OpenGrok Alternatives

OpenGrok is described as 'Source code search and cross reference engine. It helps programmers to search, cross-reference and navigate source code trees' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to OpenGrok for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Docker apps. The best OpenGrok alternative is searchcode.com, which is free. Other great apps like OpenGrok are Source Insight, Blink grep, grep.app and OctoLinker.

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OpenGrok alternatives page was last updated Oct 2, 2024
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  1. searchcode.com icon

    searchcode.com

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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...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Old home page

    searchcode.com Features

    1.  Code Search

    searchcode.com VS OpenGrok

     

    • searchcode.com is the most popular Web-based alternative to OpenGrok.

    • searchcode.com is the most popular free alternative to OpenGrok.

    • searchcode.com is Free and ProprietaryOpenGrok is Free and Open Source
  2. Source Insight icon

    Source Insight

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    Source Insight is an advanced code editor and browser with built-in analysis for C/C++, C#, and Java programs.

    21 Source Insight alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Source Insight screenshot 1

    Source Insight VS OpenGrok

     
    Comments about Source Insight as an Alternative to OpenGrok
    Guest
    Negative •Jun 13, 2019
    -2

    works on windows only, not web based

    OpenGrok Icon
    Source Insight icon

    • Source Insight is the most popular Windows alternative to OpenGrok.

    • Source Insight is the most popular commercial alternative to OpenGrok.

    • Source Insight is Paid and ProprietaryOpenGrok is Free and Open Source
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    Blink grep

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Blink grep screenshot 1

    Blink grep Features

    1.  File content indexing
    2.  Indexed search
    3.  Code Search

    Blink grep VS OpenGrok

     

    • Blink grep is the most popular Linux alternative to OpenGrok.

    • Blink grep is the most popular Open Source alternative to OpenGrok.

    • Blink grep is Free and Open SourceOpenGrok is also Free and Open Source
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    grep.app

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    grep.app searches code from over a half million public repositories on GitHub.

    11 grep.app alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    grep.app screenshot 1

    grep.app VS OpenGrok

     
  6. OctoLinker icon

    OctoLinker

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    OctoLinker is a browser extension for Chrome, Firefox and Opera which allows you to navigate through code on GitHub more efficiently.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
    OctoLinker screenshot 1

    OctoLinker Features

    1. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    2.  Code navigation

    OctoLinker VS OpenGrok

     
  7. Text Sherlock icon

    Text Sherlock

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    Provides a fast, easy to install and use search engine for text but, mostly for source code. OpenGrok requires to much time to install (though it may be worth it for some). Sherlock will give you a much easier setup, a text indexer, and a web app interface for searching.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Text Sherlock screenshot 1

    Text Sherlock VS OpenGrok

     
    Comments about Text Sherlock as an Alternative to OpenGrok
    Guest
    Positive •Jul 10, 2017
    1

    Has a decent web interface and is easy to use.

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    Text Sherlock icon

    • Text Sherlock is the most popular Mac & Self-Hosted alternative to OpenGrok.

    • Text Sherlock is Free and Open SourceOpenGrok is also Free and Open Source
  9. Google Code Search icon

    Google Code Search

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    Google Code Search allows you to search online public code.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    The main view
    Discontinued

    Error 404.It was discontinued by Google in March 2013.

    Google Code Search Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Code Search

    Google Code Search VS OpenGrok

     
  10. DXR icon

    DXR

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    DXR is a code search and navigation tool aimed at making sense of large projects like Firefox. It supports full-text and regex searches as well as structural queries like "Find all the callers of this function.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    DXR screenshot 1

    DXR Features

    1.  Code Search

    DXR VS OpenGrok

     
  11. Sourcebot icon

    Sourcebot

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    Blazingly fast code search. Deployed as a single Docker image. Search million+ lines of code in your GitHub and GitLab repositories.

    49 Sourcebot alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Sourcebot screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Code Search
    7.  Multiple Repository Support
    8.  Built-in File viewer
    9. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    10.  Code navigation
    11. GitLab icon  Gitlab integration
    12.  Research repository

    Sourcebot VS OpenGrok

     
  12. LXR icon

    LXR

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    LXR Cross Referencer, usually known as LXR, is a general-purpose source code indexer and cross-referencer that provides web-based browsing of source code, with links to the definition and usage of any identifier.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    LXR screenshot 1

    LXR Features

    1.  Code Search

    LXR VS OpenGrok

     
  13. CodeNavigator icon

    CodeNavigator

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    CodeNavigator is a developer's tool for browsing source code using CScope. It can help you to understand the structure of the code very easily and also include syntax highlighting support for many coding languages.

    License model

    Platforms

    • iPad
    Upload projects

    CodeNavigator VS OpenGrok

     

    • CodeNavigator is the most popular iPad alternative to OpenGrok.

    • CodeNavigator is Paid and ProprietaryOpenGrok is Free and Open Source
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