Aba Search and Replace AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like Aba Search and Replace

Aba Search and Replace is described as 'Find and replace in multiple files with regular expressions, multi-line search and replace, Unicode support, preview, and undo' and is a File Search utility in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Aba Search and Replace for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, PortableApps.com and Haiku apps. The best Aba Search and Replace alternative is grepWin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Aba Search and Replace are AstroGrep, dnGREP, SearchMyFiles and Find and Replace (FNR).

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Aba Search and Replace alternatives page was last updated Mar 26, 2025
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  1. grepWin icon
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    grepWin is a simple search and replace tool which can use PCRE regular expressions to search for strings of text within files. grepWin adds an entry to the shell context menu to easily search selected folders.

    33 grepWin alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Support for regular expressions
    6.  External editor support
    7.  Command Line Options

    grepWin VS Aba Search and Replace

     
    • grepWin is the most popular Windows alternative to Aba Search and Replace.

    • grepWin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Aba Search and Replace.

    • grepWin is Free and Open SourceAba Search and Replace is Paid and Proprietary
    • grepWin is LightweightAba Search and Replace is not according to our users
  2. AstroGrep icon
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    AstroGrep is A Microsoft Windows GUI File Searching (grep) utility. Features include regular expressions, versatile printing options, stores most recent used paths and has a "context" feature which is very nice for looking at source code.

    38 AstroGrep alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Portable
    4.  Graphical User Interface
    5.  Support for regular expressions

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  3. dnGREP icon
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    dnGrep allows you to search across files with easy-to-read results. Search through text files, Word documents, PDFs, and archives using text, regular expression, XPath, and phonetic queries. dnGrep includes search-and-replace, whole-file preview, right-click search in File...

    56 dnGREP alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Search and Replace
    4.  Support for regular expressions
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  No registration required

    dnGREP VS Aba Search and Replace

     
  4. SearchMyFiles icon
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    SearchMyFiles is a non-indexing portable alternative to the standard "Search For Files And Folders" module of Windows. It allows you to easily search files in your system by wildcard, by last modified/created/last accessed time, by file attributes, by file content...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Local Search
    2.  Portable
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Non-Indexing search
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Network Scanner

    SearchMyFiles VS Aba Search and Replace

     
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    Find and Replace (FNR) is an open source tool to find and replace text in multiple files.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Find and Replace (FNR) Features

    1.  Search and Replace
    2.  Support for regular expressions

    Find and Replace (FNR) VS Aba Search and Replace

     
  6. grep icon
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    grep is a command-line utility for searching plain-text data sets for lines matching a regular expression.

    40 grep alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku

    grep Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions

    grep VS Aba Search and Replace

     
    • grep is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Aba Search and Replace.

    • grep is Free and Open SourceAba Search and Replace is Paid and Proprietary
  7. TextCrawler icon
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    TextCrawler is a fantastic tool for anyone who works with text files. This cool utility enables you to instantly find and replace words and phrases across multiple files and folders. It utilises a powerful Regular Expression engine to enable you to create sophisticated...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    TextCrawler Features

    1.  Multiple files

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  8. PowerGREP icon
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    PowerGREP is a powerful Windows grep tool. Quickly search through large numbers of files on your PC or network, including text and binary files, compressed archives, MS Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PDF files, OpenOffice files, etc.

    80 PowerGREP alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PowerGREP Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for regular expressions
    3.  Search and Replace

    PowerGREP VS Aba Search and Replace

     
    • PowerGREP is the most popular commercial alternative to Aba Search and Replace.

    • PowerGREP is Paid and ProprietaryAba Search and Replace is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Search files with smart queries as with Google, replace simple or multiline text in multiple files. The batch replace operation easily updates hundreds of different links in several files. Extremely fast, easy to use, with excellent help.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Advanced Find and Replace Features

    1.  Search and Replace

    Advanced Find and Replace VS Aba Search and Replace

     
  10. SeaGOAT icon
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    SeaGOAT is an "AI-based" code search engine that you can run on your local computer, or you can run it on your server as a REST API. It can be considered an alternative to grep.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    SeaGOAT Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    2.  Code Search
    3.  Vector Database

    SeaGOAT VS Aba Search and Replace

     
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    InfoRapid Search & Replace is one of the most powerful text retrieval programs currently. With its built-in converters, its excellently suitable for searching and previewing HTML and RTF documents. In pure text files, the found text passages can be replaced after the search...

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    InfoRapid Search & Replace Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions

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  12. Replace Text icon
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    Replace Text, formerly called BK ReplaceEm, is the free string-replacing utility for Windows.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Official website is broken, no access to app.

    Replace Text Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions

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