AWK Alternatives

AWK is described as 'If you are like many computer users, you would frequently like to make changes in various text files wherever certain patterns appear, or extract data from parts of certain lines while discarding the rest' and is an app in the development category. There are nine alternatives to AWK for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Haiku apps. The best AWK alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AWK are Ruby, Perl, Mojo and MicroPython.

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  1. Python icon

    Python

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    Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language. It provides an extraordinary combination of clarity and versatility, and is free and comprehensively ported.

    96 Python alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • AROS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
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    • Python is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to AWK.

    • Python is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to AWK.

    • Python is Free and Open SourceAWK is also Free and Open Source
    • Python is LightweightAWK is not according to our users
  2. Ruby icon

    Ruby

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    Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was initially developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto.

    81 Ruby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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    Ruby is

    1. a complete programming language which goes way beyond what you usually want achieve to using awk

    2. not installed on most systems by default, so adds a heavy-weight dependency.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Ruby is Free and Open SourceAWK is also Free and Open Source
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    Perl

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    Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language with over 22 years of development.

    80 Perl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  5. Mojo icon

    Mojo

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    The Mojo Programming Language Mojo is a specialized artificial intelligence (AI) programming language developed by Modular Inc. First released in May 2023, it is designed to become a superset of Python, with the performance of C.

    58 Mojo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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    • Mojo is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to AWK.

    • Mojo is Free and Open SourceAWK is also Free and Open Source
    • Mojo is LightweightAWK is not according to our users
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    MicroPython

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    MicroPython aims to implement the Python 3.4 standard (with selected features from later versions) with respect to language syntax, and most of the features of MicroPython are identical to those described by the “Language Reference” documentation at docs.python.org.

    64 MicroPython alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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    Gema

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    Gema is a general purpose text processing utility based on the concept of pattern matching. In general, it reads an input file and copies it to an output file, while performing certain transformations to the data as specified by a set of patterns defined by the user.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. TXR icon

    TXR

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    TXR is a pragmatic, convenient data munging language oriented toward processing of text from files or streams, using multiple programming paradigms. It is influenced by concepts from text processing languages such as awk or perl, pattern matching concepts from logic/AI...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     

  10. SNR (Search-n-Replace)

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    SNR is a free Windows command-line utility that performs multiple string-replacement operations on a data file in a single pass.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Command Prompt
     

  11. Procedural Text Edit

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    Text processing tool with a powerful and easy to learn language.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     

    • Procedural Text Edit is the most popular commercial alternative to AWK.

    • Procedural Text Edit is Paid and ProprietaryAWK is Free and Open Source
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