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CodeQuery vs Cscope: catalog facts
CodeQuery	Cscope

Best for: Developers navigating unfamiliar codebases	Best for: Developers browsing large C and C++ codebases from a terminal
Free The project describes CodeQuery as freeware and says it can be used commercially without purchase.	Free Free and open source under the BSD license.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
Searches symbols, definitions, callers, and class relationships Filters results by file path and supports wildcard searches Visualizes function call graphs and class inheritance	Searches symbol references and definitions Indexes code for repeated searches Includes interactive and command-line modes
Whole-program call graphs and UML class diagrams are not supported.	Its fuzzy parser is designed for C and may also be useful for C++ and Java.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for CodeQuery sourceforge.net/projects/codequery/files github.com/ruben2020/codequery/blob/master/README.md ruben2020.github.io/codequery/NEWS.html Catalog checked October 5, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Cscope cscope.sourceforge.net Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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