AstroGrep AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like AstroGrep

AstroGrep is described as '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' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to AstroGrep for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone and BSD apps. The best AstroGrep alternative is DocFetcher, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AstroGrep are Agent Ransack, grepWin, Clapgrep and dnGREP.

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  1. DocFetcher icon

    DocFetcher

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    DocFetcher is an Open Source desktop search application: It allows you to search the contents of files on your computer. — You can think of it as Google for your local files. The application runs on Windows, Linux and OS X, and is made available under the Eclipse Public License.

    126 DocFetcher alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled

    Top DocFetcher Features

    1.  Search-in-files
    2.  File content indexing
    3.  Indexed search
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  Content Searching
    6.  Portable
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  Shared Folders
    9.  Reads odt files
    10.  Network Scanner
    11.  Search in Archives

    DocFetcher VS AstroGrep

     

    • DocFetcher is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to AstroGrep.

    • DocFetcher is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to AstroGrep.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceAstroGrep is also Free and Open Source
  2. Agent Ransack icon

    Agent Ransack

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    Agent Ransack is a tool for finding files and information on your hard drive fast and efficiently. When searching the contents of files Agent Ransack also displays the text found. Users can then quickly browse the results without having to separately open each file!

    75 Agent Ransack alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Search results, showing the contents view docked below the file list view:

    Agent Ransack Features

    1.  File Search
    2.  Search-in-files
    3.  Context Menu extension
    4.  Outlook search
    5.  Ad-free

    Agent Ransack VS AstroGrep

     
  4. grepWin icon

    grepWin

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey
    Context menu.

    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 AstroGrep

     
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  6. Clapgrep icon

    Clapgrep

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    Ever had a folder full of PDF files, where you knew, somewhere in there, is what you're looking for. But you did not know in which file. So you had to search each of them at a time…

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Clapgrep screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Content Searching
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  File content indexing
    10.  Advanced searching

    Clapgrep VS AstroGrep

     
  7. dnGREP icon

    dnGREP

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Screen

    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 AstroGrep

     
  8. Search Monkey icon

    Search Monkey

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    A fast real-time search engine for displaying regular expression matches (both file name and content) across multiple directories.

    79 Search Monkey alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Search Monkey screenshot 1

    Search Monkey Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Content Searching
    3.  Content preview
    4.  Real-Time Search

    Search Monkey VS AstroGrep

     
  10. grep icon

    grep

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    grep screenshot 1

    grep Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions

    grep VS AstroGrep

     
    Comments about grep as an Alternative to AstroGrep
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    Negative Nov 10, 2016
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    Astrogrep is a gui application

    AstroGrep Icon
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    • grep is Free and Open SourceAstroGrep is also Free and Open Source
  11. FileLocator icon

    FileLocator

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    FileLocator Lite enables you to locate files on your pc. It performs a thorough and quick search for any file you want to find.

    54 FileLocator alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FileLocator screenshot 1

    FileLocator Features

    1.  Support for 64 bit
    2.  Support for Multiple threads
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Support for Double-byte languages

    FileLocator VS AstroGrep

     
  12. FAR - Find And Replace icon

    FAR - Find And Replace

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    FAR is a simple tool for search and replace operations over multiple files. You can apply ordinary "word by word" replacement, or choose to use fully featured regular expressions.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Find

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Multiple files
    4.  Search and Replace
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Batch Rename Files
    7.  Batch Editing
    8.  Portable
    9.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Built-in viewer
    12.  Support for regular expressions

    FAR - Find And Replace VS AstroGrep

     
    Comments about FAR - Find And Replace as an Alternative to AstroGrep
    Guest
    Positive Sep 5, 2019
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    The replace function is optional, you can search and just move, copy or delete the results as required.

    Guest
    Negative Sep 12, 2015
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    It does not search files, it rather search expression and replace upon a list of file.

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    • FAR - Find And Replace is Free and Open SourceAstroGrep is also Free and Open Source
    • FAR - Find And Replace is LightweightAstroGrep is not according to our users
  13. XSearch icon

    XSearch

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    XSearch is a free search tool that with more features that Windows Search didn't provided. It can search files on your computer in high speed. When searching for special words in files, you can specify the words option such as "Any of the words", "All of the...

    73 XSearch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    XSearch screenshot 1

    XSearch Features

    1.  Non-Indexing search

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  14. The Silver Searcher icon

    The Silver Searcher

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    Silver Searcher is a code search tool similar to ack that claims to be much faster. It's implemented in C and has some extra features such as ignoring files per .hignore, .gitignore contents.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Code Search
    3.  Support for regular expressions

    The Silver Searcher VS AstroGrep

     
    Comments about The Silver Searcher as an Alternative to AstroGrep
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    Positive Nov 7, 2017
    0

    ultra fast, very nice, need only the search in office document, ...

    AstroGrep Icon
    The Silver Searcher icon
    • The Silver Searcher is Free and Open SourceAstroGrep is also Free and Open Source
    • The Silver Searcher is LightweightAstroGrep is not according to our users
  15. PowerGREP icon

    PowerGREP

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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 screenshot 1

    PowerGREP Features

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

    PowerGREP VS AstroGrep

     

    • PowerGREP is the most popular commercial alternative to AstroGrep.

    • PowerGREP is Paid and ProprietaryAstroGrep is Free and Open Source
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