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Cscope vs CodeQuery: catalog facts
Cscope	CodeQuery
Best for: Developers browsing large C and C++ codebases from a terminal	Best for: Developers navigating unfamiliar codebases
Free Free and open source under the BSD license.	Free The project describes CodeQuery as freeware and says it can be used commercially without purchase.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Searches symbol references and definitions Indexes code for repeated searches All 3 strengths for Cscope Searches symbol references and definitions Indexes code for repeated searches Includes interactive and command-line modes	Searches symbols, definitions, callers, and class relationships Filters results by file path and supports wildcard searches All 3 strengths for CodeQuery Searches symbols, definitions, callers, and class relationships Filters results by file path and supports wildcard searches Visualizes function call graphs and class inheritance
Its fuzzy parser is designed for C and may also be useful for C++ and Java.	Whole-program call graphs and UML class diagrams are not supported.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MPL-2.0
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 Cscope cscope.sourceforge.net Catalog checked October 8, 2026	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

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