgrep, dnGREP, and grepWin. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. ripgrep Landing Page
    ripgrep Landing Page
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    ripgrep

    ripgrep combines the usability of The Silver Searcher with the raw speed of grep.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #File Manager #Note Taking #Clipboard Manager

  2. dnGREP Landing Page
    dnGREP Landing Page
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    dnGREP

    dnGrep allows you to search across files with easy-to-read results.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #File Manager #Note Taking #Clipboard Manager 9 social mentions

  3. grepWin Landing Page
    grepWin Landing Page
    3

    grepWin

    grepWin is a simple search and replace tool which can use PCRE regular expressions to search for...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #File Manager #Note Taking #Clipboard Manager

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