Blink grep AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like Blink grep

Blink grep is described as 'GUI of indexed grep for source code, files locator, search and replace. Switch differnt projects and start searching. Drag and drop of filenames to your favourite editor' and is a File Search utility in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Blink grep for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best Blink grep alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Blink grep are DocFetcher, Recoll, Search Monkey and Codacy.

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  1. Everything icon
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    An administrative tool that finds files and folders by filename instantly, displaying all files on local or network drives. Supports filters, 19 languages, portable usage, lightweight resource consumption, no tracking, and dark mode.

    114 Everything alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  2. DocFetcher icon
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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 macOS, and is made available under the Eclipse Public License.

    129 DocFetcher alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Recoll icon
     63 likes

    This package is a personal full text search package which is based on a very strong backend (Xapian), for which it provides an easy to use and feature-rich interface.

    43 Recoll alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. Codacy icon
     25 likes

    Automatically reviews code style, security, duplication, complexity, and coverage on every change while tracking code quality throughout your sprints.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. grep icon
     35 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
     
  6. Desktop Docs icon
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    Desktop Docs is the all-in-one platform to browse, edit, and export your media files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  7.  2 likes

    A user-friendly, faster, more capable grep replacement. Includes a TUI, Google-like Boolean search with AND/OR/NOT, fuzzy search, hexdumps, searches (nested) archives (zip, 7z, tar, pax, cpio), compressed files (gz, Z, bz2, lzma, xz, lz4, zstd, brotli), pdfs, docs, and...

    43 ugrep alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Homebrew
    • MacPorts
    • Termux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • NetBSD
    • Alpine Linux
    • Chocolatey
    • Windows
     
  8. Windows Search icon
     10 likes

    Search is right there on your taskbar, ready to help you find whatever you’re looking for. Use the search box to find your apps, files, settings, help, and more on Windows—plus unlock the power of the web with quick access to online information like time zone conversions, fact...

    57 Windows Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  9. PowerGREP icon
     22 likes

    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.

    82 PowerGREP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. searchcode.com icon
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    searchcode is a free source code and documentation search engine. API documentation, code snippets and open source (free sofware) repositories are indexed and searchable. Most information is presented in such a way that you shouldn't need to click through, but of course you...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Woboq Code Browser is a web-based C and C++ code browser that uses a desktop component to generate static HTML pages for code analysis. It focuses on improving the code navigation with proper semantic highlighting and tooltips.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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