grepWin AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like grepWin

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

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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.

    125 DocFetcher alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    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 grepWin

     

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

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

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourcegrepWin is also Free and Open Source
  2. 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 grepWin

     
  4. 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 grepWin

     
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    Advanced Find and Replace

    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 excell...

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  6. AstroGrep icon

    AstroGrep

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window

    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

    AstroGrep VS grepWin

     
  7. 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 grepWin

     
  8. 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 grepWin

     

    • PowerGREP is the most popular commercial alternative to grepWin.

    • PowerGREP is Paid and ProprietarygrepWin is Free and Open Source
  10. 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 grepWin

     
  11. 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.

    31 FAR - Find And Replace alternatives

    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 grepWin

     
  12. UltraFinder icon

    UltraFinder

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    UltraFinder is your personal search engine for your PC, network, and remote servers!

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    UltraFinder screenshot 1

    UltraFinder Features

    1.  Support for FTP

    UltraFinder VS grepWin

     
  13. Windows Grep icon

    Windows Grep

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    The program combines the power and flexibility of traditional command line grep utilities available on DOS, UNIX and other platforms with the ease of use of Microsoft Windows.

    39 Windows Grep alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows Grep screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Official site has been replaced with few sentences of text without links thanking for the past 25 years. The program is safely downloadable at CNET aka Download.com.

    Windows Grep Features

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

    Windows Grep VS grepWin

     
  14. Batch RegEx icon

    Batch RegEx

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    Replace, format, and extract text in multiple files using Regular Expressions. Perform GREP-like tasks including search and replace, RegEx substitutions, data extraction, and more! Built-in RegEx editors support color syntax highlighting and tips.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Batch RegEx screenshot 1

    Batch RegEx Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for regular expressions
    3.  Text Analytics
    4.  Batch processing
    5.  Text formatting

    Batch RegEx VS grepWin

     
  15. SeaGOAT icon

    SeaGOAT

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    SeaGOAT Features

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

    SeaGOAT VS grepWin

     
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