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ripgrep combines the usability of The Silver Searcher with the raw speed of grep. subtitle

Top 7 Open-Source Alternatives to ripgrep

dnGREP ack grepWin fzf fzy fd MiXplorer

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to ripgrep are dnGREP, ack, 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. 1
    dnGrep allows you to search across files with easy-to-read results.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

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

  2. 2

    ack

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

    #File Manager #Note Taking #Clipboard Manager

  3. 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

  4. 4

    fzf

    A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #Productivity #LMS 215 social mentions

  5. 5

    fzy

    A better fuzzy finder
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #Productivity #LMS 4 social mentions

  6. 6

    fd

    A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #Productivity #LMS 118 social mentions

  7. MiXplorer is a mobile app that was designed to make it easy to organize and manage the files on your Android device.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #File Manager #File Explorer #Tool

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